Expertise in nursing practice : caring, clinical judgment & ethics / Patricia Benner, Christine A. Tanner, Catherine A. Chesla.
"Nursing practice is a complex and varied field that requires precision, dedication, care, and expertise. Clinicians must have both the skills and the tools to attend to changes in patients' responses, recognize trends, and understand the nature of their patients' conditions over time...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Pub.,
[2009]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | "Nursing practice is a complex and varied field that requires precision, dedication, care, and expertise. Clinicians must have both the skills and the tools to attend to changes in patients' responses, recognize trends, and understand the nature of their patients' conditions over time. This book clearly delineates the skills needed to become an expert nurse. In this new edition, the editors present a report of a six-year study of over 1,300 hospital nurses working in critical care. Expanding upon the study conducted in the previous edition, this new book documents and analyzes hundreds of new clinical narratives that track the development of clinical skill acquisition, including caring, clinical judgment, workplace ethics, and more"--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 497 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-490) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826125441 9780826125446 |