NURS 3004 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATED
What are the 3 ways that a nurse demonstrates leadership in the coordination of health care? -
ANSWER1) advocating for client care in the client's best interest
2) delegating and evaluating the performance of selected health care team members in carrying out
delegated nursing activities
3) facilitating continuity of client care
What is CNO entry to practice competencies definition of leadership - ANSWERRNs are leaders who
influence and inspire others to achieve optimal health outcomes for all
What is CNO entry to practice competencies definition of advocate – ANSWER RNs are advocates who
support clients to voice their needs to achieve optimal health outcomes. RNs also support clients who
cannot advocate for themselves
Leadership definition - ANSWERA relational process in which an individual seeks to influence others
towards a mutually desirable goal
What are the 4 ways professional leadership is demonstrated - ANSWER1) building relationships and
trust with clients and members of the health care team
2) creating healthy and culturally safe practice environments
3) supporting knowledge development and integration within the health care team
4) balancing competing nursing care values and priorities
How does a nurse demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge - ANSWERdemonstrates a body of
knowledge in nursing science, social sciences, humanities and health-related research (e.g. nursing
,theories, leadership and change theories, communication and learning, crisis intervention, loss, grief and
bereavement, systems theory, diversity, power relations)
What are the 6 domains of leadership according to CASN - ANSWER6.1 The nursing education program
prepares graduates to coordinate, to affect change and to lead within the context of providing nursing
care
6.2.1 a) coordinating nursing care effectively with other regulated and unregulated health professional
6.2.1 b) demonstrate leadership skills when collaborating with the intra professional, interprofessional,
and intersectional team
6.2.2 advocate for health care environments that include safe working conditions
6.2.3 advocate for change to address racism, social injustices, and health inequities, in nursing care or
nursing services
6.2.4 contribute to team decision-making in the context of diverse, complex and changing health care
environments
6.2.5 incorporate health care policies and those from other sectors to provide and improve health car e
What is nursing leadership about, according to CNA - ANSWERNursing leadership is about the
competent and engaged practice of nurses, who provide exemplary care, think critically and
independently, inform their practice with evidence, delegate and take charge appropriately, advocate
for patients and communities, insist on practicing to their full and legal scope and push the boundaries
of practice to innovative new levels
5 ways to describe leadership - ANSWERChaos
Multidimensional
Multi-factoral
Different from management
Many know when they see it but few can define it
What are the 4 necessities of nursing leadership - ANSWERIndividual success
,Success of the unit/dept/practice
organizational success
advancing the profession
What are the 4 main concepts in nursing leadership - ANSWERleaders, managers, followers, and
mentors
What is a gap in nursing identity literature - ANSWERsocial constructs of difference are not considered
What has nursing identity been co-opted by and what does it lead to - ANSWERnursing identity has been
co-opted by the professionalization project- leads to a monolithic, apolitical representation of nursing
identity that erases differences, denies historical influence, universalizes nursing work and further
marginalizes marginalized identities
What contributes to a lack of disciplinary reflexivity - ANSWERThe oppressive nature of a universal
nursing identity may contribute to a lack of disciplinary reflexivity about the ongoing influences of
foundational discursive constructs of gender, epistemology, power and professional status
What is full scope of practice according to - ANSWERtask vs competency focus
ever changing
role ambiguity
leaders as critical thinkers
nursing process considerations
matching
Four aspects of understanding change in healthcare - ANSWEROrganizations grow and evolve
response to disequilibrium or challenge
change is inevitable
, chaos leads to change
What do the demands of work include - ANSWERknowledge workers
acuity of patients
level of assessments
expectations
accountabilities
technology
what are some principles to consider about change - ANSWERchange of one part affects other parts and
other systems
people affected by the change should participate in making the change
people should be informed of the reasons for the change
concrete and specific feedback about the process of change will enhance its acceptance
people need assistance in dealing with the effects of change
peoples suggestions should be sought and incorporated
21st century leadership - ANSWERadvances in technology
endless change, availability of information, knowledge as a utility, rapid changes that are changing the
service relationship
complexity
What are theories - ANSWERdescribe, explain and predict relationships among concepts of the
phenomena
in a systematic way
testable outcomes
vary in scope of abstraction
