The nurse is reviewing her own lack of ability to recognize changes in the condition of a particular patient. If the nurse is functioning at the level of a competent nurse, which of the following will the nurse most likely do?
1. Research an article or a textbook to supply the missing knowledge.
2. Ask another nurse to evaluate her performance.
3. #her decision to become a nurse.
4. Decide to ask for a transfer to another patient care area.
Research an article or a textbook to supply the missing knowledge.
Rationale: At the upper limit of competency, the nurse recognized that she was not an expert about the patient's clinical condition. At this level, nurses will research comprehensive reference materials because of the loss of confidence in others and the feelings of hyper-responsibility associated with this level. Asking another nurse to evaluate her performance is a characteristic of an advanced beginner. Questioning her own decision to become a nurse is not characteristic of any particular level of nurse proficiency. Deciding to ask for a transfer to another patient care area is not characteristic of any particular level of nurse proficiency.
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