Question 1

Which nursing theorist provides a framework for staff development programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Pat Benner 
B) Malcolm Knowles 
C) Piaget 
D) Eric Erikson 
A) Pat Benner 
B) Malcolm Knowles 
C) Piaget 
D) Eric Erikson A

Question 2

Which performance competency is considered one that is high frequency and low risk in the neonatal area?

Accepted Answer

A) Checking the infant abduction alarm system 
B) The correct procedure for Apgar scoring 
C) Maternal breast feeding coaching 
D) Suctioning the neonate 
A) Checking the infant abduction alarm system 
B) The correct procedure for Apgar scoring 
C) Maternal breast feeding coaching 
D) Suctioning the neonate C

Question 3

Which competency skill must be, most likely, assessed and documented annually for all the registered nurses in a medical or surgical area using direct supervisory observation?

Accepted Answer

A) The use of a defibrillator 
B) Nursing assessment 
C) Discharge planning 
D) Patient education 
A) The use of a defibrillator 
B) Nursing assessment 
C) Discharge planning 
D) Patient education A

Question 4

You feel that you will greatly benefit from a mentor. You should select a mentor who:

Accepted Answer

A) Meets your developmental needs. 
B) Works within your own facility. 
C) Has at least a master's degree. 
D) Has a PhD in nursing. 
A) Meets your developmental needs. 
B) Works within your own facility. 
C) Has at least a master's degree. 
D) Has a PhD in nursing.

Question 5

Which fact about orientation is valid?

Accepted Answer

A) The duration of orientation must be at least one month. 
B) Computer based, self-paced orientation content is not acceptable. 
C) Initial competency can be evaluated using simulation. 
D) Independent study, self-paced orientation content is not acceptable. 
A) The duration of orientation must be at least one month. 
B) Computer based, self-paced orientation content is not acceptable. 
C) Initial competency can be evaluated using simulation. 
D) Independent study, self-paced orientation content is not acceptable.

Question 6

Which is a good source of diverse and pertinent information that should be used during the screening process?

Accepted Answer

A) The subjective comments of professional references 
B) Prior community service records 
C) A resume or curriculum vitae 
D) A credit report and a bank account statement 
A) The subjective comments of professional references 
B) Prior community service records 
C) A resume or curriculum vitae 
D) A credit report and a bank account statement

Question 7

Which of the following statements about conflict resolution is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Few nurse managers avoid conflict and even fewer choose inaction. 
B) The best way to avoid conflict and its deleterious effects is to follow policies and procedures 
C) Hostility and anger increase as a function of time when effective resolution strategies are not undertaken 
D) Hostility, frustration and anger decrease as a function of time even when effective resolution strategies are not undertaken 
A) Few nurse managers avoid conflict and even fewer choose inaction. 
B) The best way to avoid conflict and its deleterious effects is to follow policies and procedures 
C) Hostility and anger increase as a function of time when effective resolution strategies are not undertaken 
D) Hostility, frustration and anger decrease as a function of time even when effective resolution strategies are not undertaken

Question 8

Equal pay for equal work is required by which of the following laws?

Accepted Answer

A) The National Labor Relations Act 
B) The Cracking the Glass Ceiling Act 
C) The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
D) The Molly Greenberg Pay Act 
A) The National Labor Relations Act 
B) The Cracking the Glass Ceiling Act 
C) The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
D) The Molly Greenberg Pay Act

Question 9

Which of the following measurement methods is considered a flexible performance appraisal, or management, method?

Accepted Answer

A) Behaviorally anchored rating scales 
B) Graphic rating scales 
C) Flexible rating scales 
D) A Likert-type rating scale 
A) Behaviorally anchored rating scales 
B) Graphic rating scales 
C) Flexible rating scales 
D) A Likert-type rating scale

Question 10

Magnet hospitals, and the ANCC Magnet certification processes, recognize the importance of professional development. What evidence could be viewed as an organizational commitment to professional development?

Accepted Answer

A) Merit awards 
B) A career ladder 
C) Longevity awards 
D) Performance based competency 
A) Merit awards 
B) A career ladder 
C) Longevity awards 
D) Performance based competency

Question 11

Which of the following describes "onboarding"?

