NPD CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM 3 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1.An nNPD npractitioner nis nworking nwith nnewly nlicensed nnurse nresidents nto
ncom- nplete nan nevidence-based npractice nproject nas npart nof nthe ntransition-
to-practice nprogram. nThe nnurse nresidents nhave nformed na nPICOT
nquestion. nWhat nis nthe npurpose nof nthe nPICOT nquestion?
A. To nfacilitate nobtaining nrelevant nevidence nfrom na nliterature nsearch
B. To nevaluate nthe npublished nevidence
C. To nevaluation nthe napplicability nof nfindings nto nthe npatient npopulation
D. To ndevelop n& npilot na nprotocol nbased non nthe npublished nevidence: nTo
nfacilitate nobtaining nrelevant nevidence nfrom na nliterature nsearch
Rationale: nThe nPICOT nquestion nis nused nto nformulate na nclinical nquestion
nand nfacilitates nobtaining nrelevant nevidence nfrom na nliterature nsearch.
Reference: nCore nCurriculum nfor nNPD, n5th ned., np. n276
2.An nNPD npractitioner nis nworking nwith nan ninterprofessional nteam nto
ndevelop nand nmarket na nstroke neducation nprogram. nWhich nof nthe
nfollowing nis npart nof nthe n5 n"P's" nof nmarketing?
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,A. Policy
B. Purpose
C. Participants
D. Preparation: nParticipants
Rationale: nThe n5 n"P's" nof nmarketing nare nproducts, nplace, nprice,
npromotion, nand nparticipants nThe n5 n"P's" nare nall npart nof nthe nmarketin
nplan.
Reference: nCore nCurriculum nfor nNPD, n5th ned., np. n187
3.A nnewly nlicensed nnurse nfailed na nrequired ncomputer-based nexam. nThe
nnurse nreports na nhistory nof nsignificant ntest nanxiety. nThe nnurse nmanager
nis nconcerned nabout nthis nfailure nand nasks nthe nNPD npractitioner nif nthe
nnurse nneeds nto nbe nterminated. nHow nshould nthe nNPD npractitioner
nrespond?
A. Agree nwith nthe nnurse nmanager n& nsuggest nthe nemployee nbe nterminated
B. Suggest nto nthe nmanager nthat nthe nnurse nuse nan nalternative ntesting
nmethod
C. Ask nthe nnurse nmanager nto nallow nthe nnurse nto nretest nin n6 nmonths
D. Advise nthe nnurse nmanager nto nallow nthe nnurse nto nbe nexempt nfrom
nthe ntest nrequirement: nSuggest nto nthe nmanager nthat nthe nnurse nuse
nan nalternative ntesting nmethod
Rationale: nThe nNPD npractitioner nserves nas nan nadvocate nrepresenting
nlearners.
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n34
,Reference: nNPD nScope nand nStandards, n3rd ned., np. n24-25
4.What nis nan nexample nof na nthroughput nin nthe nNPD nPractice nModel?
A. Change
B. Competency nManagement
C. Learner
D. Protection nof nthe npublic: nCompetency nManagement
Rationale: nThroughputs ninclude nOrientation/Onboarding, nCompetency
nManage- nment, nEducation, nRole nDevelopment, nCollaborative
nPartnerships, nand nRe- nsearch/EBP/QI. nThese nprocesses nrevolve naround
nthe nStandards nof nNPD nPractice.
Reference: nNPD nScope nand nStandards, n3rd ned., np. n14-20
5.An norganization nis non nthe njourney nto nnursing nexcellence nrecognition nto
nsup- nport nits nstrategic ngoal nof nemployee nengagement nthrough ncontinued
ninvestment nand nhas nset na ngoal nto nincrease nthe nnumber nof ncertified
nnurses. nWhat nstrategy ncan nthe nNPD ndepartment nuse nto nsupport nthis
ngoal?
A. Facilitate nspecialty nreview ncourses
B. Develop nacademic npartnerships
C. Write nletters nof nrecommendation
D. Provide neducational nfairs: nFacilitate nspecialty nreview ncourses
Rationale: nAcademic npartnerships, nletters nof nrecommendation nand
neducational nfairs npromote nthe nadvancement nof nacademic neducation
nand nprofessional ndevelopment.
Facilitating ncertification nreview ncourses nis nthe nonly noption nrelated nto
ncertification.
Reference: nCore nCurriculum nfor nNPD, n5th ned., np. n258
6.The ndirector nof nthe nNPD ndepartment nis nresponsible nfor nimplementing na
ncareer nladder/professional ndevelopment nprogram nfor nclinical nnurses.
nNurse nManagers nhave nbeen nasked nto n"coach" nnurses nwho nenrolled nin
nthe nprogram. nWhat ndoes nthe nNPD ndirector nteach nthe nmanager nabout
ncoaching?
A. Coaching ninvolves ntelling npeople nwhat nto ndo
B. Coaching nmakes nthe nmanager nresponsible nfor nthe nnurses' nwork
nin nthe nprogram
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, C. Coaching nis na nmanagement nresponsibility, noutside nof nthe nNPD nrole
D. Coaching noffers ndirection n& nguidance nto nfacilitate nachievement nof na
nspecific ngoal: nCoaching noffers ndirection n& nguidance nto nfacilitate
nachievement nof na nspecific ngoal
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ANSWERS
1.An nNPD npractitioner nis nworking nwith nnewly nlicensed nnurse nresidents nto
ncom- nplete nan nevidence-based npractice nproject nas npart nof nthe ntransition-
to-practice nprogram. nThe nnurse nresidents nhave nformed na nPICOT
nquestion. nWhat nis nthe npurpose nof nthe nPICOT nquestion?
