ANCC MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief ( 5)
Answer: 1) Denial - avoiding the inevitable
2) Anger - expressing emotions previously bottled up
3) Bargaining - Trying to find a way out
4) Depression - Acknowledging the inevitable
5) Acceptance - moving forward
◉ Shared Governance (Definition)
Answer: A model of nursing practice designed to improve work
environment, satisfaction, and nurse retention by giving staff
equal footing with leaders in the creation of policies, procedures,
and other decision-making processes that directly affect nursing
practice and the organization.
◉ Tenets of Shared Governance (3)
Answer: 1) Champions staff as the most important asset of the
organization
2) Encourages autonomy, empowerment, involvement, and
participation
3) Teams and groups are designed to be self led and self managed.
, ◉ Basic Learning Styles (3)
Answer: 1) Visual: reading instructions or watching
demonstrations
2) Hearing: listening to instructions while performing
3) Tactile: hands-on
◉ The Teach-Back Method
Answer: Doing and saying is more effective than reading and
hearing. Patient demonstrates competence to the teacher.
◉ Learning Needs
Answer: Patient goals met through instruction
◉ Non-learning Needs
Answer: Patient goals met through something other than
instruction
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (5)
Answer: 1) Physiological - basic needs including comfort ( free
from pain)
2) Safety - free from harm or threat. Stability
3) Love - friendship, acceptance, affection; a support system
4) Esteem - self-respect, self-confidence; rewarding
work/relationships
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief ( 5)
Answer: 1) Denial - avoiding the inevitable
2) Anger - expressing emotions previously bottled up
3) Bargaining - Trying to find a way out
4) Depression - Acknowledging the inevitable
5) Acceptance - moving forward
◉ Shared Governance (Definition)
Answer: A model of nursing practice designed to improve work
environment, satisfaction, and nurse retention by giving staff
equal footing with leaders in the creation of policies, procedures,
and other decision-making processes that directly affect nursing
practice and the organization.
◉ Tenets of Shared Governance (3)
Answer: 1) Champions staff as the most important asset of the
organization
2) Encourages autonomy, empowerment, involvement, and
participation
3) Teams and groups are designed to be self led and self managed.
, ◉ Basic Learning Styles (3)
Answer: 1) Visual: reading instructions or watching
demonstrations
2) Hearing: listening to instructions while performing
3) Tactile: hands-on
◉ The Teach-Back Method
Answer: Doing and saying is more effective than reading and
hearing. Patient demonstrates competence to the teacher.
◉ Learning Needs
Answer: Patient goals met through instruction
◉ Non-learning Needs
Answer: Patient goals met through something other than
instruction
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (5)
Answer: 1) Physiological - basic needs including comfort ( free
from pain)
2) Safety - free from harm or threat. Stability
3) Love - friendship, acceptance, affection; a support system
4) Esteem - self-respect, self-confidence; rewarding
work/relationships