Accepted Answer

A) Hiring people from within the organization for new jobs 
B) Socialization to the organization and the department 
C) Upward mobility career ladders 
D) Selecting staff from within the immediate geographic area 
A) Hiring people from within the organization for new jobs 
B) Socialization to the organization and the department 
C) Upward mobility career ladders 
D) Selecting staff from within the immediate geographic area

Question 12

After you have interviewed a number of candidates to fill a nursing assistant vacancy, you have eliminated all but 2 candidates for this job. One is a male and the other is a female. You should select:

Accepted Answer

A) The most qualified regardless of gender. 
B) The male because males are stronger than females. 
C) The female because most CNAs are females. 
D) The youngest candidate regardless of gender. 
A) The most qualified regardless of gender. 
B) The male because males are stronger than females. 
C) The female because most CNAs are females. 
D) The youngest candidate regardless of gender.

Question 13

You are the chairperson for the medical center's Falls Prevention Committee. This Committee was formed a month ago. You notice that the committee members are pleasantly engaging others and there are no signs of conflict. What should you do as the chair of this Committee?

Accepted Answer

A) Know that groups must be conflict free in order to be productive 
B) Know that groups must always be pleasant in order to be productive 
C) Lead the group through this forming stage because it is expected in newly forming groups 
D) Lead the group through this norming stage because it is expected in newly forming groups 
A) Know that groups must be conflict free in order to be productive 
B) Know that groups must always be pleasant in order to be productive 
C) Lead the group through this forming stage because it is expected in newly forming groups 
D) Lead the group through this norming stage because it is expected in newly forming groups

Question 14

Criminal background checks:

Accepted Answer

A) Are done by states and the FBI. 
B) Are only done by the FBI. 
C) Should not guide the selection process. 
D) Are not legal except in health care. 
A) Are done by states and the FBI. 
B) Are only done by the FBI. 
C) Should not guide the selection process. 
D) Are not legal except in health care.

Question 15

What does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require in terms of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Accepted Answer

A) Mandatory fit testing procedures and employee choice in terms of respirator masks 
B) Readily accessible HEPA masks for all hospital staff who have direct patient contact 
C) Payroll deductions of no more than 5% of wages for all necessary PPE 
D) Payroll deductions of no more than 10% of wages for all necessary PPE 
A) Mandatory fit testing procedures and employee choice in terms of respirator masks 
B) Readily accessible HEPA masks for all hospital staff who have direct patient contact 
C) Payroll deductions of no more than 5% of wages for all necessary PPE 
D) Payroll deductions of no more than 10% of wages for all necessary PPE

Question 16

Which of these conflict resolution modes, or methods, is both assertive and cooperative?

Accepted Answer

A) Negotiating 
B) Avoiding 
C) Accommodating 
D) Apathy 
A) Negotiating 
B) Avoiding 
C) Accommodating 
D) Apathy

Question 17

Which mode of conflict resolution is appropriate when an immediate and decisive action must be initiated?

Accepted Answer

A) Accommodating 
B) Competing 
C) Collaborating 
D) Confronting 
A) Accommodating 
B) Competing 
C) Collaborating 
D) Confronting

Question 18

Which statement regarding recruitment is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The recruitment process begins when a job vacancy occurs or is anticipated. 
B) Employee referral programs are effective recruitment tools. 
C) Using professional recruitment companies is a failsafe recruitment method. 
D) Recruitment efforts have little effect on retention rates over time. 
A) The recruitment process begins when a job vacancy occurs or is anticipated. 
B) Employee referral programs are effective recruitment tools. 
C) Using professional recruitment companies is a failsafe recruitment method. 
D) Recruitment efforts have little effect on retention rates over time.

Question 19

A performance management plan is best defined as a:

Accepted Answer

A) Formal framework underlying all human resources functions. 
B) Formal framework underlying all performance improvement functions. 
C) Formal process that enables organizations to empower employees and to improve their behaviors to improvement their effectiveness and efficiency. 
D) Formal process that enables organizations to align resources, including human resources, or employees, to the strategic plan, goals and priorities. 
A) Formal framework underlying all human resources functions. 
B) Formal framework underlying all performance improvement functions. 
C) Formal process that enables organizations to empower employees and to improve their behaviors to improvement their effectiveness and efficiency. 
D) Formal process that enables organizations to align resources, including human resources, or employees, to the strategic plan, goals and priorities.

