Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert Nursing Theory
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Hello, everyone.
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My name is Kylie Morris, and I'm going to be
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discussing the use of Patricia Boehner's novice to expert nursing
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theory in acute care setting, specifically emergency departments.
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My audience is nursing staff and leadership in an emergency
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department. The rationale for the use of this evidence based
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nursing theory is that it provides a foundation for teaching
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and mentoring new nurses and clinical knowledge development.
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It also helps to advance nursing practice and provide a
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relationship founded on respect and carrying between the novice nurse
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and the expert mentoring nurse.
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It assistant career progression for clinical nurses and emphasizes the
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need for experienced nurses and acute care settings and Patricia
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Brunner's book From Novice to Expert.
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She discusses that using theory and practice helps guide clinicians
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and enables them to ask the right questions.
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She also states that theory and research are developed from
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the practical world by using the experiences and practices of
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experts. Better recognizes that there is an increase in acuity
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level of patients, a decrease in length of hospital stays
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and continuously changing health care technology that makes it necessary
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to educate and retain experienced expert nurses.
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Theory based practice has been used in the nursing world
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since it became recognized as a career to help provide
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the best patient care and health outcomes.
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With the use of her theory in an emergency environment,
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we can begin to develop a mentoring program that will
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educate novice nurses into becoming experts over time.
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Typically, ah, quick transition is required as a novice nurse
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to function as an expert nurse in the emergency department.
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It has also struggled to retain experienced nursing staff in
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acute care settings.
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Okay. One article, written by an advanced practice nurse, Barbara
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Hatfield, describes her experience from moving from a medical surgical
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unit where she was considered an expert to an emergency
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department where she became a novice.
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Again, she points out that the emergency department is a
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different world, and time is a stressing factor that she
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hadn't had to deal with as frequently in her previous
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nursing career.
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I found this article important and supporting the novice to
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expert theory and emergency departments, by her description, off becoming
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a novice nurse all over again with each new situation
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that she had never faced before.
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She also discusses emergency department teamwork and how everyone works
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together for one goal without a hidden agenda.
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Choosing not to use the novice to expert theory in
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the emergency department will not benefit our nursing staff.
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Finding a way to help novice nurse has become comfortable
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about being acute care providers through learning by observing and
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being educated by an expert nurse will increase the likelihood
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for continuing knowledge and clinical skill development.
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As a nurse feels more comfortable in their work, they
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will begin to work as a team and provide the
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best patient care possible.
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Nurses who are confident in their knowledge and skill will
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also be more likely to want to continue their education.
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In becoming the expert nurse, the novice to expert theory
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can have an impact on nursing practice, education and leadership.
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The novice nurse, going through a mentor program with an
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expert nurse, begins their career from an educational foundation.
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Money novice nurse is often feel as if they're thrown
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to the wolves and taught to utilize what they gain
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from nursing school.
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Having an educated mentor toe lead them through.
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This transition can ultimately reduce stress and increase confidence For
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the novice nurse.
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The novice expert theory can also be a benefit to
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nurse leaders and improving critical thinking skills and to help
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teach those still learning our butts and rich tax points
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out advanced practitioners being one of the experts in the
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nursing practice and leadership because of their ability to provide
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holistic and relationship dependent care based on their money experiences.
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And some implementing this theory and the acute care setting
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can help improve quality of care, knowledge, clinical skills and
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staff retention.
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Thank you.