Theorist

[scuttles]

Kinda wondering what everyone's experience is in regards to nursing theorist.

I've had to study Watson, then transition into studying Gordons', then finally Leninger. Would like to know if they, any theorist, are enforced in schools and practice. Seems like a few of the theorist are based in "the known," and that some are great in the ideal setting, but wonder how many times we are faced with the "ideal setting" to implement their ideals.

Seems most are guidelines to nursing care, though I truly wonder just how effective they are in everyday care.

....just some wondering thoughts at 3am, drank to many Monsters...

[llg, PhD, RN]

A lot of hospitals incorporate ideas from many theorists (or a few) into their models of care ... design of their paperwork ... etc. It may not always be obvious, but the concepts are often there interwoven into their policies, procedures, language, etc.

Also ... people in Staff Development often use Benner's "From Novice to Expert" work in planning educational programs. Clinical ladders are also often based on this model.

[scuttles]

Clinical ladder? Thats a new one on me. What is Benner's full name? Getting too many hits on google.

-Scuttles

[llg, PhD, RN]

Clinical ladder? Thats a new one on me. What is Benner's full name? Getting too many hits on google.

-Scuttles

Patricia Benner. She is a professor at the University of Californian-San Fransicso.

Clinical ladders are systems of classifying nurse-employees based on their level of performance. Benner's model describes 5 levels of expertise: Beginner, Advanced-beginner, Competent, Proficient, Expert. Her model is based on one developed by Herbert and Stuart Dreyfus called "The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition."

[NeoNurseTX, RN]

Only thing I really use myself is Benner. I pretty much forgot the rest of them.