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Care erosion in hospitals: Problems in reflective nursing practice and the role of cognitive dissonance
This paper by de Vries and Timmins (e-copy 2015) use cognitive dissonance theory as an explanatory model to provide educators with ways of addressing decline in care levels. The authors discuss the environment were care erosion begins, how it gradually creeps into practice and the consequences of the failure of a lack of reflective processes […]
Finessing incivility: Socialisation experiences of student nurses
This paper by Thomas et al (2015) is a grounded theory approach to explore the impact of the first clinical placement on the professional socialisation of undergraduate students into the profession of nursing. Student nurses were recruited and daily diaries were completed by participants during a 30 day work integrated learning experience in a hospital […]