Nur Nursing 155 Exam Test Questions And
Answers(Verified Answers)
1. What is the purpose of the SPICES tool?: To eflciently and ettectively obtain the information
necessary to prevent health alterations in the older adult patient.
2. What does the S in SPICES stand for?: Sleep Disorders
3. What does the P in SPICES stand for?: Problems with Eating or Feeding
4. What does the I in SPICES stand for?: Incontinence
5. What does the C in SPICES stand for?: Confusion
6. What does the E in SPICES stand for?: Evidence of Falls
7. What does the 2nd S in SPICES stand for?: Skin Breakdown
8. What is the 1st stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Novice - The Novice
or beginner has no experience in the situation in which they are expected to perform. The Novice lacks confidence to
demonstrate safe practice and requires continual verbal and physical cues. Practice is within a prolonged time period
and he/she is unable to use discretionary judgement.
9. What is the 2nd stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Advanced
Beginner - Advanced Beginners demonstrate marginally acceptable performance because the nurse has had prior
experience in actual situations. He/she is eflcient and skillful in parts of the practice area, requiring occasional
supportive cues. May/may not be within a delayed time period. Knowledge is developing.
10. What is the 3rd stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Competent
- Competence is demonstrated by the nurse who has been on the job in the same or similar situations for two or
three years. The nurse is able to demonstrate eflciency, is coordinated and has confidence in his/her actions. For the
Competent nurse, a plan establishes a perspective, and the plan is based on considerable conscious, abstract, analytic
contemplation of the problem. The conscious, deliberate planning that is characteristic of this skill level helps achieve
eflciency and organization. Care is completed within a suitable time frame without supporting cues.
11. What is the 4th stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Proficient - The
Proficient nurse perceives situations as wholes rather than in terms of chopped up parts or aspects. Proficient nurses
understand a situation as a whole because they perceive its meaning in terms of long-term goals. The Proficient nurse
learns from experience what typical events to expect in a given situation and how plans need to be modified in response
to these events. The Proficient nurse can now recognize when the expected normal picture does not materialize. This
holistic understanding improves the Proficient nurse's decision making. It becomes less labored because the nurse
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, now has a perspective on which of the many existing attributes and aspects in the present situation are the important
ones.
12. What is the 5th stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: The Expert -
The Expert nurse has an intuitive grasp of each situation and zeroes in on the accurate region of the problem without
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Answers(Verified Answers)
1. What is the purpose of the SPICES tool?: To eflciently and ettectively obtain the information
necessary to prevent health alterations in the older adult patient.
2. What does the S in SPICES stand for?: Sleep Disorders
3. What does the P in SPICES stand for?: Problems with Eating or Feeding
4. What does the I in SPICES stand for?: Incontinence
5. What does the C in SPICES stand for?: Confusion
6. What does the E in SPICES stand for?: Evidence of Falls
7. What does the 2nd S in SPICES stand for?: Skin Breakdown
8. What is the 1st stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Novice - The Novice
or beginner has no experience in the situation in which they are expected to perform. The Novice lacks confidence to
demonstrate safe practice and requires continual verbal and physical cues. Practice is within a prolonged time period
and he/she is unable to use discretionary judgement.
9. What is the 2nd stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Advanced
Beginner - Advanced Beginners demonstrate marginally acceptable performance because the nurse has had prior
experience in actual situations. He/she is eflcient and skillful in parts of the practice area, requiring occasional
supportive cues. May/may not be within a delayed time period. Knowledge is developing.
10. What is the 3rd stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Competent
- Competence is demonstrated by the nurse who has been on the job in the same or similar situations for two or
three years. The nurse is able to demonstrate eflciency, is coordinated and has confidence in his/her actions. For the
Competent nurse, a plan establishes a perspective, and the plan is based on considerable conscious, abstract, analytic
contemplation of the problem. The conscious, deliberate planning that is characteristic of this skill level helps achieve
eflciency and organization. Care is completed within a suitable time frame without supporting cues.
11. What is the 4th stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: Proficient - The
Proficient nurse perceives situations as wholes rather than in terms of chopped up parts or aspects. Proficient nurses
understand a situation as a whole because they perceive its meaning in terms of long-term goals. The Proficient nurse
learns from experience what typical events to expect in a given situation and how plans need to be modified in response
to these events. The Proficient nurse can now recognize when the expected normal picture does not materialize. This
holistic understanding improves the Proficient nurse's decision making. It becomes less labored because the nurse
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, now has a perspective on which of the many existing attributes and aspects in the present situation are the important
ones.
12. What is the 5th stage in Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence?: The Expert -
The Expert nurse has an intuitive grasp of each situation and zeroes in on the accurate region of the problem without
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