TESTnBANKnFornProfessionalnNursingnConcepts:nCom
petenciesnfornQualitynLeadershipn5thnEditionnbynAni
tanFinkelman
1.nThennursingndirectornattendsnanworkshopnandnisnpresentingninformationnon
nthenANA'snsevennessentialnfeaturesninnNursing'snSocialnPolicynStatementn(201
0).nWhichnonenofnthensevennessentialnfeaturesnofnnursingnisnincludedninnthen
publication?
A)nApplicationnofnprofessionalnjudgmentnandncriticalnthinkingntonassessnandnim
plementntreatmentnbasednonnhumannresponsesnandnexperiences.
B)nUsenpublicnpolicynofncurrentnlegislaturentonshapenthenfuturenofnthennursing
nprofession.
C)nUsenscientificnknowledgentonrationncarentonthosenindividualsnwithnnoncompl
exndiagnosesnandnsimplentreatmentnoptions.
D)nUsenassessmentnasnthenguideninnorderntontreatnthenfullnrangenofnhumannr
esponsesn"withinnthenphysicalnenvironment."n-nANSWER:nA
2.nAnnursenwhonhasnworkednforn15nyearsninnthenhospitalnhasnannopportunity
ntonattendnannRN-to-
BSNnprogramninnhernlocalncommunity,nandnthenhospitalnwillnpaynfornthencostn
ofntuitionnifnthennursenagreesntonworkntherenforn2nyearsnfollowingngraduation
.nThennursenhasnacceptednandnisninnthenfirstntermnatnthenlocalncollege.nIfnthe
nnursenwantsntonworknonnherncriticalnandnreflectiventhinkingnskills,nwhichnacti
vitynshouldnshe/henfocusnonndeveloping?
A)nReadingnanchapternonn"CarenofnthenCardiacnPatient.
B)nSpeakingntonthennursesnonnthenclinicalnunit.
C)nListeningntonfamilynasntheynsharenthenclient'snstory.
D)nWritingnanpapernonnnursingnfornthenpalliativenclient.n-nANSWER:nD
3.nAnnurseninnthenlong-
termncarenfacilitynhasndecidedntonreturnntonnursingnschoolntonearnnanhighern
degree.nThennursenisnfullnofnpositiventhoughtsnandnenergynwhenncontemplates
nallnthennewnthingsntonlearn.nAccordingntonShane'snreturning-to-
schoolnsyndrome,nwhichnphasenisnthisnnursenexperiencing?
A)nconflictnphase
B)nreintegrationnphase
,C)nintegrationnphase
D)nhoneymoonnphasen-nANSWER:nD
4.nAnstudentnnurse,nwhonisninnthensecondnsemesternofnnursingnschool,nisnexp
eriencingnannunsettlednfeeling.nThennursennotesnanlacknofnconfidenceninnknowi
ngnhowntonactnornwhatnquestionsntonask.nAccordingntonBridges'nManagingnTra
nsitionsntheory,nwhatnphasenofntransitionnisnthisnstudentnexperiencing?
A)nnewnbeginningn
B)nneutralnzonen
C)ntransitionnonen
D)nlettingngon-nANSWER:nB
5.nAnnursenreturnsntonschoolntoncompletenannadvancednnursingndegreenandnis
nfindingnitndifficultntonmeetnallnexpectationsnofnhernlife.nThennursenisnannewn
parent,nanstudent,nanspouse,nandnanfull-
timenemployee.nThennursenisnexperiencingnwhatntypenofnissue?
A)nvaluenconflictn
B)nbehavioralnconflictn
C)nrolenconflictn
D)nattitudenconflictn-nANSWER:nC
6.nThencharacteristicsnofnanprofessionnarenmany,nandnnursingnisndelineatednas
nannemergingnprofessionnbecausenofnthenabsencenofnwhatncharacteristic?
A)nusenofnanspecializedndatabase
B)nstandardizedneducationalnentry
C)nspecializedncompetencies
D)nautonomynandncontrolnovernworkn-nANSWER:nB
7.nAnnursenworksninnthenmedical-
surgicalnunitnofnansuburbannhospitalnandnisntakingncarenofnanclientnwhonhasn
manyncomplexnphysiologicnprocessesngoingnonnatnthensamentime.nThennursene
xhibitsnflexibility,ninquisitiveness,nandnopennmindednessninncaringnfornthenclien
tnasntheirnconditionnchangesnfromnday-to-
day.nThennursenisnprimarilynexhibitingnwhichntypenofnthinking?
