Deck 2: Educational Preparation for Nursing

Question 1

Which national agency is responsible for nursing practice issues in educational environments?

A) Pew Health Professions Commission
B) The Joint Commission
C) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
D) National Council Licensure Examination

Answer 1

Pew Health Professions Commission

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of nursing assistant role? Select all that apply.

A) Requires 75 hours of theory and practice to be certified.
B) Role emphasizes safe client environment.
C) State agencies responsible for oversight vary.
D) Certification is under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
E) National regulation of hours exists in other areas of long-term care.

Answer 2

Requires 75 hours of theory and practice to be certified.
Role emphasizes safe client environment.
State agencies responsible for oversight vary.

Question 3

Which of the following best describe traditional educational avenues for becoming a registered nurse? Select all that apply.

A) Hospital based
B) Community colleges
C) Universities
D) Vocational programs
E) Stackable credentials

Answer 3

Hospital based
Community colleges
Universities

Question 4

Which is the priority reason for the elimination of hospital-based nursing programs?

A) Cost
B) Mergers
C) Cadet nurse program
D) Credit hours requirement

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics best describe hospital-based nursing programs? Select all that apply.

A) Vary in length from 27 to 36 months
B) Affiliated with college or university
C) Includes experience in nursing management
D) Hire only PhD prepared faculty
E) Emphasis is on student experience

Question 6

Which factors most influenced the development of associate degree education? Select all that apply.

A) Growth of 2-year colleges
B) Existing cadet nurse program
C) Critical nursing shortage of 1950
D) Earlier research on nurse education
E) Students need at least 4 years of education
F) Inhibited higher education for nursing students

Question 7

Which characteristic best illustrates associate degree nursing programs?

A) Founded on planned research and experimentation
B) Initiated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
C) Developed by Florence Nightingale in the 1920s
D) Began as a 10-project directed by Mildred Montag

Question 8

Which is the most likely reason that students who earn baccalaureate degrees return to associate degree education?

A) Takes less time to complete the degree
B) Located in primarily urban areas
C) Homogeneous makeup of students
D) General education courses equal 60% of credits

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the typical admission processes in associate degree nursing programs? Select all that apply.

A) Waiting list
B) Lottery
C) Point systems
D) Student interviews
E) Cumulative grade points

Question 10

Which of these essential components are included in professional nursing education? Select all that apply.

A) Liberal education
B) Healthcare policy
C) Collaboration
D) Nursing theory development
E) Specific nursing practice

Question 11

The nursing student is enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program. The student should expect emphasis on which information? Select all that apply.

A) Critical thinking in decision-making
B) Acting as a client advocate
C) Information technology
D) Focus on clinical nursing
E) External degree development

Question 12

An individual is considering an accelerated nursing program. Which of the following is the most likely reason this educational pathway is chosen?

A) Higher educational standards
B) Fewer clinical hours than other programs
C) Ability to take personal time off
D) Previous success at a community college

Question 13

Which of the following are considered similarities between traditional entry level pre-licensure programs? Select all that apply.

A) Adequate financial support
B) Securing appropriate learning experiences
C) Developing and maintaining curricula
D) Large numbers of qualified faculty
E) Homogeneous student groups

Question 14

Which of the following describes the primary purpose of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree?

A) Terminal degree in advanced practice
B) Conduct funded research studies
C) Aimed at constructing nursing theory
D) Focused only on nursing education

Question 15

Which of these most appropriately describes distance learning programs? Select all that apply.

A) Clinical learning with a mentor
B) Asynchronous learning opportunities
C) Students should be independent learners
D) Working is discouraged while in school
E) Part time plans of study are not offered

Question 16

Which of the following are considered priority issues in the development of new graduate orientation programs? Select all that apply.

A) Inability to function as new roles as staff nurses.
B) Excessive variations in clinical experiences.
C) Increased levels of frustration among graduates.
D) Majority of graduate time is spent in the classroom.
E) Performance evaluation tools are subjective.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the function of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Council on Continuing Education? Select all that apply.

A) Standards of continuing education
B) Accreditation of programs
C) Guidelines of recognition within states
D) Reporting guidelines to federal agencies
E) Placing students into federal programs

Question 18

Which is the priority reason continuing education is required in many states?

A) Provides of updating knowledge prior to relicensure.
B) Cost of obtaining continuing education is relatively low.
C) Professional journals offer continuing education units.
D) Nurses can earn continuing education by attending meetings.

Question 19

What is a priority recommendation of Nursing for the Future (1948) report?

A) Nursing should become a planned program of study.
B) Women should not choose nursing as a career.
C) Independent nursing schools did not require oversight.
D) Development of a uniform licensure examination.

Question 20

According to The Report of the Surgeon General's Consultant, which of the following are priority reasons that schools were providing inadequate nursing education? Select all that apply.

A) Lack of schools providing adequate education.
B) Fewer young people being recruited into profession.
C) More nursing schools were needed in universities.
D) Associate degree is the minimum entry level into the leadership role.
E) Role of the nurse has not changed since 1920.