TY - JOUR
T1 - Recognition of expertise
T2 - An important concept in the acquisition of nephrology nursing expertise
AU - Bonner, Ann
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Nursing and Health Sciences. ISSNs: 1441-0745;
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The present article, which is abstracted from a larger study into the acquisition and exercise of nephrology nursing expertise, aims to explore the concept of recognition of expertise. The study used grounded theory methodology and involved 17 registered nurses who were practising in a metropolitan renal unit in New South Wales, Australia. Concurrent data collection and analysis was undertaken, incorporating participant observations and interviews. According to nurses in this study, patients, doctors and other nurses recognized that some nurses were experts while others were not. In addition, being trusted, being a role model and teaching others were important components of being recognized as an expert nephrology nurse. Of importance for nursing, the results of the present study indicate that knowledge and experience are not sufficient to ensure expert practice; recognition of expertise by others is an important function of expertise acquisition.
AB - The present article, which is abstracted from a larger study into the acquisition and exercise of nephrology nursing expertise, aims to explore the concept of recognition of expertise. The study used grounded theory methodology and involved 17 registered nurses who were practising in a metropolitan renal unit in New South Wales, Australia. Concurrent data collection and analysis was undertaken, incorporating participant observations and interviews. According to nurses in this study, patients, doctors and other nurses recognized that some nurses were experts while others were not. In addition, being trusted, being a role model and teaching others were important components of being recognized as an expert nephrology nurse. Of importance for nursing, the results of the present study indicate that knowledge and experience are not sufficient to ensure expert practice; recognition of expertise by others is an important function of expertise acquisition.
KW - Expert practice
KW - Expertise
KW - Grounded theory
KW - Nephrology nursing
KW - Trust
U2 - 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2003.00143.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2003.00143.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1441-0745
VL - 5
SP - 123
EP - 131
JO - Nursing and Health Sciences
JF - Nursing and Health Sciences
IS - 2
ER -