PROFESSIONAL LATEST
DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
C, D, F
Which of the following actions are appropriate during the Role
Orientation Phase of a new graduate nurse's mentorship process?
Select all that apply.
A. Educating the nurse about transition shock
B. Encouraging participation in advanced practice rotations
C. Assessing clinical skills and discussing role expectations
D. Offering peer support and addressing language barriers
E. Focusing on intellectual recovery and self-care
F. Supporting long-term career planning
C
What is a key mentoring goal during the Role Stabilization Phase
(10–12 months)?
A. Focus on building task-based skills
B. Encourage directive learning and strict oversight
C. Promote independent decision-making and career development
D. Manage the stress of first-day jitters
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, PROFESSIONAL LATEST
DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A
Being an effective leader in Indigenous health requires nurses to have
which of the following?
a. A high level of emotional intelligence.
b. High expectation of others.
c. Critical self-awareness skill.
d. To be authentic.
D
The manager in the coronary care unit believes that the most important
ethical considerations in performance evaluations are that they include
the employee's good. qualities and that they give positive direction for
professional growth. This belief is an example of:
a. Justice.
b. Fidelity.
c. Beneficence.
d. Nonmaleficence.
C
A patient refuses a simple procedure that you believe is in the patient's
best interest. The two ethical principles that are directly in conflict in
such a situation are:
a. Fidelity and justice.
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b. Veracity and fidelity.
c. Autonomy and beneficence.
d. Paternalism and respect for others.
B
Which ethical principle is primarily involved in informed consent?
a. Veracity.
b. Autonomy.
c. Beneficence.
d. Nonmaleficence.
D
The nurse manager organizes interprofessional team meetings on a
weekly basis. This action is demonstrating which aspect of relational
ethics?
a. Embodied knowledge.
b. Interdependent environment.
c. Engaged interactions.
d. Mutual respect.
B
Which of the following is a criticism of the principle of autonomy?
a. It is not culturally sensitive.
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DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
b. It can lead to focus on the needs of one person at the expense of the
needs of others.
c. It is not applicable with entire groups.
d. It can be viewed as advancing professional directives rather than
patient desires.
B
A patient's husband asks to speak with the nursing manager. He is
visibly upset and tells the nursing manager that while at the corner store,
he overheard two nurses discussing his wife's health issues and is certain
that others around him also heard the discussion. This is an example of:
a. Ethical distress.
b. An ethical violation.
c. Moral inappropriateness.
d. An ethical dilemma.
B
Amy has worked in the dialysis unit on staff for about 12 years. She is
frequently consulted by other nursing staff about protocols and policies
on the unit. What type of power is Amy
using?
a. Position power.
b. Expert power.
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DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
C, D, F
Which of the following actions are appropriate during the Role
Orientation Phase of a new graduate nurse's mentorship process?
Select all that apply.
A. Educating the nurse about transition shock
B. Encouraging participation in advanced practice rotations
C. Assessing clinical skills and discussing role expectations
D. Offering peer support and addressing language barriers
E. Focusing on intellectual recovery and self-care
F. Supporting long-term career planning
C
What is a key mentoring goal during the Role Stabilization Phase
(10–12 months)?
A. Focus on building task-based skills
B. Encourage directive learning and strict oversight
C. Promote independent decision-making and career development
D. Manage the stress of first-day jitters
END OF
PAGE
1
, PROFESSIONAL LATEST
DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A
Being an effective leader in Indigenous health requires nurses to have
which of the following?
a. A high level of emotional intelligence.
b. High expectation of others.
c. Critical self-awareness skill.
d. To be authentic.
D
The manager in the coronary care unit believes that the most important
ethical considerations in performance evaluations are that they include
the employee's good. qualities and that they give positive direction for
professional growth. This belief is an example of:
a. Justice.
b. Fidelity.
c. Beneficence.
d. Nonmaleficence.
C
A patient refuses a simple procedure that you believe is in the patient's
best interest. The two ethical principles that are directly in conflict in
such a situation are:
a. Fidelity and justice.
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DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
b. Veracity and fidelity.
c. Autonomy and beneficence.
d. Paternalism and respect for others.
B
Which ethical principle is primarily involved in informed consent?
a. Veracity.
b. Autonomy.
c. Beneficence.
d. Nonmaleficence.
D
The nurse manager organizes interprofessional team meetings on a
weekly basis. This action is demonstrating which aspect of relational
ethics?
a. Embodied knowledge.
b. Interdependent environment.
c. Engaged interactions.
d. Mutual respect.
B
Which of the following is a criticism of the principle of autonomy?
a. It is not culturally sensitive.
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DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
b. It can lead to focus on the needs of one person at the expense of the
needs of others.
c. It is not applicable with entire groups.
d. It can be viewed as advancing professional directives rather than
patient desires.
B
A patient's husband asks to speak with the nursing manager. He is
visibly upset and tells the nursing manager that while at the corner store,
he overheard two nurses discussing his wife's health issues and is certain
that others around him also heard the discussion. This is an example of:
a. Ethical distress.
b. An ethical violation.
c. Moral inappropriateness.
d. An ethical dilemma.
B
Amy has worked in the dialysis unit on staff for about 12 years. She is
frequently consulted by other nursing staff about protocols and policies
on the unit. What type of power is Amy
using?
a. Position power.
b. Expert power.
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