Changing our lens: seeing the chaos of professional practice as complexity
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 1 May 2013
Marlene Kramer, Barbara B. Brewer, Diana Halfer, Pat Maguire, Summer Beausoleil, Kristin Claman
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Perception and use of the principles of complexity science assists newly licensed registered nurses in mastering management dilemmas that inhibit professional practice.
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Responses indicated that this 'best management practice' was effective in helping newly licensed registered nurses manage and handle multiple patients with simultaneous complex needs. A major avenue of resolution was perception of professional practice responsibilities as a series of complex, interrelated, adaptive systems. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Perception and use of the principles of complexity science assists newly licensed registered nurses in mastering management dilemmas that inhibit professional practice. In many participating hospitals, plans are underway to expand this best practice to include input and perception exchange among experienced nurses, managers and physicians.
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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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