Revealing Nursing Expertise Through Practitioner Inquiry

Sally Hardy is Director of Research & Practice Development at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Honorary Associate Professor at Monash University, Melbourne, Research Fellow with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Senior Research Fellow, Royal College of Nursing Institute London and Deputy Director of Nursing Research at the University of East Anglia, Norwich England. Angie Titchen is Clinical Chair , The Knowledge Centre for Evidence Based Practice, Fontys University of Applied Science, The Netherlands, Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland and Associate Fellow, University of Warwick, England. Kim Manley is Head of Practice Development, Royal College of Nursing Institute, London, and Visiting Professor of Nursing, Bournemouth University, England Brendan McCormack is Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster, Adjunct Professor at Monash University, Victoria Australia and Visiting Professor at University of Technology Sydney.

• Contributors ForewordIntroductionAbbreviationsSection One: The Context1. From Artistry in Practice to Expertise in DevelopingPerson-Centred Systems: A Clinical Career FrameworkKim Manley, Angie Titchen and Sally HardyIntroductionThe context of nursing practice expertiseNursing practice: person-centred expertiseExpertise in developing person-centred systemsFour domains of person-centred expertiseThe clinical career frameworkSummaryReferences2. Practitioner ResearchBrendan McCormackIntroductionPractitioner research – the contextPractitioner research – what is it?The transformative potential of practitioner researchEmancipatory action researchEmancipatory practice developmentTransformational practice developmentOperationalising methods of practitioner research through reflexivityConclusionsReferences3. A Kaleidoscope of Nursing Expertise: A Literature ReviewAngie Titchen and Sally HardyPatterns and coloursProfessional artistryReferencesSection Two: Practitioner Examples4. Transformational Impact of the Expertise in Practice ProjectMaeve McGinleyIntroductionSection one: starting the journeySection two: a new beginningConclusionReferences5. Working with Critical CompanionshipAngela Brown and Karen HarrisonWhat is a critical companion?Professional artistryEndings and potentialAcknowledgementsReferences6. Critical Companionship – The Lived ExperienceAlison Greggans and Margaret ConlonIntroductionAcknowledgementsReferences7. Expertise in Practice – Older PeopleJonathan WebsterIntroductionDeveloping practice with older peopleConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferences8. The Role of the Consultant Nurse and Research in Articulating ExpertiseCheryl CrockerIntroductionDeveloping a nursing technologyTechnology transferredConclusionReferences9. The Impact of Clinical Expertise on Patient Care in RheumatologySarah RyanIntroductionSection 1: caring for patients with RASection 2: nurse-led clinics: added value to patient careEvaluating practiceSection 3: the effectiveness of nursing interventionsConclusionReferences10. Exploring the Relationship between Education Expertise and Nursing PracticeNancy Jane LeeIntroductionA professional doctorateConclusionReferences11. Critical Creativity in the Development of Clinical NurseSpecialists’ PracticeLiz HendersonIntroductionCritical creativity: a new paradigm for PDDeveloping expertise as a facilitatorMethodology and designThe developmental journeyMaking use of care storiesEvaluating the impact of the programmeConclusionAcknowledgementReferencesSection Three: Methods and Resources for Revealing Practice Expertise12. Developing Expertise through Nurturing Professional Artistry in the WorkplaceAngie TitchenIntroductionProfessional artistry dimensionsCreating the conditionsConcluding remarksAcknowledgementsReferences13. Revealing the Hidden Treasures of Practice ExpertiseSally HardyPrinciple methods for transformationQualitative 360º feedbackRecommendationsRecommendationsUsing narratives (patient and staff stories)Reflexivity (reflection into critically appraised action)ConclusionReferencesAdditional resources for developing practice expertiseSection Four: Concluding Remarks14. A Final Turn of the KaleidoscopeSally Hardy, Angie Titchen, Kim Manley and Brendan McCormackInterrelated journeysIndex