<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_fon-2019-0006_s_006_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aim of this article is to reflect on the role of theater nurses in a multidisciplinary team, understand the factors that have influenced theater nurses’ practice, and improve the authors’ clinical practice ultimately.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2019-0006_s_007_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>The author used Smyth’s model to guide the process of reflection on the practice issue. Critical reflection, critical emancipatory theory, reflexivity, and critical social theory were used to help the author analyze the factors that have affected theater nurses’ practice in the organization.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2019-0006_s_008_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>There are gaps between the espoused and enacted theories. A theater nurse’s practice is determined by multiple factors, such as political, structural, social, historical, cultural issues, and so on. The hierarchy of the health context could hinder possible changes in theater nurses’ practice. To better understand our practice and implement transformation, we should shape a supportive environment, bear in mind the practice motto of “patient-centered” care, and improve our knowledge and reflection skills.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2019-0006_s_009_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Reflection plays a significant role in the advancing of practice among theater nurses and needs to be combined with clinical practice. To provide the best service of care to perioperative patients, a theater nurse should have an insightful understanding of the factors that have influenced her/his behaviors historically, socially, and culturally. By improving their critical reflection skills, practitioners could gain knowledge from experience.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveThe aim of this article is to reflect on the role of theater nurses in a multidisciplinary team, understand the factors that have influenced theater nurses’ practice, and improve the authors’ clinical practice ultimately.MethodsThe author used Smyth’s model to guide the process of reflection on the practice issue. Critical reflection, critical emancipatory theory, reflexivity, and critical social theory were used to help the author analyze the factors that have affected theater nurses’ practice in the organization.ResultsThere are gaps between the espoused and enacted theories. A theater nurse’s practice is determined by multiple factors, such as political, structural, social, historical, cultural issues, and so on. The hierarchy of the health context could hinder possible changes in theater nurses’ practice. To better understand our practice and implement transformation, we should shape a supportive environment, bear in mind the practice motto of “patient-centered” care, and improve our knowledge and reflection skills.ConclusionsReflection plays a significant role in the advancing of practice among theater nurses and needs to be combined with clinical practice. To provide the best service of care to perioperative patients, a theater nurse should have an insightful understanding of the factors that have influenced her/his behaviors historically, socially, and culturally. By improving their critical reflection skills, practitioners could gain knowledge from experience.

Critical reflection on the role of theater nurses in a multidisciplinary team for perioperative care in China

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveThe aim of this article is to reflect on the role of theater nurses in a multidisciplinary team, understand the factors that have influenced theater...

Critical reflection on the role of theater nurses in a multidisciplinary team for perioperative care in China

Article Category: Discussion

Published Online: May 20, 2019

Page range: 27 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2019-0006

Keywords
multidisciplinary team, Smyth’s reflective framework, reflexivity, critical reflection, critical emancipatory theory, critical social theory, task-oriented, person-centered care

© 2019 Xiao and Zhu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Critical reflection on the role of theater nurses in a multidisciplinary team for perioperative care in China

Article Category: Discussion

Published Online: May 20, 2019

Page range: 27 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2019-0006

Keywordsmultidisciplinary team, Smyth’s reflective framework, reflexivity, critical reflection, critical emancipatory theory, critical social theory, task-oriented, person-centered care

© 2019 Xiao and Zhu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
multidisciplinary team, Smyth’s reflective framework, reflexivity, critical reflection, critical emancipatory theory, critical social theory, task-oriented, person-centered care