J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2019 Mar;25(2):83-96. 10.11111/jkana.2019.25.2.83.

Reflection-related Research in Korean Nursing: A Literature Review

• Lee M
• Jang KS

• KMID: 2442589
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2019.25.2.83

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to analyze research on reflection in Korean nursing, and suggest future directions for effective application of reflective practice in Korean nursing education and practice.
METHODS
A review was performed using domestic databases including RISS, KISS, DBpia, and NDSL. Twenty-three papers were analyzed according to general characteristics, key variables regarding reflection, and findings regarding reflection.
RESULTS
Reflection in nursing research has received attention since 2005, generating almost half the publications in the last 3 years. Key variables regarding reflection were classified into reflection-related general term (34.7%), reflective action (8.6%), and reflection writing method (56.7%). Findings regarding reflection were categorized into correlation of reflection with other variables (26.1%), learning evaluation using a reflective journal (22.2%), effects of applying reflection as an intervention (47.4%), and Korean Self-Reflection and Insight Scale validation (4.3%).
CONCLUSION
Results indicate that reflection or reflective practice is an important component in integrating theories to practice, and that reflective practice is a prerequisite to becoming a professional nurse as well as a crucial tool for ideal changes in nursing. Considerable effort should be made to define the concept of reflective practice and effectively apply it to nursing education and practice in Korea.

Keyword

Reflection; Reflective practice; Nursing education; Nursing practice

MeSH Terms

Education, Nursing
Korea
Learning
Methods
Nursing Research
Nursing*
Writing

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  Figure 1 Literature selection process for review.

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