The relief charge nurse has assigned a newly licensed baccalaureate-prepared nurse to be one of the team leaders for the 3-11 shift. In making this decision, the charge nurse has overlooked this nurse's:
a. Clinical expertise.
b. Leadership ability.
c. Communication style.
d. Conflict-resolution skills.
A
Because the basic education of baccalaureate-prepared RNs emphasizes critical-thinking, clinical reasoning, and leadership concepts, they are likely candidates for such roles. Benner (2001), however, identified five stages of clinical competence for nurses: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert. She suggests that competence is typified by a nurse who has been on the job in the same or similar situation 2 to 3 years. Nurses who are at the novice or ad-vanced beginner stage would be less likely than their more experienced counterparts to imple-ment any type of delivery model effectively and thus, this assignment overlooks the nurse's level of clinical expertise and leadership experience.
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