Expert nursing practice: A mathematical explanation of Benner's 5th stage of practice development

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2477-2484

  Lyneham, Joy ^a   Parkinson, Camillus ^a   Denholm, Carey ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

5th stage; Benner; Expert; Mathematical explanation; Nursing practice; Practice development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTUITION; LEARNING; MODEL; NURSING THEORY; STANDARD;

CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTUITION; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING THEORY; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 70349863213     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05091.x     Document Type: Article

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