Transition To Professional Nursing Practice Exam 1
Questions With Complete Solutions
What are internal causes of nursing shortages? - Answer-salary issues
long hours
increased responsibility for unlicensed workers
significant responsibility with little authority
What are external causes of nursing shortages? - Answer-changes in demand for
nursing services
the increasing age of the American populations
greater acuity (degree of illness) of hospitalized individuals
public perceptions of nursing as a profession
ever-widening career options for women
Characteristics of a Profession Nursing - Answer-autonomy
accountability
altruism
association
,Consider the importance of collegiality in professional nursing - Answer-promote
supportive/healthy work environment, cooperation, and recognize
interdependence in nursing
s
Understand Barriers to Professionalism, including historical factors, external
conflicts, internal conflicts - Answer-historical factors: submissive to physicians
external conflicts: tension between nursing and medicine; lobbying for nursing
practice protection; don't compete, collaborate
internal conflicts: diploma vs ADN vs BSN; lack of strength because spread out
among many organizations
Know the details of the 2009 Benner study and what it recommended in nursing
education. - Answer-get rid of ADN
All RNs required to get MSN within 10 years of licensure
BSN as entry level nursing
Know the details of the 2010 IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health - Answer-improved data collection
should attain higher education
Be able to describe what Linda Aiken and her colleagues advocated. - Answer-
federal support for nurse prep at BSN or higher level
policy changes addressing growing need for nursing faculty and prep for APRN
serving primary care
, Describe the 2010 Tri-Council policy statement. - Answer-evidence-based clinical
knowledge
Who does the Tri Council include? - Answer-ANA
AACN
NLN
American Organization of Nurse Executive
Describe the HRSA Title VIII initiatives - Answer-provide the largest source of
federal funding for nursing education, offering financial support for nursing
education programs, individual students, and nurses. Title VIII programs bolster
nursing education from entry-level preparation through graduate study
Articulated Programs - Answer-Separated but integrated
Able to jump in/out as needed (Multi Entry/Exit)
Consumer friendly / Mobility between programs
Opens opportunity to move up
Articulation agreements help students/credits transfer
Describe the two main accrediting bodies, and what programs they handle -
Answer-Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing - LPN/LVN programs,
diploma programs and ADN programs as well as BSN and higher degree programs
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - BSN and higher degree nursing
programs
Certified vs Licensed - Answer-certified - stamps of approval; certain level of
expertise/met requirements
Questions With Complete Solutions
What are internal causes of nursing shortages? - Answer-salary issues
long hours
increased responsibility for unlicensed workers
significant responsibility with little authority
What are external causes of nursing shortages? - Answer-changes in demand for
nursing services
the increasing age of the American populations
greater acuity (degree of illness) of hospitalized individuals
public perceptions of nursing as a profession
ever-widening career options for women
Characteristics of a Profession Nursing - Answer-autonomy
accountability
altruism
association
,Consider the importance of collegiality in professional nursing - Answer-promote
supportive/healthy work environment, cooperation, and recognize
interdependence in nursing
s
Understand Barriers to Professionalism, including historical factors, external
conflicts, internal conflicts - Answer-historical factors: submissive to physicians
external conflicts: tension between nursing and medicine; lobbying for nursing
practice protection; don't compete, collaborate
internal conflicts: diploma vs ADN vs BSN; lack of strength because spread out
among many organizations
Know the details of the 2009 Benner study and what it recommended in nursing
education. - Answer-get rid of ADN
All RNs required to get MSN within 10 years of licensure
BSN as entry level nursing
Know the details of the 2010 IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health - Answer-improved data collection
should attain higher education
Be able to describe what Linda Aiken and her colleagues advocated. - Answer-
federal support for nurse prep at BSN or higher level
policy changes addressing growing need for nursing faculty and prep for APRN
serving primary care
, Describe the 2010 Tri-Council policy statement. - Answer-evidence-based clinical
knowledge
Who does the Tri Council include? - Answer-ANA
AACN
NLN
American Organization of Nurse Executive
Describe the HRSA Title VIII initiatives - Answer-provide the largest source of
federal funding for nursing education, offering financial support for nursing
education programs, individual students, and nurses. Title VIII programs bolster
nursing education from entry-level preparation through graduate study
Articulated Programs - Answer-Separated but integrated
Able to jump in/out as needed (Multi Entry/Exit)
Consumer friendly / Mobility between programs
Opens opportunity to move up
Articulation agreements help students/credits transfer
Describe the two main accrediting bodies, and what programs they handle -
Answer-Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing - LPN/LVN programs,
diploma programs and ADN programs as well as BSN and higher degree programs
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - BSN and higher degree nursing
programs
Certified vs Licensed - Answer-certified - stamps of approval; certain level of
expertise/met requirements
