Knowledge Structures and Problem Representations: How Do Novice and Expert Home Care Nurses Compare?

There is a growing need for home care nurses expert in quickly developing an accurate conceptualization of complex patient situations. An understanding of the cognitive processes underlying this expert skill would provide a foundation for optimal training and practice experiences for the development of expert home care nurses. However, few studies have investigated problem solving within complex situations faced by home care nurses. The purposes of this study were to compare novice and expert home care nurses’ underlying knowledge structures and determine their influence on