A)ncriticalnthinkingn
B)ncreativenthinkingn
C)nreflectiventhinkingn
D)nindependentnthinkingn-nANSWER:nA
8.nAnnursingnstudentnisninnthenseniornsemesternofnnursingnschool.nInnaddition
ntongoingntonclinicalnsessions,ndidacticnlectures,nandnapplyingnfornnursingnposit
ion,nthenstudentnisnreviewingnfornthenNCLEXnexam.nWhichnofnthesenintellectua
lncharacteristicsnofnannursingnstudentnisninvolvednwithnlicensure?
,A)nspecializedneducation
B)nbodynofnknowledge
C)nthenabilityntonthinkncritically
D)nthenabilityntonmanagencolleaguesn-nANSWER:nA
9.nInnorderntonattainnprofessionalnstatus,nwhichnnursingnrolenwillnnursingnpers
onnelnneedntonbenperformingnonnanregularnbasis?
A)nWorknindividuallyntonshowcasencontributionsntonsociety.
B)nMaintainnthreenlevelsnofneducationnfornnursesncollectively.
C)nWorkntogetherntoncollaboratenthroughnprofessionalnorganizations.
D)nEthicallynmaintainnstandardsnofncarenfornclients.n-nANSWER:nC
10.nAnnursenentersnthenroomnofnanclientnandnteachesnaboutnpainnmedicationn
whilensimultaneouslynrelievingnstressnwithntherapeuticnmassage.nThennursenisna
lsonablentondeterminenwhatntheoriesnpertainntonthennursingnactions.nWhichnty
penofnthinkingnisnthennursenexhibitingnwhennhe/shenprocessesncaringnfornthen
painnofnthisnclient?
A)nindependentnthinkingn
B)ncriticalnthinkingn
C)nreflectiventhinkingn
D)ncreativenthinkingn-nANSWER:nC
11.nAnstaffnnursenisnprovidingneducationntonthenunlicensednassistivenpersonnel
n(UAP)nonnthenunitnaboutnsafengowningnandnglovingnwhenncaringnfornclientsn
withnMRSA.nWhichnrolenwillnthenstaffnnursenundertakenwhennprovidingnthisne
ducation?
A)ncaregivern
B)nteachern
C)ncoordinatorn
D)ncounselorn-nANSWER:nB
12.nWhilenworkingnonnanbusynmedicalnunit,nannassistantnnursenmanagernhasnn
otednannincreaseninnthennumbernofnfallingnincidents.nAfternreviewingnthendocu
mentation,nitnappearsnmostnfallsnoccurnsoonnbeforenlunchnwhennclientsnareng
oingntonthenbathroom.nThennursensharesnthisninformationnwithnthenUAPnandn
asksnthemntonassistnclientsnmorenatnthisntime.nWhichndomainninnthenProfessio
nalnNursenContributionsnmodelndoesnthisnrepresent?
A)ncognitiven
B)nbehavioraln
C)naffectiven
D)npsychomotorn-nANSWER:nA
, 13.nAfternannursingnstudentndoesnpoorlynonnantest,nthenstudent'snprofessornre
questsnanconferencentondiscussnthenmatter.nDuringnthendiscussion,nthenstudent
ncomments,n"Indidn'tnhaventimentonreadnallnthosenchapters."nWhilendiscussing
nstrategiesntonhelpnwithnreadingneffectiveness,nthenprofessornsuggestsnthatnaft
ernreadingnanpassage,nthenstudentnshouldntakenanbreaknandndonwhichnactivity?
A)nParaphrasenthenmajornconceptsntheynjustnread.
B)nListenntonclassicalnmusic.
C)nVisitnwithntheirnpeersnaboutntheirnstudynhabits.
D)nGetnancaffeinatednbeverage.n-nANSWER:nA
14.nAnprofessionalnnursenisntryingntonlocateninformationnaboutnandiseasenproc
essnandnisnevaluatingnonlineninformation.nWhichnquestionnshouldnthennursenas
kntonidentifynthenauthoritynofnthenonlineninformation?
