NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
amrr1
1.Whichrrstatementrrisrrtruerraboutrrcompetencyrrmanagement?
A. Corerrcompetenciesrrarerrspecificrrtorrtechnicalrrskills
B. Ongoingrrcompetenciesrrreflectrrtherrever-changingrrnaturerrofrrtherrjob
C. Managersrrarerraccountablerrforrrensuringrrvalidationrrofrremployeerrco
mpeten-rrcy
D. Developmentrrofrrcompetencyrrstatementsrr&rrperformancerrcriteriarrisr
rspecificrrtorrtherrrolerrofrrtherrNPDrrPractitioner:rrOngoingrrcompetencie
srrreflectrrtherrever-chang-rringrrnaturerrofrrtherrjob
Rationale:rrCorerrcompetenciesrrfocusrronrrtherrknowledge,rrskills,rro
rrrabilitiesrrneededrrinrrtherrfirstrr6-
12rrmonths.rrEmployeesrrarerraccountablerrforrrensuringrrthatrrvalid
ationrrofrrtheirrrcompetenciesrroccurs,rrmanagersrrarerraccountabler
rtorrcreaterrsystemsrrto
supportrrcompetencyrrassessment.rrTherrdevelopmentrrofrrcompetency
statementsrrandrrperformancerrcriteriarrshouldrrberrarrcollaborativerre
ortrrwithrrNPDrrpractitioners,rrnurserrmanagers,rrClinicalrrNurserrSpecia
ists,rrandrrselectrrclinicalrrnurses.
Reference:rrCorerrCurriculumrrforrrNPD,rr5thrred.,rrp.rr309
2.Torrpromoterrsocializationrrinrrtherrprofessionalrrrole,rrwhatrrdoesrrth
errNPDrrDe-
rrpartmentrrDirectorrrrecommendrrtorrtherrnewrrNPDrrpractitioner?
A. JoinrrtherrNPDrrspecialtyrrorganization
B. AttendrrtherrlocalrrNPDrraffiliaterrmeetings
C. ParticipaterrinrronlinerrwebinarsrrrelatedrrtorrNPD
D. ReadrrprofesionalrrjournalsrrrelatedrrtorrNPD:rrAttendrrtherrlocalrrNPDr
raffiliaterrmeet-rrings
Rationale:rrAlthoughrrallrroptionsrrcouldrrassistrrinrrtherrprofessionalrrd
evelopment,rrattend-
rringrrmeetingsrrandrrnetworkingrrwithrrothersrrinrrsimilarrrrolesrrinrrt
herrsamerrcommunityrrisrrtherrbestrrmethodrrforrrsocializationrrinrrthe
rrprofessionalrrdevelopmentrrrole.
Reference:rrCorerrCurriculumrrforrrNPD,rr5thrred.,rrp.rr330-331
3.Pursuantrrtorrarrnewrrmiss,rrtherrDirectorrrofrrRiskrrManagementrrinsi
stsrrthatrrallrrstaffrrreceiverrhands-
onrrtrainingrronrrtherrproperrruserrofrrtherrIVrrpump.rrHowrrdoesrrtherrN
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, NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
amrr1
PDrrPractitionerrrrespond?
A. Informrrtherrdirectorrrofrrpreviousrrtrainingrrthatrrhasrroccurred
B. Contactrrtherrvendorrr&rrrequestrradditionalrrstaffrreducation
C. Remindrrtherrdirectorrrthatrrthisrrwasrrarrnearrrmiss
D. Askrrquestionsrrtorrlearnrrmorerraboutrrtherrsituation:rrAskrrquestionsrr
torrlearnrrmorerraboutrrtherrsituation
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, NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
amrr1
Rationale:rrAllowingrrforrrclarificationrrhelpsrrtherrNPDrrpractitionerrrunder
standrrmorerrfullyrrtorrdeterminerrifrrarrgaprrinrrknowledge,rrskills,rrorr
rpracticerrexist.
Reference:rrLeadershiprrinrrNPD,rrp.rr45-46
4.Anrrinterprofessionalrrteamrrisrrseekingrrtorrachieverrconsensusrronrrar
rformatrrforrrhandoffrrcommunications.rrWhichrrstatementrrbyrrparticipant
srrinrrtherrworkrrgrouprrisrrevidencerrthatrrconsensusrrhasrrbeenrrreache
d?
A. "Irrhaverrgreatrrdifficultyrracceptingrrthisrrplan."
B. "Irrthinkrrwerrwillrrcomerrtorrregretrrrecommendingrrthisrrplan"
C. "Irrbelieverrthatrrothersrrinrrtherrgrouprrhaverrrespectedrrmyrrviewpoints
"
D. "Irrhaverrdoubtsrrthatrrthisrrplanrrwillrrworkrr&rrmustrrcontinuerrtorrexpr
essrrthem.":rr"Irrbelieverrthatrrothersrrinrrtherrgrouprrhaverrrespectedr
rmyrrviewpoints."
