Reflection Resources

Here, Fabio Trovato Monastra, who after graduating with distinction from University La Sapienza, Rome, initially began his nursing career in Italy and now has five years’ experience as deputy theatre manager and nurse at Highgate Private Hospital and for the NHS, talks about the ups and downs of being an international nurse in the UK.
Being an international nurse was one of the best choices I ever made. If you are considering an experience abroad, I would strongly recommend it. However, you may want to consider a few points before embarking on this undertaking to ensure it is the right choice for you.

With the mass Covid-19 vaccination roll-out beginning in earnest, JCN talks to Simon Browes about the challenges facing his vaccination programme team.

Each year there are a number of deaths associated with the winter flu virus and while last year’s figures may have been down on 2012/13, Gill Treverton says that community staff still need to promote the vaccine.

Anne McIllmurray gives a personal account of reflective practice.

Jill Preston describes how using reflection enhanced her nursing practice.

First prize winner in the student category of our "Excellence in Practice" awards, Amy Cray discusses a case study which details the care of an elderly man with an arterial ulcer
Amy Cray is a second year student nurse studying at the University of Nottingham

Rev. Professor John Swinton discusses the significance of research ethics and encourages community practitioners to engage in ethical reflection in their day-to-day working lives

Rev. Professor John Swinton, Professor in Practical Theology & Pastoral Care. School of Divinity, History & Philosophy, King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Article accepted for publication: January 2009