Wilmer Jabiguero Roca
March 22, 2020
Importance of Nursing Theory Worksheet
Identify a nursing theorist and their nursing theory.
Answer: I have identified and chosen Patricia Brenner and her novice to expert theor
...
Wilmer Jabiguero Roca
March 22, 2020
Importance of Nursing Theory Worksheet
Identify a nursing theorist and their nursing theory.
Answer: I have identified and chosen Patricia Brenner and her novice to expert theory.
Why did I choose my selected nursing theory?
Answer: I chose the novice to expert theory because I have been utilizing the theory in my work
as a nurse manager as I observe and monitor the progress of the nursing staff that I have hired
within the past two years, and it also aligns with the nurse educator track that I am pursuing
right now here at Chamberlain College of Nursing.
Summary of the novice to expert theory.
Answer: (Miller, Vivona, & Roth, 2017) observed that healthcare organizations depend on
experienced clinical nurses to train and mentor students who have graduated from nursing
school and/or to assist nurses who are transitioning from another unit or other places of
employment. They also further identified novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient and
expert as the five levels of nursing experience (Miller et al., 2017). Patricia Brenner’s novice to
expert theory dwells on the premise that as novice nurses learn and gain clinical and personal
experience over a period of time, they will eventually achieve nursing skills and a deeper
knowledge and appreciation of how to take care of their patients holistically on their journey
towards being an expert in their chosen field of nursing.
How does the selected nursing theory address or identify the concepts of the nursing
metaparadigm?
Answer:
A) Person – Patricia Brenner believes that for nurses to reach an expert status by growing
continuously through knowledge and skills in providing quality holistic care to their patients,
they must gain experience starting from the hospital orientation under the guidance of good
and experienced nursing educators and preceptors. In relation to Patricia Brenner’s theory,
the person concept here is the nurse who is the caregiver, the patient who is the recipient of
care and the preceptor or nurse educator who is tasked in educating and training the novice
nurse to become skillful and expert.
B) Environment – This refers to the surroundings which includes the geographical location
where the nurse practices her/his skills. The environment may have a direct influence on
how the nurse will turn out to be at the end of her orientation and probation status. The
environment is not limited to the work and patient areas. The nurse’s interaction with her
preceptor, coworkers, patients and their family all play a part on the professional growth of
the novice nurse within that environment.
C) Health – This refers to the well-being state of the nurse as she performs her/his duties
towards learning and applying new skills to her patients. The mental and emotional
wellbeing of a nurse is very important especially during her orientation because she will
have to accept the reality that she will be held accountable for any negative outcomes as aThis study source was downloaded by 100000838987296 from CourseHero.com on 01-27-2023 18:19:15 GMT -06:00
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result of her actions. The nurse will have to learn how to handle stress and accept it as part
of the job. Unable to handle stress and meet work expectations will cause a person to get
sick and lose confidence which poses a huge barrier towards his or her growth and progress.
D) Nursing – This refers to the delivery of optimal care to the patient by a professional nurse in
an environment that is safe and conducive for healing. This is where all the knowledge, skills,
interpersonal and interdepartmental communication are exercised as the novice nurse
carries out her duties and responsibilities in order to achieve the best possible outcome for
her patients.
How is this nursing theory useful to the nursing profession?
Answer: Patricia Brenner’s theory is highly important in the current issue of national nursing
shortage due to the increase number of aging workforce of nurses who will be retiring soon
coupled with a growing unhealthy population resulting from unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle,
emergence of new diseases and other socio-economic factors affecting their health. With the
current national pandemic crisis brought upon by the coronavirus, the novice to expert theory
will be applied as we decide as to who are prepared emotionally, physically, mentally and
professionally qualified and ready to take care of patients that are positive of the Covid19. Her
theory will assist nursing leadership in guiding, educating and training the new nurses as they
navigate their way from being novice to expert by providing a means of assessing their progress
and competency.
How would I apply this nursing theory to my chosen MSN specialty (Educator)?
Answer: The path of a novice nurse towards being an expert does indeed start during the first
day of orientation in his/her new job. However, that journey does not end after the orientation
period and nor does it stop after the probationary period. This journey continues throughout the
staff’s professional nursing career. This is where the nurse educator’s role plays a big part
towards that nurse’s professional growth and development. Nurse educators can make learning
fun and educational that will help a novice nurse boost her confidence. By coordinating with the
nurse managers, the educators can formulate a skills checklist that will identify areas wherein
nurses perform less and create educational opportunities that will improve their performance
outcome. The support of the nurse educators and preceptors can make or break a novice nurse
towards achieving her professional goals.
Self-reflection: What did I learn from completing this assignment?
Answer: In my years of working as a staff nurse and in various nursing leadership roles, I have
witnessed novice nurses who cried after succumbing to the pressure and stress of their work
demands. I have spoken to some nurses who either transferred to another department or
eventually quit their job only after a few months of working. Applying Patricia Brenner’s novice
to expert theory can be beneficial by using it as a guide in my passion to educate, teach and train
new nurses to develop their self-confidence and to help them apply that confidence to their
workplace as they care for their patients. I have never thought of the importance of the nursing
theory contributions to a staff nurse until recently as we were told to shorten the orientation of
newly hired nurses to fill the nursing shortage in response to the national pandemic crisis. It is
my hope that by turning a novice nurse into an expert, they will then pay it forward by applyingThis study source was downloaded by 100000838987296 from CourseHero.com on 01-27-2023 18:19:15 GMT -06:00
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