Class 501 Unit 3 Comment

Purpose: Comment the Discussion (Class 501 Unit 3 Comment 1

Thing to Remember:

Answer this discussion with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside, peer-reviewed sources.

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To Comment

I believe that guidance and coaching as an advanced practice nurse is different from that of the teaching and coaching of an RN.  An advanced practice nurse’s “clinical judgement is characterized by the ability to make fine distinctions among features of a particular condition that were not possible during beginning practice” (Hamric, Hanson, Tracy, & OGrady, 2014).  Advanced practice nurses have more education specific to their area of study, rather than the broad knowledge base of an RN.

All too often you will also see, what we call “nurses eating their young”, in a setting where one RN is training another. In this type of staff nurse environment you will see a hierarchy, with disrespectful and/or non-supportive relationships, that often lead to horizontal violence or incivility (Wilby, 2012).  Advanced practice nurses seem to follow a more nurturing or team standpoint, since the “knowledge” portion has already been sustained.  This falls in line with the wellness vs sickness model of care which focusing on wellbeing and prevention, rather than illness and sick care, thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Benjamin, 2011). Guiding and coaching advanced practice nurses sets them up for success, rather than trying to prevent failure.