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATED
What are the 3 ways that a nurse demonstrates leadership in the coordination of health care? -
ANSWER1) advocating for client care in the client's best interest
2) delegating and evaluating the performance of selected health care team members in carrying out
delegated nursing activities
3) facilitating continuity of client care
What is CNO entry to practice competencies definition of leadership - ANSWERRNs are leaders who
influence and inspire others to achieve optimal health outcomes for all
What is CNO entry to practice competencies definition of advocate – ANSWER RNs are advocates who
support clients to voice their needs to achieve optimal health outcomes. RNs also support clients who
cannot advocate for themselves
Leadership definition - ANSWERA relational process in which an individual seeks to influence others
towards a mutually desirable goal
What are the 4 ways professional leadership is demonstrated - ANSWER1) building relationships and
trust with clients and members of the health care team
2) creating healthy and culturally safe practice environments
3) supporting knowledge development and integration within the health care team
4) balancing competing nursing care values and priorities
How does a nurse demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge - ANSWERdemonstrates a body of
knowledge in nursing science, social sciences, humanities and health-related research (e.g. nursing
,theories, leadership and change theories, communication and learning, crisis intervention, loss, grief and
bereavement, systems theory, diversity, power relations)
What are the 6 domains of leadership according to CASN - ANSWER6.1 The nursing education program
prepares graduates to coordinate, to affect change and to lead within the context of providing nursing
care
6.2.1 a) coordinating nursing care effectively with other regulated and unregulated health professional
6.2.1 b) demonstrate leadership skills when collaborating with the intra professional, interprofessional,
and intersectional team
6.2.2 advocate for health care environments that include safe working conditions
6.2.3 advocate for change to address racism, social injustices, and health inequities, in nursing care or
nursing services
6.2.4 contribute to team decision-making in the context of diverse, complex and changing health care
environments
6.2.5 incorporate health care policies and those from other sectors to provide and improve health car e
What is nursing leadership about, according to CNA - ANSWERNursing leadership is about the
competent and engaged practice of nurses, who provide exemplary care, think critically and
independently, inform their practice with evidence, delegate and take charge appropriately, advocate
for patients and communities, insist on practicing to their full and legal scope and push the boundaries
of practice to innovative new levels
5 ways to describe leadership - ANSWERChaos
Multidimensional
Multi-factoral
Different from management
Many know when they see it but few can define it
What are the 4 necessities of nursing leadership - ANSWERIndividual success
,Success of the unit/dept/practice
organizational success
advancing the profession
What are the 4 main concepts in nursing leadership - ANSWERleaders, managers, followers, and
mentors
What is a gap in nursing identity literature - ANSWERsocial constructs of difference are not considered
What has nursing identity been co-opted by and what does it lead to - ANSWERnursing identity has been
co-opted by the professionalization project- leads to a monolithic, apolitical representation of nursing
identity that erases differences, denies historical influence, universalizes nursing work and further
marginalizes marginalized identities
What contributes to a lack of disciplinary reflexivity - ANSWERThe oppressive nature of a universal
nursing identity may contribute to a lack of disciplinary reflexivity about the ongoing influences of
foundational discursive constructs of gender, epistemology, power and professional status
What is full scope of practice according to - ANSWERtask vs competency focus
ever changing
role ambiguity
leaders as critical thinkers
nursing process considerations
matching
Four aspects of understanding change in healthcare - ANSWEROrganizations grow and evolve
response to disequilibrium or challenge
change is inevitable
, chaos leads to change
What do the demands of work include - ANSWERknowledge workers
acuity of patients
level of assessments
expectations
accountabilities
technology
what are some principles to consider about change - ANSWERchange of one part affects other parts and
other systems
people affected by the change should participate in making the change
people should be informed of the reasons for the change
concrete and specific feedback about the process of change will enhance its acceptance
people need assistance in dealing with the effects of change
peoples suggestions should be sought and incorporated
21st century leadership - ANSWERadvances in technology
endless change, availability of information, knowledge as a utility, rapid changes that are changing the
service relationship
complexity
What are theories - ANSWERdescribe, explain and predict relationships among concepts of the
phenomena
in a systematic way
testable outcomes
vary in scope of abstraction
