Deck 11: Career Planning and Development in Nursing

Question 1

What is the advantage of recruiting from outside the organization?

A) Promotes long-term retention of employees
B) Tends to increase the number of candidates
C) Provides well-motivated candidates
D) Attracts well-qualified candidates

Answer 1

Tends to increase the number of candidates

Question 2

A new graduate who began their nursing career 6 months ago and who completed orientation 3 months ago is in what stage of professional development?

A) Experimentation
B) Entry
C) Mastery
D) Disengagement

Answer 2

Entry

Question 3

Which reason qualifies as organizational justification for a career development program?

A) Employee attrition can be reduced
B) Personnel can be used more effectively
C) Employees can increase earning power
D) Employment benefits are increased

Answer 3

Employees can increase earning power
Employment benefits are increased

Question 4

Which statement is true regarding career planning?

A) It is the employer's responsibility
B) It results in the spontaneous assessment of goals
C) It requires the development of a long-term plan
D) Functions best when the planning is episodic in nature

Question 5

Which principle is key in resumes' construction?

A) Emphasize strong and weak points equally
B) Be at least four to five pages in length
C) Reflect complex, scholarly language
D) Be concise and easy to read

Question 6

Which activity is a personal r esponsibility for career management?

A) Developing career ladders
B) Establishing career paths
C) Providing challenging assignments
D) Developing a career plan

Question 7

Which statement is true regarding long-term coaching for career development?

A) It occurs annually at performance appraisal reviews
B) It focuses on employee performance deficits
C) It requires the same intensity as a mentoring relationship
D) It occurs over the entire employment tenure of an employee

Question 8

A nurse has been transferred to another unit in the hospital to perform the same type of duties. What type of transfer is this called?

A) Accommodating
B) Lateral
C) Diagonal
D) Downward

Question 9

Which statement is accurate concerning management development classes?

A) They are not cost-effective, but increase worker satisfaction
B) They are necessary for advancement to management positions
C) They require the inclusion of social learning activities
D) They are a responsibility of middle-level management

Question 10

Research supports that which factor may lead nurses to become disengaged in their careers?

A) They do not feel that nursing is valued as a career
B) Boredom increases with time on the same job
C) Many nurses interrupt their careers for childrearing
D) Nursing is low paying compared with other careers

Question 11

Why would an experienced nurse voluntarily opt for a self-selected downward transfer?

A) Doing so increases the chances of long-term career success
B) It allows for keeping a similar salary while decreasing energy expenditure
C) In times of downsizing, it allows a nurse to stay employed
D) It occurs when a nurse is physically impaired and productivity is affected

Question 12

How is competency of an employee best determined?

A) An examination of patient records by a review team
B) Self-reporting on an administered skills checklist
C) Evidence of attendance in continuing education classes
D) Documentation of effectively meeting role demands

Question 13

What is the focus of the entry job stage?

A) Skill development
B) Job esteem
C) Sense of purpose
D) Indifference

Question 14

What is the purpose of a cover letter?
1) Introduce the applicant
2) Briefly highlight key points of career
3) Make a positive first impression
4) Always used when submitting a resume

A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

Question 15

How can a nursing professional demonstrate advanced achievement of competencies?

A) Lateral transfer
B) Professional specialty certification
C) Transfer to a new department
D) Professional registered nursing licensure

Question 16

What are restraining forces for specialty certification in professional nursing?
1) Decreased collaboration with other health-care providers
2) Cost
3) Lack of recognition
4) Increased retention

A) 1, 2
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4

Question 17

The manager should have a well-developed, planned system for career development for all employees. What should be included in this program?
1) Policies communicated to administrators
2) Appropriate use of transfers
3) How promotions are handled
4) Long-term coaching

A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

Question 18

What is a management function associated with career development?

A) Is self-aware of personal values influencing career development
B) Encourages employees to take responsibility for their own career planning
C) Identifies, encourages, and develops future leaders
D) Works cooperatively to arrange intra-organizational transfers

Question 19

The promise phase of career development typically reflects how many years of initial nursing employment?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) 10

Question 20

What is the name of the stage of a career where nurses are experienced clinicians with expert knowledge, skills, abilities, credentials, and education base?

A) Promise
B) Momentum
C) Harvest
D) Legacy

Question 21

What is the focus of a nursing portfolio?

A) Career goals
B) Salary expectations
C) Professional growth
D) Educational background

Question 22

What is the purpose of competency assessment regarding a nurse's career?

A) Identifying ways to exceed minimal licensing requirements
B) Fulfilling state requirements for minimal nursing practice
C) Facilitating advancement up the facility's career ladder
D) Satisfying institutional employment qualification

Question 23

Which activity represents a commitment to career planning? Select all that apply.

A) Introduces evidence-based practice changes regarding wound dressings
B) Discussing the health needs of the homeless with local politicians
C) Earning a Bachelor's degree (BSN) in nursing
D) Working with a seasoned mentor

Question 24

An effective transition program for new nursing graduates will address which issue? Select all that apply.

A) Supporting practice autonomy
B) Strengthening new clinical skills
C) Introducing time management skills
D) Integrating into the nursing unit environment

Question 25

Which activity is directed toward a new graduate's responsibility to their nursing career? Select all that apply.

A) Earning a professional nursing certification
B) Gaining expertise in a specific field of nursing
C) Being a member of a professional nursing association
D) Earning an advanced nursing degree within 5 years of initial licensure