Rationale:rrConsensusrroccursrrwhenrrarrparticipantrrcanrrsay,rr"Irrfeelrr
thatrrIrrhaverrbeenrrheard."rrAnd,rr"Irrcanrrliverrwithrr(orrrIrrwillrrsup
port)rrtherrdecision."
Reference:rrLeadershiprrinrrNPD,rrp.rr246
5.AnrrNPDrrPractitionerrrconductsrrarrcontinuingrrnursingrreducationrractiv
ity.rrWhatrrisrrrequiredrrforrrrecordrrkeepingrrforrrthisrrCNErractivity?
A. Filesrrallowingrremployeesrrtorrseerrwhorrtookrrtherrcourse
B. Filesrrarerrmaintainedrrinrrarrsecurerrformat.
C. Filesrrlistingrrregistrantsrrwhorrwererrabsent
D. Filesrrincludingrrcertificatesrrforrrreprintingrrasrrnecessary:rrFilesrrarerr
maintainedrrinrrarrsecurerrformat.
Rationale:rrRosters,rrsummativerrevaluations,rrcopiesrrofrrtherrcomplete
rrapplicationsrrincludingrrparticipantrrinformation,rrshouldrrberrmaint
ainedrrinrrarrsecurerrmanner.
Reference:rrNPDrrScoperrandrrStandards,rr3rdrred.,rrp.rr42-43
6.Therrorganizationrrhasrrimplementedrrarrtrialrrofrrnewrrtelemetryrrdevic
esrrandrrisrrevaluatingrrtherrtechnologyrrtorrensurerrthatrrtherrmonitoringrr
isrrcontinuousrrwhilerratrrtherrsamerrtimerrhavingrrtherrpatientrronrrarrhar
dwirerrmonitor.rrWhatrrisrrthisrrprocessrrcalled?
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, NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
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A. RootrrCauserrAnalysisrr(RCA)
B. Failurerrmoderr&rreffectsrranalysisrr(FMEA)
C. SixrrSigma
D. Plan-Do-Check-
Act:rrFailurerrmoderrandrreffectsrranalysisrr(FMEA)rrRationa
le:rrFMEArrseeksrrtorridentifyrrpotentialrrfailuresrrbeforerrth
eyrroccur.
4rr/
rr37
amrr1
1.Whichrrstatementrrisrrtruerraboutrrcompetencyrrmanagement?
A. Corerrcompetenciesrrarerrspecificrrtorrtechnicalrrskills
B. Ongoingrrcompetenciesrrreflectrrtherrever-changingrrnaturerrofrrtherrjob
C. Managersrrarerraccountablerrforrrensuringrrvalidationrrofrremployeerrco
mpeten-rrcy
D. Developmentrrofrrcompetencyrrstatementsrr&rrperformancerrcriteriarrisr
rspecificrrtorrtherrrolerrofrrtherrNPDrrPractitioner:rrOngoingrrcompetencie
srrreflectrrtherrever-chang-rringrrnaturerrofrrtherrjob
Rationale:rrCorerrcompetenciesrrfocusrronrrtherrknowledge,rrskills,rro
rrrabilitiesrrneededrrinrrtherrfirstrr6-
12rrmonths.rrEmployeesrrarerraccountablerrforrrensuringrrthatrrvalid
ationrrofrrtheirrrcompetenciesrroccurs,rrmanagersrrarerraccountabler
rtorrcreaterrsystemsrrto
supportrrcompetencyrrassessment.rrTherrdevelopmentrrofrrcompetency
statementsrrandrrperformancerrcriteriarrshouldrrberrarrcollaborativerre
ortrrwithrrNPDrrpractitioners,rrnurserrmanagers,rrClinicalrrNurserrSpecia
ists,rrandrrselectrrclinicalrrnurses.
Reference:rrCorerrCurriculumrrforrrNPD,rr5thrred.,rrp.rr309
2.Torrpromoterrsocializationrrinrrtherrprofessionalrrrole,rrwhatrrdoesrrth
errNPDrrDe-
rrpartmentrrDirectorrrrecommendrrtorrtherrnewrrNPDrrpractitioner?
A. JoinrrtherrNPDrrspecialtyrrorganization
B. AttendrrtherrlocalrrNPDrraffiliaterrmeetings
C. ParticipaterrinrronlinerrwebinarsrrrelatedrrtorrNPD
D. ReadrrprofesionalrrjournalsrrrelatedrrtorrNPD:rrAttendrrtherrlocalrrNPDr
raffiliaterrmeet-rrings
Rationale:rrAlthoughrrallrroptionsrrcouldrrassistrrinrrtherrprofessionalrrd
evelopment,rrattend-
rringrrmeetingsrrandrrnetworkingrrwithrrothersrrinrrsimilarrrrolesrrinrrt
herrsamerrcommunityrrisrrtherrbestrrmethodrrforrrsocializationrrinrrthe
rrprofessionalrrdevelopmentrrrole.
