FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ADVANCED
PREPARATION SHEET 2026 FULL
SOLUTION SET
● Novice. Answer: Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a
situation in which there is no previous experience. The learner learns via
a specific set of rules and procedures, which are usually stepwise and
linear.
● Advanced beginner. Answer: A nurse who has had some level of
experience with the situation. This experience may only be observational
in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or
principals of nursing care.
● Competent. Answer: A nurse who has been in the same clinical
position for 2 to 3 years. This nurse understands the organization and
specific care required by the type of patients. He or she is a competent
practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-
range goals. In this phase the nurse has usually had experience with all
types of psychomotor skills required by this specific group of patients.
● Proficient. Answer: A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years experience in
the same clinical position. This nurse perceives a patient's clinical
situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily
transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a
, situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as opposed to managing
and performing skills.
● Expert. Answer: A nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive
grasp of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse is able to
zero in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the
situation. He or she is skilled at identifying both patient-centered
problems and problems related to the health care system or perhaps the
needs of the novice nurse.
● What are the ANA Standards of Practice?. Answer: a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Outcomes Identification
d. Planning
e. Implementation
f. Evaluation
● Assessment. Answer: The registered nurse collects comprehensive
data pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation.
● Diagnosis. Answer: The registered nurse analyzes the assessment data
to determine the diagnosis or issues.
PREPARATION SHEET 2026 FULL
SOLUTION SET
● Novice. Answer: Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a
situation in which there is no previous experience. The learner learns via
a specific set of rules and procedures, which are usually stepwise and
linear.
● Advanced beginner. Answer: A nurse who has had some level of
experience with the situation. This experience may only be observational
in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or
principals of nursing care.
● Competent. Answer: A nurse who has been in the same clinical
position for 2 to 3 years. This nurse understands the organization and
specific care required by the type of patients. He or she is a competent
practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-
range goals. In this phase the nurse has usually had experience with all
types of psychomotor skills required by this specific group of patients.
● Proficient. Answer: A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years experience in
the same clinical position. This nurse perceives a patient's clinical
situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily
transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a
, situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as opposed to managing
and performing skills.
● Expert. Answer: A nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive
grasp of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse is able to
zero in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the
situation. He or she is skilled at identifying both patient-centered
problems and problems related to the health care system or perhaps the
needs of the novice nurse.
● What are the ANA Standards of Practice?. Answer: a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Outcomes Identification
d. Planning
e. Implementation
f. Evaluation
● Assessment. Answer: The registered nurse collects comprehensive
data pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation.
● Diagnosis. Answer: The registered nurse analyzes the assessment data
to determine the diagnosis or issues.