A. To nfacilitate nobtaining nrelevant nevidence nfrom na nliterature nsearch
B. To nevaluate nthe npublished nevidence
C. To nevaluation nthe napplicability nof nfindings nto nthe npatient npopulation
D. To ndevelop n& npilot na nprotocol nbased non nthe npublished nevidence: nTo
nfacilitate nobtaining nrelevant nevidence nfrom na nliterature nsearch
Rationale: nThe nPICOT nquestion nis nused nto nformulate na nclinical nquestion
nand nfacilitates nobtaining nrelevant nevidence nfrom na nliterature nsearch.
Reference: nCore nCurriculum nfor nNPD, n5th ned., np. n276
2.An nNPD npractitioner nis nworking nwith nan ninterprofessional nteam nto
ndevelop nand nmarket na nstroke neducation nprogram. nWhich nof nthe
nfollowing nis npart nof nthe n5 n"P's" nof nmarketing?
1 n/
n34
,A. Policy
B. Purpose
C. Participants
D. Preparation: nParticipants
Rationale: nThe n5 n"P's" nof nmarketing nare nproducts, nplace, nprice,
npromotion, nand nparticipants nThe n5 n"P's" nare nall npart nof nthe nmarketin
nplan.
Reference: nCore nCurriculum nfor nNPD, n5th ned., np. n187
3.A nnewly nlicensed nnurse nfailed na nrequired ncomputer-based nexam. nThe
nnurse nreports na nhistory nof nsignificant ntest nanxiety. nThe nnurse nmanager
nis nconcerned nabout nthis nfailure nand nasks nthe nNPD npractitioner nif nthe
nnurse nneeds nto nbe nterminated. nHow nshould nthe nNPD npractitioner
nrespond?
A. Agree nwith nthe nnurse nmanager n& nsuggest nthe nemployee nbe nterminated
B. Suggest nto nthe nmanager nthat nthe nnurse nuse nan nalternative ntesting
nmethod
C. Ask nthe nnurse nmanager nto nallow nthe nnurse nto nretest nin n6 nmonths
D. Advise nthe nnurse nmanager nto nallow nthe nnurse nto nbe nexempt nfrom
nthe ntest nrequirement: nSuggest nto nthe nmanager nthat nthe nnurse nuse
nan nalternative ntesting nmethod
Rationale: nThe nNPD npractitioner nserves nas nan nadvocate nrepresenting
nlearners.
2 n/
n34
,Reference: nNPD nScope nand nStandards, n3rd ned., np. n24-25
4.What nis nan nexample nof na nthroughput nin nthe nNPD nPractice nModel?
A. Change
B. Competency nManagement
C. Learner
D. Protection nof nthe npublic: nCompetency nManagement
Rationale: nThroughputs ninclude nOrientation/Onboarding, nCompetency
nManage- nment, nEducation, nRole nDevelopment, nCollaborative
nPartnerships, nand nRe- nsearch/EBP/QI. nThese nprocesses nrevolve naround
nthe nStandards nof nNPD nPractice.
Reference: nNPD nScope nand nStandards, n3rd ned., np. n14-20
5.An norganization nis non nthe njourney nto nnursing nexcellence nrecognition nto
nsup- nport nits nstrategic ngoal nof nemployee nengagement nthrough ncontinued
ninvestment nand nhas nset na ngoal nto nincrease nthe nnumber nof ncertified
nnurses. nWhat nstrategy ncan nthe nNPD ndepartment nuse nto nsupport nthis
ngoal?
A. Facilitate nspecialty nreview ncourses
B. Develop nacademic npartnerships
C. Write nletters nof nrecommendation
D. Provide neducational nfairs: nFacilitate nspecialty nreview ncourses
Rationale: nAcademic npartnerships, nletters nof nrecommendation nand
neducational nfairs npromote nthe nadvancement nof nacademic neducation
nand nprofessional ndevelopment.
Facilitating ncertification nreview ncourses nis nthe nonly noption nrelated nto
ncertification.
Reference: nCore nCurriculum nfor nNPD, n5th ned., np. n258
6.The ndirector nof nthe nNPD ndepartment nis nresponsible nfor nimplementing na
ncareer nladder/professional ndevelopment nprogram nfor nclinical nnurses.
nNurse nManagers nhave nbeen nasked nto n"coach" nnurses nwho nenrolled nin
nthe nprogram. nWhat ndoes nthe nNPD ndirector nteach nthe nmanager nabout
ncoaching?
A. Coaching ninvolves ntelling npeople nwhat nto ndo
B. Coaching nmakes nthe nmanager nresponsible nfor nthe nnurses' nwork
nin nthe nprogram
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n34
, C. Coaching nis na nmanagement nresponsibility, noutside nof nthe nNPD nrole
D. Coaching noffers ndirection n& nguidance nto nfacilitate nachievement nof na
nspecific ngoal: nCoaching noffers ndirection n& nguidance nto nfacilitate
nachievement nof na nspecific ngoal
4 n/
n34
