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Problem solving in nursing practice: application, process, skill acquisition and measurement
Author(s) -
Roberts Julia D,
While Alison E,
Fitzpatrick Joanne M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18060886.x
Subject(s) - redress , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , process (computing) , curriculum , nursing , nursing process , nursing practice , psychology , medicine , medical education , computer science , pedagogy , political science , law , operating system
This paper analyses the role of problem solving in nursing practice including the process, acquisition and measurement of problem‐solving skills It is argued that while problem‐solving ability is acknowledged as critical if today's nurse practitioner is to maintain effective clinical practice, to date it retains a marginal place in nurse education curricula Further, it has attracted limited empirical study Such an omission, it is argued, requires urgent redress if the nursing profession is to meet effectively the challenges of the next decade and beyond