Expertise in nursing practice : caring, clinical judgment & ethics /
Patricia Benner, Christine A. Tanner, Catherine A. Chesla.
- 2nd edition.
- New York : Springer, c2009.
- xxvi, 497 p. ; 23 cm.
Previous ed.: 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text examines the nature of clinical knowledge and judgement. The authors present a report of a six-year study of over 1300 hospital nurses, primarily in critical care.