ATI PN LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT
PROCTORED FINAL PAPER NGN
QUESTIONS 2026 CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Orientation to the unit.
Answer: Classroom orientation usually moves onto the unit and is
continued with an assigned preceptor.
Preceptors assist in orienting newly licensed nurses to a unit and
supervising their performance and acquisition of skills.
Preceptors are usually assigned to newly licensed nurses for a limited
amount of time.
Mentors can also serve as a newly licensed nurse's preceptor, but their
relationship usually lasts longer and focuses more on assumption of the
professional role and relationships, as well as socialization to practice.
Coaches establish a collaborative relationship to help a nurse establish
specific individual goals. The relationship is often task related and
typically time limited.
⩥ Socialization.
Answer: Process by which a person learns a new role and the values and
culture of the group within which that role is implemented.
Successful socialization helps new staff members fit in with already
established staff on a client care unit.
,Staff development educators and unit managers can begin this process
during interviewing and orientation.
Nurse preceptors/mentors are frequently used to assist newly licensed
nurses with this process on the clinical unit.
⩥ Staff education.
Answer: Also called staff development. Process by which a staff
member gains knowledge and skills. The goal of staff education is to
ensure that staff members have and maintain the most current knowledge
and skills necessary to meet the needs of clients.
⩥ Steps in providing educational programs.
Answer: Identify and respond: To identify need for knowledge or
skill proficiency.
Analyze: Deficiencies, and develop learning objectives to meet need.
Research: Resources available to address learning objectives based on
evidence‑based practice.
Plan: Program to address objectives using available resources.
5. Implement: Program(s) at time conducive to staff attendance; consider
online learning modules.
6. Evaluate: Use materials and observations to measure behavior
changes secondary to learning objectives.
⩥ Competence.
,Answer: Ability of an employee to meet the requirements of a particular
role at an established level of performance. Nurses usually progress
through several stages of proficiency as they gain experience in a
particular area. Patricia Benner (1984) identified five stages of nursing
ability, which are based on level of competence. Level of competence is
directly related to length of time in practice and exposure to clinical
situations. When nurses move to a new clinical
setting that requires acquisition of new skills and knowledge, their level
of competence will return to a lower stage.
⩥ 5 stages of nursing ability.
Answer: Novice nurse.
Advanced beginner.
Competent nurse.
Proficient nurse.
Expert nurse.
⩥ Novice nurse.
Answer: Can be students or newly licensed nurses who have minimal
clinical experience.
They approach situations from theoretical perspective relying on
context‑free facts and established guidelines.
Rules govern practice.
, ⩥ Advanced beginner.
Answer: Most new nurses function at the level of the advanced beginner.
They practice independently in the performance of many tasks and can
make some clinical judgments.
They begin to rely on prior experience to make practice decisions.
⩥ Competent nurse.
Answer: These are usually nurses who have been in practice for 2 to 3
years.
They demonstrate increasing levels of skill and proficiency and clinical
judgment.
They exhibit the ability to organize and plan care using abstract and
analytical thinking.
They can anticipate the long‑term outcomes of personal actions.
⩥ Proficient nurse.
Answer: These are nurses who have a significant amount of experience
upon which to base their practice.
Enhanced observational abilities allow nurses to be able to conceptualize
situations more holistically. Well‑developed critical thinking and
decision‑making skills allow nurses to recognize and respond to
unexpected changes.
⩥ Expert nurse.
PROCTORED FINAL PAPER NGN
QUESTIONS 2026 CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Orientation to the unit.
Answer: Classroom orientation usually moves onto the unit and is
continued with an assigned preceptor.
Preceptors assist in orienting newly licensed nurses to a unit and
supervising their performance and acquisition of skills.
Preceptors are usually assigned to newly licensed nurses for a limited
amount of time.
Mentors can also serve as a newly licensed nurse's preceptor, but their
relationship usually lasts longer and focuses more on assumption of the
professional role and relationships, as well as socialization to practice.
Coaches establish a collaborative relationship to help a nurse establish
specific individual goals. The relationship is often task related and
typically time limited.
⩥ Socialization.
Answer: Process by which a person learns a new role and the values and
culture of the group within which that role is implemented.
Successful socialization helps new staff members fit in with already
established staff on a client care unit.
,Staff development educators and unit managers can begin this process
during interviewing and orientation.
Nurse preceptors/mentors are frequently used to assist newly licensed
nurses with this process on the clinical unit.
⩥ Staff education.
Answer: Also called staff development. Process by which a staff
member gains knowledge and skills. The goal of staff education is to
ensure that staff members have and maintain the most current knowledge
and skills necessary to meet the needs of clients.
⩥ Steps in providing educational programs.
Answer: Identify and respond: To identify need for knowledge or
skill proficiency.
Analyze: Deficiencies, and develop learning objectives to meet need.
Research: Resources available to address learning objectives based on
evidence‑based practice.
Plan: Program to address objectives using available resources.
5. Implement: Program(s) at time conducive to staff attendance; consider
online learning modules.
6. Evaluate: Use materials and observations to measure behavior
changes secondary to learning objectives.
⩥ Competence.
,Answer: Ability of an employee to meet the requirements of a particular
role at an established level of performance. Nurses usually progress
through several stages of proficiency as they gain experience in a
particular area. Patricia Benner (1984) identified five stages of nursing
ability, which are based on level of competence. Level of competence is
directly related to length of time in practice and exposure to clinical
situations. When nurses move to a new clinical
setting that requires acquisition of new skills and knowledge, their level
of competence will return to a lower stage.
⩥ 5 stages of nursing ability.
Answer: Novice nurse.
Advanced beginner.
Competent nurse.
Proficient nurse.
Expert nurse.
⩥ Novice nurse.
Answer: Can be students or newly licensed nurses who have minimal
clinical experience.
They approach situations from theoretical perspective relying on
context‑free facts and established guidelines.
Rules govern practice.
, ⩥ Advanced beginner.
Answer: Most new nurses function at the level of the advanced beginner.
They practice independently in the performance of many tasks and can
make some clinical judgments.
They begin to rely on prior experience to make practice decisions.
⩥ Competent nurse.
Answer: These are usually nurses who have been in practice for 2 to 3
years.
They demonstrate increasing levels of skill and proficiency and clinical
judgment.
They exhibit the ability to organize and plan care using abstract and
analytical thinking.
They can anticipate the long‑term outcomes of personal actions.
⩥ Proficient nurse.
Answer: These are nurses who have a significant amount of experience
upon which to base their practice.
Enhanced observational abilities allow nurses to be able to conceptualize
situations more holistically. Well‑developed critical thinking and
decision‑making skills allow nurses to recognize and respond to
unexpected changes.
⩥ Expert nurse.