A)n"Isntheninformationnerrornfreenandnconsistent?"
B)n"Doesntheninformationnconflictnwithnknownnscientificninformation?"
C)n"Isntherenanwayntoncontactnthenauthor(s)?"
D)n"Arentheninitialnpostingndatesnandnupdatesnpresent?"n-nANSWER:nC
15.nAngraduatennursenisnworkingnonnanbusyninpatientnmedicalnfloor.nThennurs
enhasnbeenntaughtntondonancentralncatheterndressingnchangenonenwaynbutnca
nnotnhandlenchangingnthenprocedurentonaccommodatenthensuppliesnthatnarenr
eadilynavailable.nInnaddition,nthennursenwillnnotngontonlunchnuntilnallncharting
nisncompletensince,n"Thosenarenthenrules."nAccordingntonBenner'snNovice-to-
ExpertnModel,ninnwhichnstagenofnthenmodelnisnthennursencurrentlynperforming?
A)nexpertnpractitionern
B)nnovicenpractitionern
C)nadvancednbeginnern
D)nCompetentnpractitionern-nANSWER:nB
16.nWhichnclientnscenarionbestndisplaysnthenmeaningnofn"unpredictabilitynthatn
isnconceptualizednasnchaos"?
A)nAnnICUnnursenimplementingn"proning"nfornventilatornclientsnasnan"new"nme
chanismntonpreventnpneumonia.
B)nEnsuringneverynunresponsivenclientnisnturnedneveryn2nhoursnasnprescribed.
C)nAssistingnthenUAPnwithntheirnmorningnroundsnandncheckingnbloodnglucosenl
evelsnbeforenbreakfast.
D)nCallingnsecurityntonassistnwithnann"overdose"nclientnwhonwillnnotnfollowing
nordersntonstayninntheirnroom.n-nANSWER:nA
17.nAngroupnofnnursingnstudentsnhavenbeennassignedntonworknonnangroupnpr
oject.nEverynstudentnhasndifferentnworkingnschedulesnmakingnitndifficultntonme
etninnperson.nOnenstudentnhasnvolunteeredntonorganizenantimelinenandneditnt
petenciesnfornQualitynLeadershipn5thnEditionnbynAni
tanFinkelman
1.nThennursingndirectornattendsnanworkshopnandnisnpresentingninformationnon
nthenANA'snsevennessentialnfeaturesninnNursing'snSocialnPolicynStatementn(201
0).nWhichnonenofnthensevennessentialnfeaturesnofnnursingnisnincludedninnthen
publication?
A)nApplicationnofnprofessionalnjudgmentnandncriticalnthinkingntonassessnandnim
plementntreatmentnbasednonnhumannresponsesnandnexperiences.
B)nUsenpublicnpolicynofncurrentnlegislaturentonshapenthenfuturenofnthennursing
nprofession.
C)nUsenscientificnknowledgentonrationncarentonthosenindividualsnwithnnoncompl
exndiagnosesnandnsimplentreatmentnoptions.
D)nUsenassessmentnasnthenguideninnorderntontreatnthenfullnrangenofnhumannr
esponsesn"withinnthenphysicalnenvironment."n-nANSWER:nA
2.nAnnursenwhonhasnworkednforn15nyearsninnthenhospitalnhasnannopportunity
ntonattendnannRN-to-
BSNnprogramninnhernlocalncommunity,nandnthenhospitalnwillnpaynfornthencostn
ofntuitionnifnthennursenagreesntonworkntherenforn2nyearsnfollowingngraduation
.nThennursenhasnacceptednandnisninnthenfirstntermnatnthenlocalncollege.nIfnthe
nnursenwantsntonworknonnherncriticalnandnreflectiventhinkingnskills,nwhichnacti
vitynshouldnshe/henfocusnonndeveloping?
A)nReadingnanchapternonn"CarenofnthenCardiacnPatient.
B)nSpeakingntonthennursesnonnthenclinicalnunit.
C)nListeningntonfamilynasntheynsharenthenclient'snstory.