Question 20

The best way to evaluate a nurse's psychomotor skill is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Use a competency checklist that contains the skill. 
B) Ask the nurse if they feel competent to perform the skill. 
C) Test the nurse with a well written multiple choice exam. 
D) Observe the nurse's return demonstration of the skill. 
A) Use a competency checklist that contains the skill. 
B) Ask the nurse if they feel competent to perform the skill. 
C) Test the nurse with a well written multiple choice exam. 
D) Observe the nurse's return demonstration of the skill.

Which nursing theorist provides a framework for staff development programs?

Which performance competency is considered one that is high frequency and low risk in the neonatal area?

Which competency skill must be, most likely, assessed and documented annually for all the registered nurses in a medical or surgical area using direct supervisory observation?

You feel that you will greatly benefit from a mentor. You should select a mentor who:

Which fact about orientation is valid?

Which is a good source of diverse and pertinent information that should be used during the screening process?

Which of the following statements about conflict resolution is accurate?

Equal pay for equal work is required by which of the following laws?

Which of the following measurement methods is considered a flexible performance appraisal, or management, method?

Magnet hospitals, and the ANCC Magnet certification processes, recognize the importance of professional development. What evidence could be viewed as an organizational commitment to professional development?

Which of the following describes "onboarding"?

After you have interviewed a number of candidates to fill a nursing assistant vacancy, you have eliminated all but 2 candidates for this job. One is a male and the other is a female. You should select:

You are the chairperson for the medical center's Falls Prevention Committee. This Committee was formed a month ago. You notice that the committee members are pleasantly engaging others and there are no signs of conflict. What should you do as the chair of this Committee?

Criminal background checks:

What does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require in terms of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Which of these conflict resolution modes, or methods, is both assertive and cooperative?

Which mode of conflict resolution is appropriate when an immediate and decisive action must be initiated?

Which statement regarding recruitment is accurate?

A performance management plan is best defined as a:

The best way to evaluate a nurse's psychomotor skill is to:

Physical Care

Pyschosocial Care

Role of the Aide

Medical Assisting, NNAAP, and Pharmacological

Total Factor Productivity, Orientation, and Health Care

Finances

Performance

Strategic Management

Financial Management

Midwifery

Filters

Exam 7: HR

Which nursing theorist provides a framework for staff development programs?

Which performance competency is considered one that is high frequency and low risk in the neonatal area?

Which competency skill must be, most likely, assessed and documented annually for all the registered nurses in a medical or surgical area using direct supervisory observation?

You feel that you will greatly benefit from a mentor. You should select a mentor who:

Which fact about orientation is valid?

Which is a good source of diverse and pertinent information that should be used during the screening process?

Which of the following statements about conflict resolution is accurate?

Equal pay for equal work is required by which of the following laws?

Which of the following measurement methods is considered a flexible performance appraisal, or management, method?

Magnet hospitals, and the ANCC Magnet certification processes, recognize the importance of professional development. What evidence could be viewed as an organizational commitment to professional development?

Which of the following describes "onboarding"?

After you have interviewed a number of candidates to fill a nursing assistant vacancy, you have eliminated all but 2 candidates for this job. One is a male and the other is a female. You should select:

You are the chairperson for the medical center's Falls Prevention Committee. This Committee was formed a month ago. You notice that the committee members are pleasantly engaging others and there are no signs of conflict. What should you do as the chair of this Committee?

Criminal background checks:

What does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require in terms of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Which of these conflict resolution modes, or methods, is both assertive and cooperative?

Which mode of conflict resolution is appropriate when an immediate and decisive action must be initiated?

Which statement regarding recruitment is accurate?

A performance management plan is best defined as a:

The best way to evaluate a nurse's psychomotor skill is to:

Physical Care

Pyschosocial Care

Role of the Aide

Medical Assisting, NNAAP, and Pharmacological

Total Factor Productivity, Orientation, and Health Care

Finances

Performance

Strategic Management

Financial Management

Midwifery

Filters