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CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY · COLLEGE OF NURSING
NR 668 Week 1
Practice Question Bank
Professional Identity & NP Role Transition
WEEK 1 FOCUS:
From Limbo to Legitimacy Model
— Identity Formation & Role Transition Stages
Week 1 — Edition 1 · July 2026
EXAM FOCUSED DETAILED ROLE TRANSITION BUILD CONFIDENCE
RATIONALES
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, NR 668 WEEK 1 · ROLE TRANSITION QUESTIONS 1–22
Professional Identity Formation & From Limbo to Legitimacy Model
1 Professional identity formation in nursing begins with which event?
A The decision to become a nurse — identity formation starts with this
choice and evolves through education, practice, socialization, and
reflection
B The first year of NP practice
C Passing the certification exam
D Receiving a job offer
CORRECT ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: Professional identity formation begins with the initial decision
to enter the nursing profession — it is a developmental process that starts
before formal education and continues throughout one's career. Passing
exams, getting hired, and the first year of practice are milestones within
this ongoing formation, not its origin.