PatriciaBennersClinicalWisdominNursingPracticeBennersworkhasfocusedontheunderstandingofperceptualacuity,clinicaljudgment,skilledknow how,ethicalcomportment,andongoingexperientiallearningBrykczynski,2010. AlsoimportantinBennersphilosophyisanunderstandingofethicalcomportment. AccordingtoDayandBenner2002,goodconductisaproductofanindividualrelationshipwiththepatientthatinvolvesengagementinasituationcombinedwithasenseofmembershipinaprofessionwhereprofessionalconductissociallyembedded,lived,andembodiedinthepractices,waysofbeing,andresponsestoclinicalsituationsandwhereclinicalandethicaljudgmentsareinseparable. Bennersoriginaldomainsandcompetenciesofnursingpracticewerederivedinductivelyfromclinicalsituationinterviewsandobservationsofnursesinactualpractice. Fromtheseinterviewsandobservations,31competenciesand7domainswereidentifiedanddescribed. Thesevendomainsarethehelpingrole,theteaching coachingfunction,thediagnosticandpatientmonitoringfunction,effectivemanagementofrapidlychangingsituations,administeringandmonitoringtherapeuticinterventionsandregimens,monitoringandensuringthequalityofhealthcarepractices,andorganizationalworkrolecompetenciesBenner,1984/2001.
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PatriciaBennersClinicalWisdominNursingPracticeBennersworkhasfocusedontheunderstandingofperceptualacuity,clinicaljudgment,skilledknow how,ethicalcomportment,andongoingexperientiallearningBrykczynski,2010. AlsoimportantinBennersphilosophyisanunderstandingofethicalcomportment. AccordingtoDayandBenner2002,goodconductisaproductofanindividualrelationshipwiththepatientthatinvolvesengagementinasituationcombinedwithasenseofmembershipinaprofessionwhereprofessionalconductissociallyembedded,lived,andembodiedinthepractices,waysofbeing,andresponsestoclinicalsituationsandwhereclinicalandethicaljudgmentsareinseparable. Bennersoriginaldomainsandcompetenciesofnursingpracticewerederivedinductivelyfromclinicalsituationinterviewsandobservationsofnursesinactualpractice. Fromtheseinterviewsandobservations,31competenciesand7domainswereidentifiedanddescribed. Thesevendomainsarethehelpingrole,theteaching coachingfunction,thediagnosticandpatientmonitoringfunction,effectivemanagementofrapidlychangingsituations,administeringandmonitoringtherapeuticinterventionsandregimens,monitoringandensuringthequalityofhealthcarepractices,andorganizationalworkrolecompetenciesBenner,1984/2001.