NUR 200 HONDROS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
Benner's - Novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert.
Critical thinking definition - Continuous process characterized by open mindedness,
continual inquiry, and perseverance combined with a willingness to look at each patient
situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Novice - Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is
no previous level of experience (ex. an experienced OR nurse chooses to now practice in
home health). The learner leans via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually
stepwise and linear.
Advanced beginner - 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 principles of nursing care.
Competent - 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 (ex:
surgical, oncology, or orthopedic 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 psycho-motor skills required by this specific group of
patients.
Proficient - A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the same clinical
position. This nurse perceived 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 - 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.
Our goal - is to be a competent nurse.
Nursing process - Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate (ADPIE).
Assess - Gather information about the patient's condition.
Diagnose - Identify the patient's problems.
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
Benner's - Novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert.
Critical thinking definition - Continuous process characterized by open mindedness,
continual inquiry, and perseverance combined with a willingness to look at each patient
situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Novice - Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is
no previous level of experience (ex. an experienced OR nurse chooses to now practice in
home health). The learner leans via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually
stepwise and linear.
Advanced beginner - 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 principles of nursing care.
Competent - 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 (ex:
surgical, oncology, or orthopedic 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 psycho-motor skills required by this specific group of
patients.
Proficient - A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the same clinical
position. This nurse perceived 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 - 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.
Our goal - is to be a competent nurse.
Nursing process - Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate (ADPIE).
Assess - Gather information about the patient's condition.
Diagnose - Identify the patient's problems.
