Exams of 2026/2027 WEST COAST, Exams of Nursing Nursing Already Studied
With Updated Questions And Answers Graded A+
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement
A "MODEL" based on how a nurse thinks. Explains 4 steps in the "CRITICAL THINKING PROCESS"
that nurses use to solve any problem:
*Noticing
*Interpreting
*Responding
*Reflecting
Nursing Process
Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step-by-step approach to plan patient-centered care:
"ADPIE"
*Assessment
*Diagnosis
*Planning/Outcomes
*Implementation
*Evaluation
Why do we study Critical Thinking?
To think with a purpose, and know why you do what you do.
A strict reasoning process that ensures a nurse is generating, implementing, and evaluating
approaches.
Benner's Theory of Stages and Clinical Competence
What theory of stages have 5 Stages?
The 5 stages:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
, Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
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Stage 1: Novice
Nursing Students first year of clinical education; inexperienced, text book knowledge, limited
ability to predict what might happen in any situation.
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Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Newly graduated in their first jobs; Nurses have more experience and are able to recognize
recurrent, meaningful components of a situation. They have the knowledge and the knowhow
but not the in-depth experience.
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Stage 3: Competent
These nurses lack the speed and flexibility of proficient nurses, but they have some mastery and
can rely on advanced planning and organizational skills. Can recognize patterns and nature of
clinical situations more quickly and accurately than advanced beginners.
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Stage 4: Proficient
At this level nurses are capable to see situations as wholes rather than parts. "PROFICIENT"
nurses learn from experience what events typically occur and are able to modify plans in
response to different events.
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Stage 5: Expert
Nurses that are able to recognize demands and resources in situations and attain their goals. No
longer do they rely solely on rules to guide actions under certain situations. They area able to
intuitively grasp the situation based on their deep knowledge and experience.
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Noticing
First step of Tanner's model of clinical judgement.
1. Identifying signs and symptoms