QUESTION What is true about certification in nursing? 1. It is the same as registration. 2. It is the same as credentialing. 3. It is voluntary. 4. It can be obtained only in maternal-child health. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Certification is the voluntary practice of validating that an individual nurse has met minimum standards […]
QUESTION The nurse-manager tends to make most unit decisions without consulting the nursing staff. Which word best describes this style of leadership? 1. Authoritarian 2. Situational 3. Transformational 4. Laissez-faire ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 In authoritarian leadership, the leader makes decisions for the group. In situational leadership, levels of direction and support vary according […]
QUESTION What are characteristics of successful leadership? (Select all that apply.) 1. Empowerment 2. Self-understanding 3. Intuition 4. Values incongruence 5. Emphasis on control ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 Leaders are empowered and empower others. They understand themselves and use intuition in leading others. Their values are congruent as evidenced by the ability […]
QUESTION The nursing faculty is revising their program’s curriculum and plan to use a specific theory as a basis of their work. What is a theory? 1. A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 2. An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 3. A graphic illustration of a conceptual […]
QUESTION Why has nursing theory not been formally integrated into everyday nursing practice? (Select all that apply.) 1. Historically, nursing education was accomplished following an apprenticeship model. 2. Nursing theories were developed by nurses in graduate school at a time when advanced education in nursing was uncommon. 3. The theoretical basis of nursing was developed […]
QUESTION A client received an injury that resulted in amputation of the right leg. The client has been unwilling to participate in physical therapy activities. Today the client says, “Well, I can’t change this, so I might as well learn to live with it and do these exercises.” What categorization of affective domain does this […]
QUESTION Which of these statements is most accurate? 1. Managers are born; leaders must be educated. 2. Leaders are born; managers must be educated. 3. Managers have formal leadership titles in the organization; leaders are often informal leaders. 4. Leaders have formal leadership titles in the organization; managers are informal leaders. ANSWER: Correct Answer: […]
QUESTION The nursing student has watched a demonstration of insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. The student is now attempting the skill on a laboratory mannequin. What category of Bloom’s psychomotor domain does this attempt reflect? 1. Imitation 2. Manipulation 3. Precision 4. Articulation ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Bloom describes performing a skill following […]
QUESTION When was the first nurse practice act implemented in the United States? 1. 1900 2. 1935 3. 1949 4. 1960 ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 In 1938, New York State passed the first nurse practice act, which was implemented in 1949. By 1952, all states had nurse practice acts.
QUESTION The chair of a hospital committee acts as a facilitator and provides constructive criticism, information, and suggestions. Which style of leadership does this represent? 1. Authoritarian 2. Transformational 3. Democratic 4. Laissez-faire ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 In democratic, or participative, leadership, the leader seeks the participation or consultation of subordinates in decision-making, actively […]