D)nWritingnanpapernonnnursingnfornthenpalliativenclient.n-nANSWER:nD
3.nAnnurseninnthenlong-
termncarenfacilitynhasndecidedntonreturnntonnursingnschoolntonearnnanhighern
degree.nThennursenisnfullnofnpositiventhoughtsnandnenergynwhenncontemplates
nallnthennewnthingsntonlearn.nAccordingntonShane'snreturning-to-
schoolnsyndrome,nwhichnphasenisnthisnnursenexperiencing?
A)nconflictnphase
B)nreintegrationnphase
,C)nintegrationnphase
D)nhoneymoonnphasen-nANSWER:nD
4.nAnstudentnnurse,nwhonisninnthensecondnsemesternofnnursingnschool,nisnexp
eriencingnannunsettlednfeeling.nThennursennotesnanlacknofnconfidenceninnknowi
ngnhowntonactnornwhatnquestionsntonask.nAccordingntonBridges'nManagingnTra
nsitionsntheory,nwhatnphasenofntransitionnisnthisnstudentnexperiencing?
A)nnewnbeginningn
B)nneutralnzonen
C)ntransitionnonen
D)nlettingngon-nANSWER:nB
5.nAnnursenreturnsntonschoolntoncompletenannadvancednnursingndegreenandnis
nfindingnitndifficultntonmeetnallnexpectationsnofnhernlife.nThennursenisnannewn
parent,nanstudent,nanspouse,nandnanfull-
timenemployee.nThennursenisnexperiencingnwhatntypenofnissue?
A)nvaluenconflictn
B)nbehavioralnconflictn
C)nrolenconflictn
D)nattitudenconflictn-nANSWER:nC
6.nThencharacteristicsnofnanprofessionnarenmany,nandnnursingnisndelineatednas
nannemergingnprofessionnbecausenofnthenabsencenofnwhatncharacteristic?
A)nusenofnanspecializedndatabase
B)nstandardizedneducationalnentry
C)nspecializedncompetencies
D)nautonomynandncontrolnovernworkn-nANSWER:nB
7.nAnnursenworksninnthenmedical-
surgicalnunitnofnansuburbannhospitalnandnisntakingncarenofnanclientnwhonhasn
manyncomplexnphysiologicnprocessesngoingnonnatnthensamentime.nThennursene
xhibitsnflexibility,ninquisitiveness,nandnopennmindednessninncaringnfornthenclien
tnasntheirnconditionnchangesnfromnday-to-
day.nThennursenisnprimarilynexhibitingnwhichntypenofnthinking?
A)ncriticalnthinkingn
B)ncreativenthinkingn
C)nreflectiventhinkingn
D)nindependentnthinkingn-nANSWER:nA
8.nAnnursingnstudentnisninnthenseniornsemesternofnnursingnschool.nInnaddition
ntongoingntonclinicalnsessions,ndidacticnlectures,nandnapplyingnfornnursingnposit
ion,nthenstudentnisnreviewingnfornthenNCLEXnexam.nWhichnofnthesenintellectua
lncharacteristicsnofnannursingnstudentnisninvolvednwithnlicensure?
,A)nspecializedneducation
B)nbodynofnknowledge
C)nthenabilityntonthinkncritically
D)nthenabilityntonmanagencolleaguesn-nANSWER:nA
9.nInnorderntonattainnprofessionalnstatus,nwhichnnursingnrolenwillnnursingnpers
onnelnneedntonbenperformingnonnanregularnbasis?
A)nWorknindividuallyntonshowcasencontributionsntonsociety.
B)nMaintainnthreenlevelsnofneducationnfornnursesncollectively.
C)nWorkntogetherntoncollaboratenthroughnprofessionalnorganizations.
D)nEthicallynmaintainnstandardsnofncarenfornclients.n-nANSWER:nC
10.nAnnursenentersnthenroomnofnanclientnandnteachesnaboutnpainnmedicationn
whilensimultaneouslynrelievingnstressnwithntherapeuticnmassage.nThennursenisna
lsonablentondeterminenwhatntheoriesnpertainntonthennursingnactions.nWhichnty
penofnthinkingnisnthennursenexhibitingnwhennhe/shenprocessesncaringnfornthen
painnofnthisnclient?
