12.7 Learning Activites
Learning Activities
Transitions to Practice Questions (Answers are located in the Answer Key at the end of the book.)[1]
- Describe the characteristics and behaviors of a nurse in the novice stage of Benner’s theory. How do novices typically approach client care?
- What challenges might novice nurses face as they transition from the educational setting to clinical practice, according to Benner’s framework?
- Discuss the concept of “advanced beginner” in Benner’s theory. What distinguishes an advanced beginner nurse from a novice, and what skills might they have developed at this stage?
- How does Benner define competency in nursing practice? What skills and abilities does a competent nurse possess, and how do they differ from those of an advanced beginner?
- Explain the proficient stage of nursing expertise according to Benner. What characterizes a proficient nurse, and how do they approach client care differently from nurses in earlier stages?
Test your knowledge on transitions to practice using this NCLEX Next Generation-style Cloze question. You may reset and resubmit your answers to this question an unlimited number of times.[3]
- “Transition to Practice Questions” by Open RN are licensed under CC BY-NC CC BY-NC 4.0 ↵
- “Transition to Practice Flashcards” by Open RN are licensed under CC BY-NC CC BY-NC 4.0 ↵
- “Transitions Drop-Down Cloze" by Kellea Ewen and OpenRN is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 ↵
