Test Bank for Nursing Delegation
and Management of Patient Care
3rd Edition By Kathleen Motacki,
Kathleen Burke (All Chapters 1-20,
100% Original Verified, A+ Garde)
All Chapters Arranged Reverse: 20-1
Chapter Wise (1-20) Download
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File.
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Complete Test Bank for 3rd Edition,
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,Chapter 20: New Graduates: The Immediate Future: Job Interviewing, NCLEX, and
Continuing Education
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which advice to the new graduate regarding their first nursing position is best?
a. Go on several interviews.
b. Accept a job where you currently work as a technician.
c. Accept a job in the intensive care unit.
d. Everything you need to know about the position will be provided at the interview.
ANS: A
Determine the right environment for your success by exploring many positions. The other
options are not good advice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
2. In preparing for the interview, the new nurse should plan to do which of the following?
a. Dress as you would for work.
b. Obtain information about the institution so that you can ask informed questions.
c. Remember to ask about starting salary.
d. Send a thank-you letter after the interview to the manager.
ANS: B
Asking questions that show knowledge of the institution makes a good impression. Options A
and C are not good ideas. Option D is not done prior to the interview.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. A new nurse has an appointment for an interview with the nurse manager of a
medical/surgical unit. What should be an essential part of her plan for the interview?
a.Inquire about shift coverage.
b.Inquire as to how many new nurses are starting on that unit.
c.Inquire about the length of the orientation.
d.Inquire about the unit secretary’s responsibilities.
ANS: C
The length of orientation can be critical to a new nurse who has so much to learn. The other
options are not necessary to inquire about.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. Which is most appropriate for the new graduate when preparing for the first interview?
a. Bring a list of references that was quickly put together.
b. List membership as a CCRN in 1 year as a goal.
c. Provide a list of weaknesses.
d. List tardiness as a weakness identified in school and how it has been corrected.
ANS: D
, Make a list of weaknesses and how you corrected them. All references must be asked for
permission before their name is used. Option B is unrealistic. Providing a list of weaknesses
does not include the strengths to balance the weaknesses.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5. When interviewing with the nurse recruiter, the new nurse should be prepared to ask about
a. timing of evaluations.
b. benefits.
c. patient mix of unit.
d. length of orientation.
ANS: B
The nurse recruiter or other member from Human Resources will provide information
regarding benefits. The other options refer to information will be provided by someone else.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
6. When interviewing with the nurse manager, the new nurse should be prepared to ask about
a. availability of on-site banking.
b. timing of evaluations.
c. benefits.
d. parking.
ANS: B
Nurse managers will provide answers to specific unit questions. The other inquiries should not
be asked of the nurse manager.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
7. When following up with a thank-you letter to the nurse manager after an interview, the new
nurse should include
a. interests based on information from the interview.
b. questions that were forgotten at the time of the interview.
c. contact numbers.
d. references.
ANS: A
The thank-you letter should express special interest in the position as a result of the interview
and give a time-frame in which you will call them if you have not heard from them. The other
options are not appropriate to include in the thank-you letter.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
8. During the interview, the new graduate asks the nurse manager how she can stay current as the
years pass. What resources should the manager give?
a. Alumni meetings
b. Joining an online nurses club
c. Professional memberships
d. Travel nursing
ANS: C
, Professional memberships encourage sharing of information among peers. The other options
are not the best method for staying current.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
9. When eligible, the new nurse is encouraged to sit for a certification exam in their specialty
area. What is the best reason for “going this extra mile”?
a. To stay current
b. To provide added credentials for advancement
c. To provide CEUs
d. To receive monetary rewards from the facility
ANS: B
Specialty certifications are impressive if applying for advancement. The other options are not
the best reason for obtaining specialty certifications.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
10. An effective job description includes
a. title, job objectives, list of duties.
b. title, job opportunity, list of duties.
c. job objectives, unit, competencies needed.
d. job objectives, unit, list of duties.
ANS: A
Title, job objectives and list of duties are all necessary to be included in an effective job
description.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
11. A nurse manager is legally not allowed to ask the following question:
a. Race
b. When you can begin
c. Past work history
d. University attended
ANS: A
B, C, and D are all appropriate and necessary knowledge for a job interview. Answer A is not
appropriate or part of interview disclosure.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
12. A nurse manager is legally allowed to ask the following question:
a. Work history
b. Age
c. Number and ages of children
d. Religion
ANS: A
All other answers are not legally allowed to be asked during an interview.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
and Management of Patient Care
3rd Edition By Kathleen Motacki,
Kathleen Burke (All Chapters 1-20,
100% Original Verified, A+ Garde)
All Chapters Arranged Reverse: 20-1
Chapter Wise (1-20) Download
Link is Added at the End of PDF
File.
