Big Benner Theory
A person typically identified as a student or new graduate nurse.
What is a "novice"?
Proper insertion of a peripheral IV.
What is administration of therapeutic interventions?
The period in transition in which the good outweighs the bad.
What is the honeymoon phase?
The ability to increase physical, mental, and emotional endurance, allowing one to recover from stressful situations.
What is resiliency?
The level at which the nurse would expect to palpate the uterine fundus at 20 weeks gestation.
What is the umbilicus?
This level of nurse has been in practice for 1-2 years.
What is "competent"?
Capturing the patient's readiness to learn.
What is the teaching-coaching role?
Out of the four phases of transition (honeymoon, shock, recovery, resolution), this is the period in transition which nurses begin to develop new confidence and acceptance.
What is recovery phase?
The physical, mental, or emotional exhaustion and withdrawal experienced by those who care for sick people.
What is compassion fatigue?
A disorder characterized by insufficient production of insulin, or resistance of available insulin resulting in hyperglycemia.
What is diabetes?
This level of nurse sees the big picture, and has very strong intuition.
What is an "expert"?
Comforting a patient who has recently received a cancer diagnosis.
What is the helping role?
Out of the four phases of transition (honeymoon, shock, recovery, resolution) this is the period that leads to crisis.
What is the shock phase?
A syndrome resulting from poorly managed, chronic workplace stress.
What is burnout?
A medication that is used to reverse the effects of heparin.
What is Protamine sulfate
This level of nurse feels significant anxiety and stress when behind schedule.
What is "advanced beginner"?
What is effective management of rapidly changing situations?
A condition in which a person enters a new role, but finds himself or herself unprepared.
What is reality shock?
The state of being happy, healthy, and prosperous.
What is well-being or wellness?
A brief stroke like illness, that may resolve in minutes to hours. Often an warning sign for a future stroke.
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)?
A continuous series in which all parts are very similar to their nearest neighbor, but the ends, or extremes are very different.
What is a continuum, or spectrum?
Upon admission of your patient (diagnosis: COPD exacerbation), you note increasing confusion following the administration of oxygen via face mask, warranting further investigation, and a call to the physician.
What is the diagnostic and patient monitoring function?
Average time in months into nursing practice that a new nurse experiences a reality shock crisis.
What is six months?
Decreased stress, burnout, anxiety, and improved focus can be benefits of what practice?
What is mindfulness meditation?
The 5th cranial nerve.