A Nurse Is Working in the Intensive Care Unit

A nurse is working in the intensive care unit. When assessing the clients, the nurse notes one of them, who was scheduled to transfer to a step-down unit as soon as a bed becomes available, has a respiratory rate change from 18 to 20 breaths/min and an oxygen saturation (O₂ sat) of 92%, when earlier it was 93%. The client denies complaints. The nurse calls the physician and requests a chest x-ray and arterial blood gases (ABGs) . This nurse is working at which Benner Level of Competency in Nurses?

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

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