Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 3, 2011
MKS8806
115 Posts
Hey everyone!
I'm needing some help finding some resources and articles that describing a timeframe when nurses go from new to a specialty, to experienced in this specialty.
I'm needing some hard evidence to present to my manager.
Thanks!
linearthinker, DNP, RN
1,688 Posts
Look up Patricia Benner's work. Short answer, 5 years. (Although I think most people would say 5 years to competency, expert somewhere closer to 10).
KeepItRealRN, BSN, RN
379 Posts
Exerienced? About a week
Competent? About a year
Expert? 10 years or more
beast master RN
129 Posts
1 week, lol , i remember a chart in our med surge book that addressed this it basically said 0-6 months rookie 1-2years novice, 2-4 experienced , 5 - 8? veteran , 10 plus pro/ expert, im also guess that's staying in one field of nursing, being there are so many different
xtxrn, ASN, RN
4,267 Posts
Depends on the individual. Some never get it . Some are quite good much earlier than others.
Not sure there is a set number of years.
AWanderingMinstral
358 Posts
I DO feel that, if you remain "just" or "only" a bedside nurse (I HATE it when people use those terms!), it's a case of diminishing returns. In other words, how much more does a bedside nurse gain, say, in knowledge after five years in the same specialty? After a while, you start to see the same things and can easily anticipate what the doctor will order. Zzzz...
By definition "experienced" does not have a set period of time....in practice, it all depends on the person "claiming" or who is seen as being experienced.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/experienced
georgescifo
7 Posts
Nursing experience does not depends solely on the number of years you have worked, but it depends on how efficiently you are able to care, manage and satisfy the patients. If you are not able to do these things, then however experienced you are, there would be no value..
kool-aide, RN
594 Posts
When said nurse can snap a gown around the pts arm that has 3 different lines running to it without a second thought...
HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD
9,051 Posts
From an HR perspective, my organization uses a 12 month cut-off. Anyone with >12 months of work is considered "experienced" & less is still considered 'new grad'. This is used for all licensed clinical positions, not just nursing
OCNRN63, RN
5,978 Posts
Maybe we should ask Jimi Hendrix.
deemalt, BSN, RN
136 Posts
How did you know that was playing in my head?