ANCC Non-Clinical Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the best strategy for improving nurse retention in a hospital unit?
A. Increase patient assignments
B. Eliminate staff meetings
✔✔C. Foster a supportive and inclusive work environment
D. Assign nurses to rotating night shifts permanently
Which principle underlies shared governance in nursing?
A. Managers make all final decisions
✔✔B. Nurses have a voice in policies and practice decisions
C. Nurses follow a rigid chain of command
D. Only senior nurses may offer input
What is the main goal of a quality improvement (QI) project?
A. Punish underperforming staff
✔✔B. Identify and improve care processes
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,C. Increase staff overtime
D. Eliminate documentation requirements
What does the term “magnet recognition” primarily signify?
A. Financial success
✔✔B. Excellence in nursing practice and patient outcomes
C. High staff turnover
D. Unionized workforce
Which is a benefit of evidence-based practice in nursing?
A. Reduces continuing education requirements
✔✔B. Improves patient care outcomes
C. Replaces clinical expertise
D. Limits team collaboration
Which ethical principle is demonstrated by supporting a patient's decision to decline treatment?
A. Beneficence
✔✔B. Autonomy
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, C. Justice
D. Fidelity
What is the primary purpose of a mission statement in a healthcare organization?
A. List employee duties
B. Provide instructions for emergencies
✔✔C. Define the organization’s purpose and values
D. Replace the vision statement
What is the role of informatics in nursing education?
A. Reduce exam time
✔✔B. Improve access to learning resources and simulations
C. Prevent face-to-face training
D. Grade all assignments automatically
How should a nurse leader address conflict among staff members?
A. Ignore it until it resolves
✔✔B. Facilitate open and respectful communication
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the best strategy for improving nurse retention in a hospital unit?
A. Increase patient assignments
B. Eliminate staff meetings
✔✔C. Foster a supportive and inclusive work environment
D. Assign nurses to rotating night shifts permanently
Which principle underlies shared governance in nursing?
A. Managers make all final decisions
✔✔B. Nurses have a voice in policies and practice decisions
C. Nurses follow a rigid chain of command
D. Only senior nurses may offer input
What is the main goal of a quality improvement (QI) project?
A. Punish underperforming staff
✔✔B. Identify and improve care processes
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,C. Increase staff overtime
D. Eliminate documentation requirements
What does the term “magnet recognition” primarily signify?
A. Financial success
✔✔B. Excellence in nursing practice and patient outcomes
C. High staff turnover
D. Unionized workforce
Which is a benefit of evidence-based practice in nursing?
A. Reduces continuing education requirements
✔✔B. Improves patient care outcomes
C. Replaces clinical expertise
D. Limits team collaboration
Which ethical principle is demonstrated by supporting a patient's decision to decline treatment?
A. Beneficence
✔✔B. Autonomy
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, C. Justice
D. Fidelity
What is the primary purpose of a mission statement in a healthcare organization?
A. List employee duties
B. Provide instructions for emergencies
✔✔C. Define the organization’s purpose and values
D. Replace the vision statement
What is the role of informatics in nursing education?
A. Reduce exam time
✔✔B. Improve access to learning resources and simulations
C. Prevent face-to-face training
D. Grade all assignments automatically
How should a nurse leader address conflict among staff members?
A. Ignore it until it resolves
✔✔B. Facilitate open and respectful communication
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