Nurse Professional Development Questions With Complete
Solutions
A colleague repeats back to the NPD practitioner personal
understanding of the objective for the meeting. What part of the
communication process is represented by this action? Correct
Answers Feedback: Feedback closes the communication loop
and conveys to the sender whether the message has been
understood
A new director of NPD decides to perform an educational needs
assessment shortly after joining an organization. What approach
is most effective for completing the needs assessment? Correct
Answers Gather information from multiple sources
A new NPD practitioner is learning to conduct education using
high fidelity simulation as a teaching method. What can the
NPD practitioner expect to lean about simulation? Correct
Answers It is a method to develop skills in a safe environment
A nurse manager asks the NPD practitioner to consult on the
low scores the unit has received o patient satisfaction for pain
management. What is the most important initial task for the
NPD practitioner? Correct Answers Define the problem
A nurse manager consults with an NPD practitioner about a lack
of clinical reasoning skills in newly licensed nurses. Which
teaching methods should the NPD practitioner use to help the
newly licensed nurses develop clinical reasoning? Correct
Answers Case studies and simulation
, A researcher plan to collect data from newly licensed nurse
residents using two different valid and reliable surveys that ask
questions about their perceptions of their confidence and
competency. Is IRB approval required? Correct Answers An
expedited review will suffice
A staff nurse has approached the NPD practitioner about a
personal learning need. The NPD department has a class on the
topic. The nurse's manager indicated that attendance for this
class is not paid. What is the role of the NPD practitioner?
Correct Answers Enroll the nurse in the class on her day off
A survey of staff nurses indicates that, in general, they lack a
clear understanding that a biofilm forms on the injection hubs of
IV tubing. What term best describes this situation? Correct
Answers Educational need
After education has been completed and a change in practice has
been implemented, how does the NPD practitioner best facilitate
sustainability of the new practice? Correct Answers Identify
and remove barriers to continuing the practice
After reviewing the list of 30 topics identified by the learning
needs assessment, the Nursing Education Council must select 12
topics for Nursing Grand Rounds. Each council member
receives 10 colored dots. The thirty topics are written on a
flipchart andeach member uses their dots to vote. Results are
tallied and the top 12 ideas are selected. What is this method of
decision making called? Correct Answers Multiple voting
Solutions
A colleague repeats back to the NPD practitioner personal
understanding of the objective for the meeting. What part of the
communication process is represented by this action? Correct
Answers Feedback: Feedback closes the communication loop
and conveys to the sender whether the message has been
understood
A new director of NPD decides to perform an educational needs
assessment shortly after joining an organization. What approach
is most effective for completing the needs assessment? Correct
Answers Gather information from multiple sources
A new NPD practitioner is learning to conduct education using
high fidelity simulation as a teaching method. What can the
NPD practitioner expect to lean about simulation? Correct
Answers It is a method to develop skills in a safe environment
A nurse manager asks the NPD practitioner to consult on the
low scores the unit has received o patient satisfaction for pain
management. What is the most important initial task for the
NPD practitioner? Correct Answers Define the problem
A nurse manager consults with an NPD practitioner about a lack
of clinical reasoning skills in newly licensed nurses. Which
teaching methods should the NPD practitioner use to help the
newly licensed nurses develop clinical reasoning? Correct
Answers Case studies and simulation
, A researcher plan to collect data from newly licensed nurse
residents using two different valid and reliable surveys that ask
questions about their perceptions of their confidence and
competency. Is IRB approval required? Correct Answers An
expedited review will suffice
A staff nurse has approached the NPD practitioner about a
personal learning need. The NPD department has a class on the
topic. The nurse's manager indicated that attendance for this
class is not paid. What is the role of the NPD practitioner?
Correct Answers Enroll the nurse in the class on her day off
A survey of staff nurses indicates that, in general, they lack a
clear understanding that a biofilm forms on the injection hubs of
IV tubing. What term best describes this situation? Correct
Answers Educational need
After education has been completed and a change in practice has
been implemented, how does the NPD practitioner best facilitate
sustainability of the new practice? Correct Answers Identify
and remove barriers to continuing the practice
After reviewing the list of 30 topics identified by the learning
needs assessment, the Nursing Education Council must select 12
topics for Nursing Grand Rounds. Each council member
receives 10 colored dots. The thirty topics are written on a
flipchart andeach member uses their dots to vote. Results are
tallied and the top 12 ideas are selected. What is this method of
decision making called? Correct Answers Multiple voting
