NURS 209 2026 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW
PACKAGE
◉ Novice
Answer: Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation
in which there is no previous level of experience. The learner learns
via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise
and linear.
◉ Advanced Beginner
Answer: A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation. This experience may only be observational in nature, but
the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of
nursing care
◉ Competent
Answer: A nurse who has been in the same clinical position for 2 to
3 years. This nurse understands the organization and specific care
required by the type of patients. He or she is a competent
practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish
long-range goals. In this phase the nurse has usually had experience
,with all types of psychomotor skills required by this specific group
of patients.
◉ Proficient
Answer: A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the
same clinical setting. The nurse perceives the patients' clinical
situations a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can
readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous
experiences to a situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as
opposed to managing and performing skills.
◉ Expert
Answer: A nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive grasp
of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse is able to zero
in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the situation.
He or she is skilled at identifying both patient-centered problems
and problems related to the health care system, or perhaps the
needs of the novice nurse.
◉ 6 Standards of nursing practice
Answer: 1.) Assessment
2.) Diagnosis
3.) Outcomes identification
4.) Planning
5.) Implementation
,6.) Evaluation
◉ Describe educational programs available for professional
registered nurse (RN) education
Answer: Professional Registered Nurse education:
2 year ASN
4 year BSN (Baccalaureate)
Graduate education:
Master's Degree, Advanced practice RN
Doctoral Degrees
Continuing Education/ In-service education
◉ Provider of care
Answer: in a specialty care area
◉ Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Answer: Has a Master's Degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
degree in Nursing
◉ Clinical Nurse Specialist
Answer: an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of
practice. The specialty may be identified by population (eg.
Geriatrics), setting (eg. Critical Care), disease specialty (eg.
, diabetes), type of care (eg. rehabilitation), or type of problem (eg.
pain).
◉ Certified Nurse Practitioner
Answer: An APRN who provides comprehensive health care to a
group of patients in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care, or
community-based setting.
◉ Certified Nurse Midwife
Answer: An APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is certified
by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
◉ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Answer: An APRN with advanced education from a nurse
anesthesia-accredited program.
◉ Nurse Educator:
Answer: Works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development
departments of health care agencies, and patient education
departments.
◉ Nurse Administrator:
Answer: Manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing
services within a health care agency.
AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW
PACKAGE
◉ Novice
Answer: Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation
in which there is no previous level of experience. The learner learns
via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise
and linear.
◉ Advanced Beginner
Answer: A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation. This experience may only be observational in nature, but
the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of
nursing care
◉ Competent
Answer: A nurse who has been in the same clinical position for 2 to
3 years. This nurse understands the organization and specific care
required by the type of patients. He or she is a competent
practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish
long-range goals. In this phase the nurse has usually had experience
,with all types of psychomotor skills required by this specific group
of patients.
◉ Proficient
Answer: A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the
same clinical setting. The nurse perceives the patients' clinical
situations a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can
readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous
experiences to a situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as
opposed to managing and performing skills.
◉ Expert
Answer: A nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive grasp
of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse is able to zero
in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the situation.
He or she is skilled at identifying both patient-centered problems
and problems related to the health care system, or perhaps the
needs of the novice nurse.
◉ 6 Standards of nursing practice
Answer: 1.) Assessment
2.) Diagnosis
3.) Outcomes identification
4.) Planning
5.) Implementation
,6.) Evaluation
◉ Describe educational programs available for professional
registered nurse (RN) education
Answer: Professional Registered Nurse education:
2 year ASN
4 year BSN (Baccalaureate)
Graduate education:
Master's Degree, Advanced practice RN
Doctoral Degrees
Continuing Education/ In-service education
◉ Provider of care
Answer: in a specialty care area
◉ Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Answer: Has a Master's Degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
degree in Nursing
◉ Clinical Nurse Specialist
Answer: an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of
practice. The specialty may be identified by population (eg.
Geriatrics), setting (eg. Critical Care), disease specialty (eg.
, diabetes), type of care (eg. rehabilitation), or type of problem (eg.
pain).
◉ Certified Nurse Practitioner
Answer: An APRN who provides comprehensive health care to a
group of patients in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care, or
community-based setting.
◉ Certified Nurse Midwife
Answer: An APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is certified
by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
◉ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Answer: An APRN with advanced education from a nurse
anesthesia-accredited program.
◉ Nurse Educator:
Answer: Works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development
departments of health care agencies, and patient education
departments.
◉ Nurse Administrator:
Answer: Manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing
services within a health care agency.
