CAPSTONE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

CAPSTONE MIDTERM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
WhatCisCtheCdifferenceCbetweenCaCleaderCandCaCma
nager?C-
CAnswerACmanagerCfocusesConCcoordinatingCresources


FlorenceCNightingaleCisCattributedCwithCbeingCintelligentC(sheCdevelopedCstatisticalCmethodsCt
oCevaluateChealthCcare),CdependableC(sheCoftenCworkedClongChoursCtoCcareCforCtheCinjured
),CandCambitiousC(sheCfoughtCagainstCsociety'sCperceptionCofCnursing).CThoseCwhoCdepictChe
rCasCaCleaderCbasedConCtheseCqualitiesCareCpracticingCwhichCleadershipCtheory?C-
CAnswerTrait


ACnurseCmanagerCisCconcernedCwithCrestockingCtheCemergencyCcart,CcreatingCtheCstaffCsche
dule,CrequestingCfloorCstockCfromCtheCpharmacy,CandCcheckingCtheCordersConCpatientCcharts
.CWhichCtypeCofCleaderCaccuratelyCdescribesCthisCnurse?C-CAnswerTransactional



ACnurseCisCreadingCaboutCpositiveCreinforcementCwithCtheCgoalCofCincreasingCstaffCmotivatio
n.CWhichCactionCwouldCdemonstrateCpositiveCreinforcement?C-CAnswerGiveCspur-of-the-
momentCrecognitionCtoCanCemployeeCwhoChasCaccomplishedCaCgoal



AccordingCtoCBoykinCandCSchoenhofer'sCNursingCasCCaringCtheory,CwhichCstatementCshouldC
guideCourCdecisionsCinCnursingCleadershipCandCpractice?C-
CAnswerWeCshouldCknowCeverythingCaboutCselfCbeforeCweCcanCsupportCgrowingCinCcaring


ACclinicalCnurseCleaderC(CNL)CentersCtheCworkforceCandChopesCtoCuseCherCinterdisciplinaryC
skillsCtoCparticipateConCaCqualityCimprovementCcommittee.CTheCcoordinatorCofCtheCqualityCg
roupCinvitesCtheCCNLCtoCjoinCtheCgroup.CWhichCtypeCofCpowerCisCdemonstratedCbyCtheCco
ordinatorCofCtheCgroup?C-CAnswerLegitimate



ManagersCwhoCexhibitCanCauthoritativeCbehavioralCstyleCareCmostClikelyCtoCuseCwhichCsourc
eCofCpower?C-CAnswerCoercive



ACstaffCnurseCprovidesCcareCbasedConCintuitionCandCalwaysCseemsCtoCbeCinCcontrolCofCher
CpersonalCandCprofessionalClife—

, servingConCtheCboardCofCtheCstateCnursesCassociation,CservingCasCtheCnursingCunit'sCreprese
ntativeConCtheCethicsCcommittee,CandCcoachingCherCdaughter'sCsoftballCteam.CManyCofCtheC
staffCobserveChowCsheCmanagesCtimeCandCprovidesCcare.CThisCnurse'sCpowerCcomesCfromC
whichCtypeCofCpower?C-CAnswerReferent



AChospitalCrecentlyClearnedCthatCtheirCscorecardCdidCnotCmeetCtheCnationalCbenchmarkCfor
CpatientCsatisfactionCandCbroughtCinCaCprofessionalCchangeCagentCtoCdetermineCwhatCtheirC
issuesCwereCandChowCtheyCcouldCimproveCtheirCscore.CTheCagentCcollectedCdataCandCrecom
mendedCthatCnursesCparticipateCinCinterdisciplinaryCwalkingCroundsCandCallowCtheCpatientCa
ndCfamilyCtoCbeCparticipants.CNursesCnowCroundCeveryCshiftCandCperformC"huddlesCtoCupda
teCtheCteam"CasCneededCthroughoutCtheCshiftCasCpartCofCbestCpractices.CRandomCvisitsCare
CmadeCtoCnursingCunitsCtoCensureCallCnursesCareCparticipatingCandCpatientsCareCinterviewed
CforCtheirCinvolvement.CTheseCpracticesCareCassociatedCwithCwhichCstageCofCLewin'sCchange
Cprocess?C-CAnswerRefreeze


CreationCofCaCnursingCphilosophyCisCtheCmostCimportantCaspectCofCleadership.AChospital'sCp
olicyCrequiresCthatCallCnurseCmanagersCmustChaveCaCminimumCofCaCbachelor'sCdegreeCinCn
ursing.CACBSNCnurseCnewCtoCtheChospitalChasCrecentlyCbeenChiredCasCnurseCmanagerCforCt
heConcologyCunit.CAnCRNCwhoChasCworkedConCthisCunitCforCmanyCyearsCisCunableCtoCbeCp
romotedCtoCaCnurseCmanagerCpositionCbecauseCofChisCeducationalCstatusCandChasCbeenCco
mmentingCtoCphysiciansCandCstaff,C"TheCnewCnurseCmanagerChasCbookCsenseCbutCnoCleade
rshipCabilities."CWhatCisCtheCbestCapproachCthatCcanCbeCusedCbyCtheCnewCnurseCmanagerC
whoCisCattemptingCtoCgainCtheCtrustCandCrespectCofCtheCnursingCstaffConCtheCunit?C-
CAnswerAcknowledgeCtheCclinicalCexpertiseCofCtheCupsetCnurseCandCclearlyCexplainCtheCexpe
ctationsCforCteamworkCandCopen,ChonestCcommunication



ACnewCnurseCasksCherCmentorChowC"qualityCofCcare"CisCevaluated.CWhatCisCtheCbestCrespo
nseCbyCtheCmentor?C-CAnswer"OnCtheCbasisCofCprocessCandCoutcomes"



WhichCstatementCisCtrueCregardingCtheCpatient'sCperceptionCofCtheirCcare?C-
CAnswerPatentCperceptionCisCjustCasCimportantCasCtheCoutcomeCofCcare


ACnurseCisCinterviewingCatCanCagencyCownedCbyCaCnationalCreligiousCorganizationCthatCserv
esChomelessCandCuninsuredCpatients.CAClargeCposterCdisplayCshowsCaCproposedCadditionCth
atCwouldCaddC16CbedsCtoCtheCfacilityCthatCwillCbeCfundedCfromCprofitsCofCtheCpreviousC3C
yearsCofCoperation.CTheCnurseCrecognizesCthatCtheCagencyCisCmostClikelyCwhatCtypeCofCage
ncy?C-CAnswerNot-for-profit