Benner, Patricia E.

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.

Specialized.

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Nursing--Decision making.
Clinical competence.
Nursing ethics.
Nursing--Practice.

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