THEORIST BACKGROUND STUDY OF NOVICE-EXPERT THEORY More than 30 years ago, Benner began what she describes as an articulation project of the knowledge embedded in nursing practice. Her initial thrust toward further understanding of the theory/practice gap in nursing became transformed while conducting the Achieving Methods of Intra-Professional Consensus, Assessment and Evaluation (AMICAE) project, which provided the data for the widely acclaimed book From Novice to Expert: Excellence and…