Theorist Dr. Patricia Benner Tricia Ulferts Northern Illinois University Introduction Dr. Patricia Benner is a nursing theorist whose experience with the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition has earned her many awards and honors for her contribution to the nursing profession. In her work From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice‚ Dr. Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time using a sound educational
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clinical practice. Background of Dr Patricia Benner Benner was born in Hampton‚ Virginia in 1955‚ and shifted to California‚ where she gained her university education. She successfully completed her Bachelor Degree in Nursing from Pasadena College in 1964‚ her Master’s Degree in Medical Surgical Nursing and PhD in Stress and Caring and Health from the University of California‚ in 1970 and 1982 respectively (Johnson & Webber‚2005 ). Benner has proved her efficiency in various clinical settings
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Nursing Theorist: Patricia Benner Patricia Benner is a contemporary theorist who is most noted for her research in nursing. Her research has received many rewards because it has contributed strongly to nursing and changed the way that nursing was done. She is also a prolific writer in the field. Major Concepts The major premise of her work is knowledge. She wants to "discover and describe" the role that knowledge has in the nursing practice. She calls her work "articulated research" and it distinguishes
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The nursing metaparadigm is a group of statements that identifies phenomena and incorporates philosophical assumptions that guide the development of nursing theory (Fawcett‚ 1984). Nursing scholars have historically agreed that the central concepts of the nursing metaparadigm include person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. Recently‚ the inclusion of a fifth concept‚ social justice‚ has been discussed in the literature as part of the metaparadigm. This paper will outline the meaning of these five
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Metaparadigm In order to provide the right dimension of care to meet the individual needs of each patient‚ each component of the metaparadigm of nursing must be considered. This metaparadigm was first developed by Florence Nightingale and is still a valid and important tool nurses use every day. Its four components are person‚ environment‚ health and nursing each works to help the other for a better understanding and application of proper care (Fawcett‚ 1994). The first paradigm refers not only
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persons to recover from illness. Nursing has four metaparadigms the client‚ the environment‚ health and nursing. Metaparadigms are theoretical works in nursing focused on articulating relationships among the four major concepts: nursing‚ environment‚ client‚ and health. My Nursing Philosophy My philosophy on nursing is not something that I think about everyday. Recently‚ being introduced to the many theorist and metaparadigms‚ it is something that I cannot help but think
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From Novice to Expert Patricia E. Benner This page was last updated on September 16‚ 2011 Introduction •Dr Patricia Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time through a sound educational base as well as a multitude of experiences. •She proposed that one could gain knowledge and skills ("knowing how") without ever learning the theory ("knowing that"). •She further explains that the development of knowledge in applied
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discipline’s most significant concepts. Through early course readings it has become clear that this task is not so easily achieved. Several nurse scholars have conducted research and devised seemingly limitless options to choose from. In developing a metaparadigm of nursing a loose framework is established and agreed upon providing structure in which more concrete and focused concepts are identified. Through this paper I will examine and discuss the work of two notable nurse researchers and their contributions
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and in some cases relatives This then enables the nurse to assess their actions and thought processes. There are various frameworks of reflection that one could choose and the examples used for this work is by Gibbs (1988)‚ Johns (2000) and Benner (1982) Gibbs: Gibbs reflective cycle encourages one to think in order about the different areas of an experience. It is presented in a number of questions that the reflective practitioner needs to answer to enable them to learn from the
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