Reflection on a Personal Experience of Caring for Someone: Applying Johns’ Model of Structured Reflection

Utilizing Johns’ model of structured reflection, students will explore a personal experience of caring for someone. A brief rationale of the importance of reflection in nursing practice is to be provided.  Students will identify areas of learning that have occurred for them in completing this assignment. Relevant literature is to be utilized to show your thinking about the experience. Questions that you 

have arising from this exploration or in relation to the literature should be included in the summary of the paper.

Length: 4-5 pages

Value: 30%

Content Guide and Evaluation criteria:

  • Introduction with a clear statement of the purpose of the paper  
  • Clear presentation of experience to be analyzed
  • Application of Johns’ model of structured reflection to your experience
  • Rationale provided for importance of reflection in nursing practice.
  • Identification of your learning.
  • Relevant literature from peer-reviewed nursing journals is cited and referenced (at least six sources in addition to Johns is required – as relevant to issues in the experience under review, caring, nursing, ways of knowing, critique of John’s framework, etc.)
  • Identify a question or two that you have about reflection, ways of knowing and/or being a nurse that arise for you in thinking through this assignment.
  • APA scholarly format

 Refer to Rubric in Course Outline and Below in Canvas


Reflective Scholarly Paper
Reflective Scholarly Paper
Criteria Ratings Pts
Introduction with a clear statement of the purpose of the paper

5 to >4.0 pts

Very Comprehensive Discussion

4 to >3.0 pts

Somewhat Comprehensive Discussion

3 to >2.0 pts

Minimal Discussion

2 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory
5 pts
Clear presentation of experience to be analyzed

10 to >8.0 pts

Very Comprehensive Discussion

8 to >6.0 pts

Somewhat Comprehensive Discussion

6 to >5.0 pts

Minimal Discussion

5 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory
10 pts
Application of Johns’ (2006) model of structured reflection to your experience

20 to >17.0 pts

Very Comprehensive Discussion

17 to >14.0 pts

Somewhat Comprehensive Discussion

14 to >11.0 pts

Minimal Discussion

11 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory
20 pts
Rationale provided for importance of reflection in nursing practice Identification of your learning

20 to >17.0 pts

Very Comprehensive Discussion

17 to >14.0 pts

Somewhat Comprehensive Discussion

14 to >11.0 pts

Minimal Discussion

11 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory
20 pts
Identification of your learning

15 to >11.0 pts

Very Comprehensive Discussion

11 to >9.0 pts

Somewhat comprehensive

9 to >7.0 pts

Minimal Discussion

7 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory
15 pts
Identification of a question or two that arise for you in thinking through this assignment

10 to >8.0 pts

Very Comprehensive Discussion

8 to >6.0 pts

Somewhat comprehensive

6 to >5.0 pts

Minimal Discussion

5 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory
10 pts
Relevant literature (peer-reviewed nursing journals) cited and referenced (min 6 in addition to Johns)

10 to >7.0 pts

10-8 Relevant Peer Reviewed Nursing Journals Cited

7 to >6.0 pts

7 Relevant Peer Reviewed Nursing Journals Cited

6 to >5.0 pts

6 Relevant Peer Reviewed Nursing Journals Cited

5 to >0 pts

5-0 Relevant Peer Reviewed Nursing Journals Cited
10 pts
APA scholarly format 4-5 pages

10 to >8.0 pts

Excellent APA Application (less than 4 errors)

8 to >6.0 pts

Somewhat APA Application ( 5-6 errors)

6 to >5.0 pts

Minimal APA Application (6-8 errors)

5 to >0 pts

Unsatisfactory APA Application (more than 8 errors)
10 pts
Total Points: 100

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