What are Patricia Benner's five levels of proficiency in nursing?
1. Student, graduate, clinical specialist, practitioner, clinician.
2. Pre-professional, technical, professional, advanced, expert.
3. Novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert.
4. Student, staff nurse, manager, supervisor, director.
Correct Answer: 3
Benner describes five levels of proficiency in nursing that are based upon the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition derived from a study of chess players and airline pilots. The five stages are novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert. The other options do not list these stages.
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