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To promote socialization in the professional role, what does the NPD Department Director
recommend to the new NPD practitioner?
A. Join the NPD specialty organization
B. Attend the local NPD affiliate meetings
C. Participate in online webinars related to NPD
D. Read profesional journals related to NPD
Answer
Attend the local NPD affiliate meetings
Rationale: Although all options could assist in the professional development, attending
meetings and networking with others in similar roles in the same community is the best
method for socialization in the professional development role.
Reference: Core Curriculum for NPD, 5th ed., p. 330-331
Which statement is true about competency management?
A. Core competencies are specific to technical skills
B. Ongoing competencies reflect the ever-changing nature of the job
C. Managers are accountable for ensuring validation of employee competency
D. Development of competency statements & performance criteria is specific to the role of
the NPD Practitioner
Answer
Ongoing competencies reflect the ever-changing nature of the job
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,Rationale: Core competencies focus on the knowledge, skills, or abilities needed in the first
6-12 months. Employees are accountable for ensuring that validation of their competencies
occurs, managers are accountable to create systems to support competency assessment.
The development of competency statements and performance criteria should be a collabo-
rative effort with NPD practitioners, nurse managers, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and select
clinical nurses.
Reference: Core Curriculum for NPD, 5th ed., p. 309
Pursuant to a new miss, the Director of Risk Management insists that all staff receive hands-
on training on the proper use of the IV pump. How does the NPD Practitioner respond?
A. Inform the director of previous training that has occurred
B. Contact the vendor & request additional staff education
C. Remind the director that this was a near miss
D. Ask questions to learn more about the situation
Answer
Ask questions to learn more about the situation
Rationale: Allowing for clarification helps the NPD practitioner understand more fully to de-
termine if a gap in knowledge, skills, or practice exist.
Reference: Leadership in NPD, p. 45-46
An interprofessional team is seeking to achieve consensus on a format for handoff communi-
cations. Which statement by participants in the work group is evidence that consensus has
been reached?
A. "I have great difficulty accepting this plan."
B. "I think we will come to regret recommending this plan"
C. "I believe that others in the group have respected my viewpoints."
D. "I have doubts that this plan will work & must continue to express them."
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, Answer
"I believe that others in the group have respected my viewpoints."
Rationale: Consensus occurs when a participant can say, "I feel that I have been heard." And,
"I can live with (or I will support) the decision."
Reference: Leadership in NPD, p. 246
An NPD Practitioner conducts a continuing nursing education activity. What is required for
record keeping for this CNE activity?
A. Files allowing employees to see who took the course
B. Files are maintained in a secure format.
C. Files listing registrants who were absent
D. Files including certificates for reprinting as necessary
Answer
Files are maintained in a secure format.
Rationale: Rosters, summative evaluations, copies of the complete applications including
participant information, should be maintained in a secure manner.
Reference: NPD Scope and Standards, 3rd ed., p. 42-43
A survey of staff nurses indicates that, in general, they lack a clear understanding that a bio-
film forms on the injection hubs of IV tubing. What term best describes this situation?
A. Performance issue
B. Educational need
C. System issue
D. Risk management
Answer
3
To promote socialization in the professional role, what does the NPD Department Director
recommend to the new NPD practitioner?
A. Join the NPD specialty organization
B. Attend the local NPD affiliate meetings
C. Participate in online webinars related to NPD
D. Read profesional journals related to NPD
Answer
Attend the local NPD affiliate meetings
Rationale: Although all options could assist in the professional development, attending
meetings and networking with others in similar roles in the same community is the best
method for socialization in the professional development role.
Reference: Core Curriculum for NPD, 5th ed., p. 330-331
Which statement is true about competency management?
A. Core competencies are specific to technical skills
B. Ongoing competencies reflect the ever-changing nature of the job
C. Managers are accountable for ensuring validation of employee competency
D. Development of competency statements & performance criteria is specific to the role of
the NPD Practitioner
Answer
Ongoing competencies reflect the ever-changing nature of the job
1
,Rationale: Core competencies focus on the knowledge, skills, or abilities needed in the first
6-12 months. Employees are accountable for ensuring that validation of their competencies
occurs, managers are accountable to create systems to support competency assessment.
The development of competency statements and performance criteria should be a collabo-
rative effort with NPD practitioners, nurse managers, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and select
clinical nurses.
Reference: Core Curriculum for NPD, 5th ed., p. 309
Pursuant to a new miss, the Director of Risk Management insists that all staff receive hands-
on training on the proper use of the IV pump. How does the NPD Practitioner respond?
A. Inform the director of previous training that has occurred
B. Contact the vendor & request additional staff education
C. Remind the director that this was a near miss
D. Ask questions to learn more about the situation
Answer
Ask questions to learn more about the situation
Rationale: Allowing for clarification helps the NPD practitioner understand more fully to de-
termine if a gap in knowledge, skills, or practice exist.
Reference: Leadership in NPD, p. 45-46
An interprofessional team is seeking to achieve consensus on a format for handoff communi-
cations. Which statement by participants in the work group is evidence that consensus has
been reached?
A. "I have great difficulty accepting this plan."
B. "I think we will come to regret recommending this plan"
C. "I believe that others in the group have respected my viewpoints."
D. "I have doubts that this plan will work & must continue to express them."
2
, Answer
"I believe that others in the group have respected my viewpoints."
Rationale: Consensus occurs when a participant can say, "I feel that I have been heard." And,
"I can live with (or I will support) the decision."
Reference: Leadership in NPD, p. 246
An NPD Practitioner conducts a continuing nursing education activity. What is required for
record keeping for this CNE activity?
A. Files allowing employees to see who took the course
B. Files are maintained in a secure format.
C. Files listing registrants who were absent
D. Files including certificates for reprinting as necessary
Answer
Files are maintained in a secure format.
Rationale: Rosters, summative evaluations, copies of the complete applications including
participant information, should be maintained in a secure manner.
Reference: NPD Scope and Standards, 3rd ed., p. 42-43
A survey of staff nurses indicates that, in general, they lack a clear understanding that a bio-
film forms on the injection hubs of IV tubing. What term best describes this situation?
A. Performance issue
B. Educational need
C. System issue
D. Risk management
Answer
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