Kara Has Been Out of Nursing School for About Two-And-A-Half

Multiple Choice

Kara has been out of nursing school for about two-and-a-half years. Since graduating, she has worked as an oncology nurse at a local children's hospital. In recent months, Kara has developed a sense of mastery for most of her job tasks, and she has become quite skilled at crafting care plans and seeing the long-term effects of her interactions with patients. Kara's coping skills have also developed dramatically. Still, Kara has a hard time prioritizing tasks, and she tends to move more slowly than the more experienced nurses on her floor. Kara is also somewhat inflexible, performing the same nursing tasks in the same order and the same way for each of her patients. Based on this description, Kara would most likely fall within which characteristic of nursing within the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care?

A) Advanced beginner
B) Proficient
C) Competent
D) Novice