A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after cardiac surgery
The nurse denies the request because hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU. This illustrates which of Benner's stages of nursing proficiency?
a.
Novice
b.
Advanced beginner
c.
Competent practitioner
d.
Proficient practitioner
ANS: A
A
At the novice stage, nurses have little background on which to base clinical behavior and therefore depend rather rigidly on established rules.
B
Nurses at the advanced beginner stage base decisions on both theory and principles but may have difficulty formulating priorities or alternative actions.
C
Nurses at the competent practitioner stage have feelings of mastery and can examine the needs of everyone in the situation before making decisions.
D
Nurses at the proficient practitioner stage see patient situations holistically and easily recognize priorities of care.
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