Benner P, Hooper Kyriakidis P, Stannard D. New York, NY: Springer Publishing; 2011. Paperback; 600 pages; $75.00. ISBN: 978-08261057308
Since Benner’s original work From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice was published in 1984, we have come to understand how nurses transition across their careers to become expert practitioners. The second edition of Clincial Wisdom and Interventions in Acute and Critical Care continues to add to our understanding of how nurses gain experiential learning and clinical reasoning. This book is based on research that builds on previous work, which solidifies the practicality and applicability of the information provided here. Additional information in this edition includes interviews with acute care and perioperative nurses, as well as the traditionally studied critical care nurses.
Topics included in Clincial Wisdom and Interventions in Acute and Critical Care are problem identification and clinical problem solving, anticipating and preventing potential problems, diagnosing...