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Revista Iberoamericana de Educación e Investigación en Enfermería

Revista Iberoamericana de Educación e Investigación en Enfermería

JULIO 2013 N° 3 Volumen 3

Reflexive thinking in nursing: an integrative review

Section: Originals

How to quote

Alves E, Mathias Dessunti E, de Campos Oliveira MA. Pensamiento reflexivo en enfermería: revisión integradora. Rev. iberoam. Educ. investi. Enferm. 2013; 3(3):47-53.

Authors

1Elaine Alves, 2Elma Mathias Dessunti, 3Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira

Position

1 Docente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Londrina-UEL.2Profesor Doctor de la Universidad Estatal de Londrina.3Professora titular do Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Colectiva de Enfermagem da USP (EEUSP).

Contact email: ealves@uel.br

Abstract

Purpose: To identify theoretical and teaching tools used for reflexive thinking development in first steps of  nursing learning.
Methods: An integral review based on nursing journals 2005-2011 was carried out. Literature search was based on the Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE and Cochrane Scielo). Key words to find publications were reflexión and pensamiento reflexivo as well as the English terms for them (reflection and reflexive thinking).
Results: No consensus could be found on reflexive thinking in nursing. Most authorities use the Donald Schön approach as a reference. Most commonly cited educational activities when developing reflexive thinking were: evidence-based nursing, portfolio, journal/journaling, reflexive diaries, written narratives and guided reflection.
Conclusion: There is a need for an improved definition of reflection thinking and for deeper studies to evaluate the consequences of reflexive thinking in nursing, so that nurses are able to act and think about their actions and improve them.

Keywords:

learning; higher education; reflexive thinking

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Título:

Pensamiento reflexivo en enfermería: revisión integradora

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