QUESTION Career development is an iterative and continuous process combining linear and nonlinear approaches. A model has been suggested for use that has five phases of career planning. Which of the following phases relates to self-assessments? A) Scanning the environment B) Periodic reality checks C) Incongruence forces alternative career path D) Decision to stay or […]
QUESTION A nurse has been working for 20 years in a fast-paced emergency department. The nurse decides he needs a change of pace and begins looking for a new career in a setting that allows him to establish long-term relationships with his clients but also to have enough time to spend with his children. Which […]
QUESTION A nurse is interested in becoming a traveling nurse as her husband has landed a new job in a new city and she must travel with him. The couple has no children and the husband’s jobs seem to take them in many different geographical directions. Which of the following nursing professional organizations can provide […]
QUESTION Which of the following careers would be available for an advanced practice nurse? A) A travel nurse B) A nurse case manager C) A CRNA D) A telephone triage nurse ANSWER: C
QUESTION When looking at the future of nursing, a group of nursing students believes they will have long-term employment due to the health care field always expanding. Several other students don’t look too far into the future and consider all potential things that may occur including the wildest idea imaginable. What term refers to the […]
QUESTION A 25-year-old woman recently applied for insurance coverage through a national company. After submitting her application, the woman receives a phone call from the company’s nurse case manager to review her medical records and certify insurance coverage. Which of the following levels of educational experience has the nurse case manager earned in order to […]
QUESTION A nursing instructor is hired in a community-college setting with her BSN degree. She is required to finish her master’s degree within the first year of employment in order to continue teaching at the college. Once employed, instructors closely follow a tenure-track program with specific criteria for advancement. What type of career path is […]
QUESTION In doing a project for graduate school, a nurse investigates her values to determine what her career goals might look like in the future. When a nurse values technologically complex skills, what areas of nursing might she be employed in? A) Geriatric nursing B) Hospice nursing C) Nurse researchers or theorists D) Critical care […]
QUESTION A nurse educator sets out to write a mission statement as an example for her class. In doing so, she realizes that she was unaware of just what a mission statement is. Which of the following is the best description of a mission statement? A) To outline specific services that the nurse wants to […]
QUESTION Which of the following outlines a seven-step process for living that requires feeling, thinking, and acting? A) Envisioning Your Nursing Career B) Networking C) Discovering Your Passion in Nursing D) Mentoring ANSWER: C