This is The Only Original and
Complete Test Bank for 3rd Edition,
All Other Files in The Market are
Fake/Old/Wrong Edition.
,Chapter 20: New Graduates: The Immediate Future: Job Interviewing, NCLEX, and
Continuing Education
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which advice to the new graduate regarding their first nursing position is best?
a. Go on several interviews.
b. Accept a job where you currently work as a technician.
c. Accept a job in the intensive care unit.
d. Everything you need to know about the position will be provided at the interview.
ANS: A
Determine the right environment for your success by exploring many positions. The other
options are not good advice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
2. In preparing for the interview, the new nurse should plan to do which of the following?
a. Dress as you would for work.
b. Obtain information about the institution so that you can ask informed questions.
c. Remember to ask about starting salary.
d. Send a thank-you letter after the interview to the manager.
ANS: B
Asking questions that show knowledge of the institution makes a good impression. Options A
and C are not good ideas. Option D is not done prior to the interview.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. A new nurse has an appointment for an interview with the nurse manager of a
medical/surgical unit. What should be an essential part of her plan for the interview?
a.Inquire about shift coverage.
b.Inquire as to how many new nurses are starting on that unit.
c.Inquire about the length of the orientation.
d.Inquire about the unit secretary’s responsibilities.
ANS: C
The length of orientation can be critical to a new nurse who has so much to learn. The other
options are not necessary to inquire about.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. Which is most appropriate for the new graduate when preparing for the first interview?
a. Bring a list of references that was quickly put together.
b. List membership as a CCRN in 1 year as a goal.
c. Provide a list of weaknesses.
d. List tardiness as a weakness identified in school and how it has been corrected.
ANS: D
, Make a list of weaknesses and how you corrected them. All references must be asked for
permission before their name is used. Option B is unrealistic. Providing a list of weaknesses
does not include the strengths to balance the weaknesses.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5. When interviewing with the nurse recruiter, the new nurse should be prepared to ask about
a. timing of evaluations.
b. benefits.
c. patient mix of unit.
d. length of orientation.
ANS: B
The nurse recruiter or other member from Human Resources will provide information
regarding benefits. The other options refer to information will be provided by someone else.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
6. When interviewing with the nurse manager, the new nurse should be prepared to ask about
a. availability of on-site banking.
b. timing of evaluations.
c. benefits.
d. parking.
ANS: B
Nurse managers will provide answers to specific unit questions. The other inquiries should not
be asked of the nurse manager.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
7. When following up with a thank-you letter to the nurse manager after an interview, the new
nurse should include
a. interests based on information from the interview.
b. questions that were forgotten at the time of the interview.
c. contact numbers.
d. references.
ANS: A
The thank-you letter should express special interest in the position as a result of the interview
and give a time-frame in which you will call them if you have not heard from them. The other
options are not appropriate to include in the thank-you letter.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
8. During the interview, the new graduate asks the nurse manager how she can stay current as the
years pass. What resources should the manager give?
a. Alumni meetings
b. Joining an online nurses club
c. Professional memberships
d. Travel nursing
ANS: C
, Professional memberships encourage sharing of information among peers. The other options
are not the best method for staying current.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
9. When eligible, the new nurse is encouraged to sit for a certification exam in their specialty
area. What is the best reason for “going this extra mile”?
a. To stay current
b. To provide added credentials for advancement
c. To provide CEUs
d. To receive monetary rewards from the facility
ANS: B
Specialty certifications are impressive if applying for advancement. The other options are not
the best reason for obtaining specialty certifications.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
10. An effective job description includes
a. title, job objectives, list of duties.
b. title, job opportunity, list of duties.
c. job objectives, unit, competencies needed.
d. job objectives, unit, list of duties.
ANS: A
Title, job objectives and list of duties are all necessary to be included in an effective job
description.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
11. A nurse manager is legally not allowed to ask the following question:
a. Race
b. When you can begin
c. Past work history
d. University attended
ANS: A
B, C, and D are all appropriate and necessary knowledge for a job interview. Answer A is not
appropriate or part of interview disclosure.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
12. A nurse manager is legally allowed to ask the following question:
a. Work history
b. Age
c. Number and ages of children
d. Religion
ANS: A
All other answers are not legally allowed to be asked during an interview.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
