Expertise In Nursing Practice

Reflective Practice in Nursing Care

Introduction: Reflective practice is a generic term for intellectual and affective activities that create new understanding and appreciation of experiences. Various studies have emphasized on the benefits of reflection in nursing. This article reviewed benefits and barriers of reflective practice in nursing. Methods: In this review article, library references, some scientific databases (Elsevi...

Expertise management systems in practice

This position paper describes a survey of expertise management systems, with the focus on competencies, and their use in four companies. Our interest lies in informing design by investigating features in the systems. Through this we hope to contribute with practical CSCW applications and concepts.

Visual expertise as embodied practice

This study looks at the practice of thoracic radiology and follows a group of radiologists and radiophysicists in their efforts to find, discuss, and formulate issues or troubles ensuing the implementation of a new radiographic imaging technology. Based in the theoretical tradition of ethnomethodology it examines the local endogenous practices pertaining to the radiologists’ expertise in the in...

Foreign funding boost for nursing expertise.

Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice

Concept: An abstract idea or notion. Conceptual model: A group of interrelated concepts described to suggest relationships among them. Framework: A basic structure; the context in which theory is developed; the structure that permits theory to be understood. Grand theory: A theory that covers a broad area of the discipline’s concerns. Metaparadigm: Concepts that identify the domain of a discipl...