Impact of reflective thinking intervention on improving pediatric nursing care

Background: Reflection is a recent trend in medical and nursing education whether teaching or treating. Reflecting on experiences allowed connections to be made between thoughts, beliefs, actions. Aim: This study was aimed evaluate the impact of reflective thinking intervention improving care given by nurses pediatric critical units. Setting: The conducted at units affiliated Ain shams university hospitals. Subject methods: subjects composed 55 all available children previously mentioned setting. Three types tools were used collect data; an interviewing questionnaire sheet, core competencies clinical evaluation tool & nurses’ achievements tests. Results: Nearly one quarter studied had competent level through nurses′ reflection pre compared more than three quarters post intervention. Conclusion: There positive care. Recommendation: Encouraging linkage performance appraisal extent their use order increase during patient unites.