Benner

Question 1

 Beginner with no experience
 Taught general rules to help perform tasks
 Rules are: context-free, independent of specific cases, and applied universally
 Rule-governed behavior is limited and inflexible

Answer 1

Novice Nurse

Question 2

 Demonstrates acceptable performance
 Has gained prior experience in actual situations to recognize recurring meaningful components
 Principles, based on experiences, begin to be formulated to guide actions

Answer 2

Advanced Beginner Nurse

Question 3

 Typically a nurse with 2-3 years experience on the job in the same area or in similar day-to-day situations
 More aware of long-term goals
 Gains perspective from planning own actions based on conscious, abstract, and analytical thinking and helps to achieve greater efficiency and organization

Answer 3

Competent Nurse

Question 4

 Perceives and understands situations as whole parts
 More holistic understanding improves decision-making
 Learns from experiences what to expect in certain situations and how to modify plans

Answer 4

Proficient Nurse

Question 5

She published what theory

Answer 5

Novice to Expert Theory’

Question 6

Is the way an individual comes to know by establishing casual relationships between events.

Answer 6

Knowing that

Question 7

A practical knowledge that may elude precise abstract formulations

Answer 7

Knowing how

Question 8

What is Benner’s Model

Answer 8

Model of skills acquisitions in Nursing

Question 9

What is Benner’s Model

Answer 9

Model of skills acquisitions in Nursing

Question 10

5 levels of Nursing Experience

Answer 10

Novice
Advanced Beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert

Question 11

 No longer relies on principles, rules, or guidelines to connect situations and determine actions
 Much more background of experience
 Has intuitive grasp of clinical situations
 Performance is now fluid, flexible, and highly-proficient

Answer 11

Expert Nurse

Question 12

 She proposed that one could gain knowledge and skills (“knowing how”) without ever learning the theory (“knowing that”).

Answer 12

Patricia Benner

Question 13

 This theory changed the profession’s understanding of what it means to be an expert, placing this designation not on the nurse with the most highly paid or most prestigious position, but on the nurse who provided “the most exquisite nursing care.

Answer 13

Novice to expert theory Patricia Benner