1. Benner focuses extensively on the concept of caring as a basic concept in the development of nursing expertise. What are the implications of role conflict between a desire to care and the economic...

1. Benner focuses extensively on the concept of caring as a basic concept in the development of nursing expertise. What are the implications of role conflict between a desire to care and the economic considerations of time and resource management on the professional development of nurses?  Benner states that expert nurses use maxims to explain the rationale for their nursing actions. These maxims are cryptic instructions based on subtle experiential learning that are difficult to verbalize; thus, it is difficult to pass along clinical wisdom to newer nurses. What implications does this have for the orientation of advanced beginners as they enter the work environment?

 2. Given that Benner states that the clinical reasoning and decision making of expert nurses does not follow the traditional nursing process taught to novices, what modifications may be in order for the teaching of critical thinking skills in nursing education programs?