Reference:rrCorerrCurriculumrrforrrNPD,rr5thrred.,rrp.rr330-331
3.Pursuantrrtorrarrnewrrmiss,rrtherrDirectorrrofrrRiskrrManagementrrinsi
stsrrthatrrallrrstaffrrreceiverrhands-
onrrtrainingrronrrtherrproperrruserrofrrtherrIVrrpump.rrHowrrdoesrrtherrN
1rr/
rr37
, NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
amrr1
PDrrPractitionerrrrespond?
A. Informrrtherrdirectorrrofrrpreviousrrtrainingrrthatrrhasrroccurred
B. Contactrrtherrvendorrr&rrrequestrradditionalrrstaffrreducation
C. Remindrrtherrdirectorrrthatrrthisrrwasrrarrnearrrmiss
D. Askrrquestionsrrtorrlearnrrmorerraboutrrtherrsituation:rrAskrrquestionsrr
torrlearnrrmorerraboutrrtherrsituation
2rr/
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, NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
amrr1
Rationale:rrAllowingrrforrrclarificationrrhelpsrrtherrNPDrrpractitionerrrunder
standrrmorerrfullyrrtorrdeterminerrifrrarrgaprrinrrknowledge,rrskills,rrorr
rpracticerrexist.
Reference:rrLeadershiprrinrrNPD,rrp.rr45-46
4.Anrrinterprofessionalrrteamrrisrrseekingrrtorrachieverrconsensusrronrrar
rformatrrforrrhandoffrrcommunications.rrWhichrrstatementrrbyrrparticipant
srrinrrtherrworkrrgrouprrisrrevidencerrthatrrconsensusrrhasrrbeenrrreache
d?
A. "Irrhaverrgreatrrdifficultyrracceptingrrthisrrplan."
B. "Irrthinkrrwerrwillrrcomerrtorrregretrrrecommendingrrthisrrplan"
C. "Irrbelieverrthatrrothersrrinrrtherrgrouprrhaverrrespectedrrmyrrviewpoints
"
D. "Irrhaverrdoubtsrrthatrrthisrrplanrrwillrrworkrr&rrmustrrcontinuerrtorrexpr
essrrthem.":rr"Irrbelieverrthatrrothersrrinrrtherrgrouprrhaverrrespectedr
rmyrrviewpoints."
Rationale:rrConsensusrroccursrrwhenrrarrparticipantrrcanrrsay,rr"Irrfeelrr
thatrrIrrhaverrbeenrrheard."rrAnd,rr"Irrcanrrliverrwithrr(orrrIrrwillrrsup
port)rrtherrdecision."
Reference:rrLeadershiprrinrrNPD,rrp.rr246
5.AnrrNPDrrPractitionerrrconductsrrarrcontinuingrrnursingrreducationrractiv
ity.rrWhatrrisrrrequiredrrforrrrecordrrkeepingrrforrrthisrrCNErractivity?
A. Filesrrallowingrremployeesrrtorrseerrwhorrtookrrtherrcourse
B. Filesrrarerrmaintainedrrinrrarrsecurerrformat.
C. Filesrrlistingrrregistrantsrrwhorrwererrabsent
D. Filesrrincludingrrcertificatesrrforrrreprintingrrasrrnecessary:rrFilesrrarerr
maintainedrrinrrarrsecurerrformat.
Rationale:rrRosters,rrsummativerrevaluations,rrcopiesrrofrrtherrcomplete
rrapplicationsrrincludingrrparticipantrrinformation,rrshouldrrberrmaint
ainedrrinrrarrsecurerrmanner.
Reference:rrNPDrrScoperrandrrStandards,rr3rdrred.,rrp.rr42-43
6.Therrorganizationrrhasrrimplementedrrarrtrialrrofrrnewrrtelemetryrrdevic
esrrandrrisrrevaluatingrrtherrtechnologyrrtorrensurerrthatrrtherrmonitoringrr
isrrcontinuousrrwhilerratrrtherrsamerrtimerrhavingrrtherrpatientrronrrarrhar
dwirerrmonitor.rrWhatrrisrrthisrrprocessrrcalled?
3rr/
rr37
, NPDrrCertificationrrPracticerrEx
amrr1
A. RootrrCauserrAnalysisrr(RCA)
B. Failurerrmoderr&rreffectsrranalysisrr(FMEA)
C. SixrrSigma
D. Plan-Do-Check-
Act:rrFailurerrmoderrandrreffectsrranalysisrr(FMEA)rrRationa
le:rrFMEArrseeksrrtorridentifyrrpotentialrrfailuresrrbeforerrth
eyrroccur.
4rr/
rr37
