Abstract
It is well accepted that expert nurses improve patient outcomes when delivering direct patient care. It has been hypothesized that expert nurses also improve patient outcomes by developing the knowledge and skills of nonexpert nurses. A previous study demonstrated improved patient outcomes, defined as reduced incidence of preventable pulmonary complications, in a medical critical care unit patient population after the unit staff nurses were exposed to a unit-based expert nurse for six months. Field notes of the participant observations of the expert nurse and informal interviews with unit staff were collected. Using the grounded theory field approach, the field notes were analyzed to identify the factors in the process by which the expert nurse changed the practice of nonexpert nurses to improve patient outcomes.
Sigma Membership
Zeta Pi
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Grounded Theory
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing, Adult Education, Health Education
Advisor
Carolyn M. Adamson
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Texas Woman's University
Degree Year
1990
Recommended Citation
Hanneman, Sandra Kathleen, "Relationships and patterns between expert and nonexpert critical care nursing practice and patient outcomes" (2019). Dissertations. 168.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/168
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-01
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9033273; ProQuest document ID: 303935651. The author still retains copyright.