A)nindependentnthinkingn
B)ncriticalnthinkingn
C)nreflectiventhinkingn
D)ncreativenthinkingn-nANSWER:nC
11.nAnstaffnnursenisnprovidingneducationntonthenunlicensednassistivenpersonnel
n(UAP)nonnthenunitnaboutnsafengowningnandnglovingnwhenncaringnfornclientsn
withnMRSA.nWhichnrolenwillnthenstaffnnursenundertakenwhennprovidingnthisne
ducation?
A)ncaregivern
B)nteachern
C)ncoordinatorn
D)ncounselorn-nANSWER:nB
12.nWhilenworkingnonnanbusynmedicalnunit,nannassistantnnursenmanagernhasnn
otednannincreaseninnthennumbernofnfallingnincidents.nAfternreviewingnthendocu
mentation,nitnappearsnmostnfallsnoccurnsoonnbeforenlunchnwhennclientsnareng
oingntonthenbathroom.nThennursensharesnthisninformationnwithnthenUAPnandn
asksnthemntonassistnclientsnmorenatnthisntime.nWhichndomainninnthenProfessio
nalnNursenContributionsnmodelndoesnthisnrepresent?
A)ncognitiven
B)nbehavioraln
C)naffectiven
D)npsychomotorn-nANSWER:nA
, 13.nAfternannursingnstudentndoesnpoorlynonnantest,nthenstudent'snprofessornre
questsnanconferencentondiscussnthenmatter.nDuringnthendiscussion,nthenstudent
ncomments,n"Indidn'tnhaventimentonreadnallnthosenchapters."nWhilendiscussing
nstrategiesntonhelpnwithnreadingneffectiveness,nthenprofessornsuggestsnthatnaft
ernreadingnanpassage,nthenstudentnshouldntakenanbreaknandndonwhichnactivity?
A)nParaphrasenthenmajornconceptsntheynjustnread.
B)nListenntonclassicalnmusic.
C)nVisitnwithntheirnpeersnaboutntheirnstudynhabits.
D)nGetnancaffeinatednbeverage.n-nANSWER:nA
14.nAnprofessionalnnursenisntryingntonlocateninformationnaboutnandiseasenproc
essnandnisnevaluatingnonlineninformation.nWhichnquestionnshouldnthennursenas
kntonidentifynthenauthoritynofnthenonlineninformation?
A)n"Isntheninformationnerrornfreenandnconsistent?"
B)n"Doesntheninformationnconflictnwithnknownnscientificninformation?"
C)n"Isntherenanwayntoncontactnthenauthor(s)?"
D)n"Arentheninitialnpostingndatesnandnupdatesnpresent?"n-nANSWER:nC
15.nAngraduatennursenisnworkingnonnanbusyninpatientnmedicalnfloor.nThennurs
enhasnbeenntaughtntondonancentralncatheterndressingnchangenonenwaynbutnca
nnotnhandlenchangingnthenprocedurentonaccommodatenthensuppliesnthatnarenr
eadilynavailable.nInnaddition,nthennursenwillnnotngontonlunchnuntilnallncharting
nisncompletensince,n"Thosenarenthenrules."nAccordingntonBenner'snNovice-to-
ExpertnModel,ninnwhichnstagenofnthenmodelnisnthennursencurrentlynperforming?
A)nexpertnpractitionern
B)nnovicenpractitionern
C)nadvancednbeginnern
D)nCompetentnpractitionern-nANSWER:nB
16.nWhichnclientnscenarionbestndisplaysnthenmeaningnofn"unpredictabilitynthatn
isnconceptualizednasnchaos"?
A)nAnnICUnnursenimplementingn"proning"nfornventilatornclientsnasnan"new"nme
chanismntonpreventnpneumonia.
B)nEnsuringneverynunresponsivenclientnisnturnedneveryn2nhoursnasnprescribed.
C)nAssistingnthenUAPnwithntheirnmorningnroundsnandncheckingnbloodnglucosenl
evelsnbeforenbreakfast.
D)nCallingnsecurityntonassistnwithnann"overdose"nclientnwhonwillnnotnfollowing
nordersntonstayninntheirnroom.n-nANSWER:nA
17.nAngroupnofnnursingnstudentsnhavenbeennassignedntonworknonnangroupnpr
oject.nEverynstudentnhasndifferentnworkingnschedulesnmakingnitndifficultntonme
etninnperson.nOnenstudentnhasnvolunteeredntonorganizenantimelinenandneditnt
