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This paper is for a course in Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing and answers the question in Part 3 of the assignment "Analysis and Evaluation of Conceptual Models of Nursing", using Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert Theory as the subject and explaining that she is the authoritative source on her theory. Other individuals that have used and adapted her theory are cited.

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"The primary authoritative source for information about the development evaluation and use of the Novice to Expert Learning Theory is Patricia Benner. As the theorist, Benner is the most important source with respect to its conception evolution and use she is also the best equipped to evaluate its use since she knows and understands the intent of the theory and what its results should be. Gobet and Chassy point out that Benner's work is insightful in the context of the complex interaction between nursing theory..."

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