NURSING PROFESSIONALISM AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FINAL REVIEW
MANUAL 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
● Professional Behaviors (Professionalism). Answer: Effective nursing
actions that form helping relationships based on technical knowledge or
skill
● Professional Formation (Professionalism). Answer: Transformation
from Lay Person to Professional nurse
● Stages of Formation (Lisa Benner) (Professionalism). Answer: 1.
Novice
2.Advanced Beginner (what we are when we graduate nursing school)
3. Competent (abt 3rd year as a nurse)
4.Proficient
5. Expert (Creates solutions)
● Appearance (Professionalism). Answer: 1st impressions matter. We
build trust by our appearance
● Knowledge. Answer: -Prove knowledge by NCLEX
, -NCLEX tests MINIMUM COMPETENCE
-Lifelong learning continues
● What if you don't know how to do something?. Answer: 1. Look it up
2. Ask a seasoned nurse to assist you first time
● Competence. Answer: -Includes nurse awareness of positive and
negative things that can affect care.
-Includes Ethics
-Includes Accountability for knowledge and
mistakes
-Student and RN held to same standard
● State Board of Nursing (Competence). Answer: Protection of public
safety is primary concern so they verify RN competence.
Publish the Nurse Practice Act to determine scope of practice (GREEN
BOOK)
● QSEN ( Competence). Answer: -Quality Safety Education for Nurses
-Defines the KSA's nurses need (knowlege, skills and attitudes)
● QSEN Competencies (Competence). Answer: Patient Centered Care
Quality Improvement
ACCOUNTABILITY FINAL REVIEW
MANUAL 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
● Professional Behaviors (Professionalism). Answer: Effective nursing
actions that form helping relationships based on technical knowledge or
skill
● Professional Formation (Professionalism). Answer: Transformation
from Lay Person to Professional nurse
● Stages of Formation (Lisa Benner) (Professionalism). Answer: 1.
Novice
2.Advanced Beginner (what we are when we graduate nursing school)
3. Competent (abt 3rd year as a nurse)
4.Proficient
5. Expert (Creates solutions)
● Appearance (Professionalism). Answer: 1st impressions matter. We
build trust by our appearance
● Knowledge. Answer: -Prove knowledge by NCLEX
, -NCLEX tests MINIMUM COMPETENCE
-Lifelong learning continues
● What if you don't know how to do something?. Answer: 1. Look it up
2. Ask a seasoned nurse to assist you first time
● Competence. Answer: -Includes nurse awareness of positive and
negative things that can affect care.
-Includes Ethics
-Includes Accountability for knowledge and
mistakes
-Student and RN held to same standard
● State Board of Nursing (Competence). Answer: Protection of public
safety is primary concern so they verify RN competence.
Publish the Nurse Practice Act to determine scope of practice (GREEN
BOOK)
● QSEN ( Competence). Answer: -Quality Safety Education for Nurses
-Defines the KSA's nurses need (knowlege, skills and attitudes)
● QSEN Competencies (Competence). Answer: Patient Centered Care
Quality Improvement
