PRNU NURSING CORE COMPETENCIES
TEST GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Professionalism, communication, system based practice, teamwork, evidence based
practice, quality improvement, safety, informatics, leadership, patient centered care -
Answer-10 competencies from Nurse of the Future.
Caring, advocacy, presence, self care, support for spirituality - Answer-Additional
competencies from Cooper.
Person, environment, health, nursing - Answer-Central concepts in nursing.
Person - Answer-_______ receiving the nursing.
Environment - Answer-___________ within which the person exists.
Health-illness continuum - Answer-_____________ within which the person falls at the
time of the interaction with the nurse.
Reasoning in transition - Answer-Practical reasoning in an ongoing clinical situation.
Skilled know how - Answer-Also known as embodied intelligent performance; knowing
what to do, when to do it and how to do it.
Response based practice - Answer-Adapting interventions to meet the changing needs
and expectations of patients.
Agency - Answer-One's sense of and ability to act upon or influence a situation.
Perceptual acuity and the skill of involvement - Answer-The ability to tune into a
situation and hone in on the salient issues by engaging with the problem and the
person.
Links between clinical and ethical reasoning - Answer-The understanding that good
clinical practice cannot be separated from ethical notions of good outcomes for patients
and families.
Novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert - Answer-Theory of
professional development.
Novice - Answer-Lack of knowledge and skills.
TEST GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Professionalism, communication, system based practice, teamwork, evidence based
practice, quality improvement, safety, informatics, leadership, patient centered care -
Answer-10 competencies from Nurse of the Future.
Caring, advocacy, presence, self care, support for spirituality - Answer-Additional
competencies from Cooper.
Person, environment, health, nursing - Answer-Central concepts in nursing.
Person - Answer-_______ receiving the nursing.
Environment - Answer-___________ within which the person exists.
Health-illness continuum - Answer-_____________ within which the person falls at the
time of the interaction with the nurse.
Reasoning in transition - Answer-Practical reasoning in an ongoing clinical situation.
Skilled know how - Answer-Also known as embodied intelligent performance; knowing
what to do, when to do it and how to do it.
Response based practice - Answer-Adapting interventions to meet the changing needs
and expectations of patients.
Agency - Answer-One's sense of and ability to act upon or influence a situation.
Perceptual acuity and the skill of involvement - Answer-The ability to tune into a
situation and hone in on the salient issues by engaging with the problem and the
person.
Links between clinical and ethical reasoning - Answer-The understanding that good
clinical practice cannot be separated from ethical notions of good outcomes for patients
and families.
Novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert - Answer-Theory of
professional development.
Novice - Answer-Lack of knowledge and skills.
