,1. The Director of the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Department is
asked to provide oversight for an organization-wide initiative to increase the
percentage of bachelors of science in nursing (BSN) prepared registered nurs-
es. How should the NPD director select members of the project team? ANSWER
Identify stakeholders and seek their participation
2. A nursing professional development (NPD) specialist is consulting with a nurs-
ing unit about changing its organizational structure. Which of the following
actions is most important for the NPD specialist? ANSWER Influence the overall process
3. The manager of a nursing professional development department is submit-
ting a budget request for a new simulation mannequin that costs $15,000. To
which type of budget would this expenditure be allocated? ANSWER Capital
4. A speaker for a continuing nursing education program discloses receipt of a
research grant from a pharmaceutical company. This company manufactures
a drug that is one of the recognized treatments for the assigned topic. What
should the nurse planner do? ANSWER Disclose the financial interest to the audience prior to the
presentation and review content for potential bias.
5. Which of the following is an example of a learning objective in the cognitive
domain? ANSWER Identify two risk factors for heart disease
6. During a performance evaluation, the manager of the Education Department
learns that the nursing professional development (NPD) specialist does not
agree with a score on a specific performance metric. Which of the following
responses by the manager will promote further communication from the NPD
specialist? ANSWER How do you see the situation?
, 7. The NPD specialist is involved in a hospital-based quality team to reduce noise
on the clinical units. What data can the NPD specialist easily obtain to evaluate
the significance of the problem? ANSWER Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (HCAHPS) or patient satisfaction results
8. The Director of Education for a large multi-campus hospital system must col-
laborate with Human Resources to determine the best method to create, store,
manage, and deliver learning content from a central repository, in addition to
tracking staff participation. Which of the following technologies provide the
most comprehensive solution? ANSWER Learning content management system (LCMS)
asked to provide oversight for an organization-wide initiative to increase the
percentage of bachelors of science in nursing (BSN) prepared registered nurs-
es. How should the NPD director select members of the project team? ANSWER
Identify stakeholders and seek their participation
2. A nursing professional development (NPD) specialist is consulting with a nurs-
ing unit about changing its organizational structure. Which of the following
actions is most important for the NPD specialist? ANSWER Influence the overall process
3. The manager of a nursing professional development department is submit-
ting a budget request for a new simulation mannequin that costs $15,000. To
which type of budget would this expenditure be allocated? ANSWER Capital
4. A speaker for a continuing nursing education program discloses receipt of a
research grant from a pharmaceutical company. This company manufactures
a drug that is one of the recognized treatments for the assigned topic. What
should the nurse planner do? ANSWER Disclose the financial interest to the audience prior to the
presentation and review content for potential bias.
5. Which of the following is an example of a learning objective in the cognitive
domain? ANSWER Identify two risk factors for heart disease
6. During a performance evaluation, the manager of the Education Department
learns that the nursing professional development (NPD) specialist does not
agree with a score on a specific performance metric. Which of the following
responses by the manager will promote further communication from the NPD
specialist? ANSWER How do you see the situation?
, 7. The NPD specialist is involved in a hospital-based quality team to reduce noise
on the clinical units. What data can the NPD specialist easily obtain to evaluate
the significance of the problem? ANSWER Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (HCAHPS) or patient satisfaction results
8. The Director of Education for a large multi-campus hospital system must col-
laborate with Human Resources to determine the best method to create, store,
manage, and deliver learning content from a central repository, in addition to
tracking staff participation. Which of the following technologies provide the
most comprehensive solution? ANSWER Learning content management system (LCMS)
