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<p class="p1">Since 1996, Interlink Community Cancer Nurses have been using</p><p class="p1">reflective practice as a team to share knowledge and experience</p><p class="p1">amongst peers. The use of reflective practice enables the nurse to</p><p class="p1">examine decision-making in patient situations and uncover the</p><p class="p1">knowledge and artistry that is embedded in nursing practice. This</p><p class="p1">article describes how reflection is practised by specialist cancer</p><p class="p1">nurses to advance the quality of caregiving. The use of a structured</p><p class="p1">framework for reflection which incorporates ways of knowing in</p><p class="p1">nursing is an essential feature of the Interlink model for reflection.</p><p class="p1">The development of a process for reflection within the Interlink</p><p class="p1">program has at times been challenging. However, the Interlink</p><p class="p1">nurses’ experience with reflection is believed to be critical to the</p><p class="p1">ongoing development of the program and the individual nurse.</p><p class="p1">Interlink nurses have found that guided reflection, the creation of an</p><p class="p1">environmental milieu for reflection and personal knowing, and selfevaluation</p><p class="p1">are critical to the process of becoming a self-reflective</p><p class="p1">practitioner.</p>