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Expertise In Clinical Nursing Educators: An Exploratory Study, Nancy Ann Kramer Jan 1996

Expertise In Clinical Nursing Educators: An Exploratory Study, Nancy Ann Kramer

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A primary goal of professional education is to prepare practitioners who can provide quality care essential to the well-being of individuals and society. An essential component of professional education is a practiced-based experience. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the qualities of clinical nursing educators who were recognized by peers as being expert clinical practitioners. This study was exploratory and non-experimental. A qualitative approach was used. Through observations and interviews, beginning descriptions and explication of dimensions of expertise of clinical nursing educators were achieved.

The population for this study was selected from nursing faculty of 10 …