NURS 202 Exam 1 Questions With
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Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Novice
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2. Advanced Beginner
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3. Competent
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4. Proficient
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5. Expert
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Novice (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Beginning nursing student or
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any nurse entering a situation which there is no previous level of experience (e.g.
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an experience operating room nurse to now practice in home health) The learner
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learns via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise and
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linear
Linda Burnes Bolton - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Vice chair on Initiative on the
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Future of Nursing | |
Advanced Beginner (Benner's Stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse who has
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had some level of experience with the situation. This experience may be only
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observational. in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or
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principles of nursing care | | |
, Competent (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse who has been in
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the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years. This nurse understands the
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organization and specific care required by this type of patients (e.g., surgical,
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oncology, or orthopedic patients). He or she is a competent practitioner who is
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able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. In this phase the
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nurse has usually had experience with all types of psychomotor skills required by
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this specific group of patients
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Proficient (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse with more than 2 to
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3 years of experience in the same clinical position. This nurse perceives a
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patient's clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can
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readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a
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situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as opposed to managing and
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performing skills. |
Expert (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse with diverse experience
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|who has an intuitive grasp of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse
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is able to zero in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the
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situation. He or she is is skilled at identifying both patient-centered problems and
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problems and problem related to the health care system or perhaps the needs of
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the novice nurse
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American Nurses Association (ANA) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-illustrates the
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consistent commitment of nurses to provide care that promotes the well-being of
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their patients and communities
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"Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities;
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prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
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Correct Answers
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Novice
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2. Advanced Beginner
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3. Competent
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4. Proficient
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5. Expert
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Novice (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Beginning nursing student or
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any nurse entering a situation which there is no previous level of experience (e.g.
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an experience operating room nurse to now practice in home health) The learner
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
learns via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
linear
Linda Burnes Bolton - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Vice chair on Initiative on the
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Future of Nursing | |
Advanced Beginner (Benner's Stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse who has
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had some level of experience with the situation. This experience may be only
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observational. in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or
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principles of nursing care | | |
, Competent (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse who has been in
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the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years. This nurse understands the
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organization and specific care required by this type of patients (e.g., surgical,
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oncology, or orthopedic patients). He or she is a competent practitioner who is
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able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. In this phase the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse has usually had experience with all types of psychomotor skills required by
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
this specific group of patients
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Proficient (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse with more than 2 to
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3 years of experience in the same clinical position. This nurse perceives a
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patient's clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a
| | | | | | | | | | |
situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as opposed to managing and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
performing skills. |
Expert (Benner's stages) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nurse with diverse experience
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|who has an intuitive grasp of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
is able to zero in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
situation. He or she is is skilled at identifying both patient-centered problems and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
problems and problem related to the health care system or perhaps the needs of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the novice nurse
| |
American Nurses Association (ANA) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-illustrates the
| | | | | | | |
consistent commitment of nurses to provide care that promotes the well-being of
| | | | | | | | | | |
their patients and communities
| | | |
"Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities;
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prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
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