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Evolution of the species ‘expert nurse’. An examination of the practical knowledge held by expert nurses
Author(s) -
Conway Jane E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00127.x
Subject(s) - ethnography , nursing , psychology , medical education , medicine , sociology , anthropology
• The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge that expert nurses use in practice and the factors that influence knowledge use and development. • A combined ethnographic and phenomenological methodology was used. Data were collected by questionnaires, interviews, workshops, observation visits and critical incident technique. • Knowledge and expertise were found to have developed in response to the ‘world view’ held by expert nurses. Four distinct types of experts holding different knowledge bases emerged from the data.