Abstract:  Scholarly Reflection on Nursing Practice: Undergraduate Student Discoveries from Four Case Studies

Nursing, like other professional disciplines, draws from multiple sources of knowledge to inform its practice. Over the years, various models of practice have been used to formalize nursing’s approach to knowledge-based practice, including research-based, theory-guided, and evidence-based models. The intent of this ensemble of student articles is to demonstrate students’ application of a framework of scholarly reflection to gain new insights from their nursing practice experiences. These articles are based upon Honors assignments completed by 11 undergraduate first and second semester nursing students who were enrolled simultaneously in a course on scientific inquiry and a clinical course. The students completed the assignment by working in their clinical groups (for a total of four groups), applying what they were learning theoretically and clinically to generate new ideas about facilitating their patient’s well-being.