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The Quest For Self: Using Mandala Art In Reflective Practice Journaling, Kathleen Quinn

Comparative Woman

This article is a nexus of research, personal journaling reflections, and mandala creation from the authors own journals and focuses on the use of Mandalas as part of a reflective practice journaling process. Attention to mandala usage within reflective practice considering depth interiority, engaging and sharing with others. The authors approach to mandala construction is included followed by an exercise for observation and assessment of mandalas. The structure for reflective practice helps shape transformational leaders, using expressive arts, narratives in journaling. This transformational Discovery pathway and narrative exercises can be used for creating professional learning communities. This form of reflective …

Sense Of Coherence, A Worthy Factor Toward Nursing Student And New Graduate Satisfaction With Nursing, Goal Setting Affinities, And Coping Tendencies (Le Sens De La Cohérence, Un Facteur Déterminant De La Satisfaction Des Étudiantes Et Des Diplômées De Leur Carrière En Sciences Infirmières, De Leur Propension À Établir Des Objectifs Et À Trouver Des Mécanismes De Coping), Shannon Dames, Stephen Javorski

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Abstract

Background

Nursing student readiness for practice is a relevant topic for educators aimed to ready students for a difficult practice environment, and healthcare employers challenged with the high attrition rates of new graduates. The literature suggests that stressors toward burnout may begin in the undergraduate setting with student nurses experiencing feelings of burnout being at significantly higher risk of leaving their position after only 10 to 15 months (Rudman & Gustavsson, 2012; Rudman, Gustavsson, & Hultell, 2014). Readiness for practice as a student informs how new graduate nurses will come into the practice environment. Their sense of coherence, ability …