Deck 22: Career Development in Nursing

Question 1

Which one of the following is an example of a nurse in an advanced clinical role?

A)Nurse educator
B)Nurse researcher
C)Clinical nurse specialist
D)Registered nurse with advanced cardiac life support training

Answer 1

Clinical nurse specialist

Question 2

The creation of which following new type of program is being considered by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing?

A)A clinically based doctoral program
B)A specialized baccalaureate program
C)A generic and advanced master's program
D)A direct entry from high school doctoral program

Answer 2

A clinically based doctoral program

Question 3

You should anticipate that which following question may be asked during the interview?

A)Are you married?
B)Where do you live?
C)What are your strengths?
D)Will transportation to work be a problem?

Answer 3

What are your strengths?

Question 4

Which following factor is often a key to success when looking for nursing employment?

A)Convenience
B)Comfort level
C)Organization
D)Right place, right time

Question 5

According to research by Chambers (2009), which following element is the most important one for nurses to consider as part of their career development?

A)Monetary compensation
B)Advanced university education
C)Challenging work environment
D)The days and shifts that a position entails

Question 6

Which following characteristic is considered to be an indicator of creativity, intelligence, and commitment, all of which are requirements for success in research?

A)Age
B)Grades
C)Marital status
D)Previous employment history

Question 7

The current health care environment in Canada fosters which following outcome for nurses?

A)Increased supply of nurses
B)Expansion of nursing roles
C)Decrease in specialization
D)Return to traditional nursing roles

Question 8

Which of the following represents one reason for why the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role was created?

A)There was a shortage in nursing positions.
B)There was a requirement to expand nursing roles.
C)There was a need for nurses to assume expanded roles in areas where medical care was lacking.
D)The institutional needs for support of nurses involved in managing complex patients needed to be met.

Question 9

Which one of the following represents a change in the admission requirements for students to enter master's and doctoral studies in nursing?

A)A minimum age requirement
B)Requirement of at least two years of post-baccalaureate experience
C)A minimum cumulative grade point average of 1.8
D)Admission is directly from baccalaureate programs

Question 10

Which one of the following is considered to be the most dependable indicator of future success?

A)Grades
B)Past success
C)Work history
D)Commitment

Question 11

Which of the following is an important factor to look for when researching graduate programs?

A)The failure rates of past graduate students
B)Library and computer resources
C)The number of faculty teaching at the university
D)Connections between the university and tertiary-care institutions

Question 12

What is the minimum education requirement for a nursing research career?

A)Master's degree
B)Doctorate degree
C)Baccalaureate degree
D)Post-baccalaureate education

Question 13

Which following activity would be appropriate prior to an interview?

A)Documenting a personal inventory
B)Completing a stress and coping instrument
C)Gathering information about the organization
D)Documenting reasons for breaks in your work history

Question 14

Which type of résumé would be most appropriate when applying to a university for a nursing faculty position?

A)A two-page functional résumé
B)A complete chronological résumé
C)A two-page blended chronological and functional résumé
D)A complete blended chronological and functional résumé

Question 15

During the 1980s and 1990s, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role was extended to meet the needs of which one of the following groups?

A)Patients in rural areas
B)Northern populations
C)Patients in tertiary-care hospitals
D)University schools of nursing