NURSING COMPETENCIES TEST GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Teamwork and Collaboration - KSAs - Answer-Consistently act with integrity,
demonstrating respect for various styles of communication
Function effectively as a member of a team providing safe and quality care
Collaborate with team members to devise strategies for preventing medical errors
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) - Answer-Integrate current best practice evidence with
clinical expertise and patient/family preferences to provide safe, quality nursing care
Evidence Based Practice - KSAs - Answer-Value the concept of EBP in determining
current best practices
Use EBP findings to support safe, quality foundational nursing care
Informatics - Answer-Use information and technology to communicate, manage
knowledge, mitigate error and support decision-making
Informatics - KSAs - Answer-Recognize the impact of technology on nurse safety and
quality issues
Protect the privacy and confidentiality of your patient's information available through
technology
Use informatics to enhance your knowledge base and skills to provide safe, quality
foundational nursing care
Appreciate the need to continually learn and update information technology skills
Quality Improvement - Answer-Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and
use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the
quality and safety of health care systems
Quality Improvement - KSAs - Answer-Value your own and other team members impact
on your patients and patient care outcomes
Use quality measures related to foundational nursing interventions to promote positive
outcomes in your patients
Nursing Competencies - Answer-Patient Centered Care
Safety
Teamwork and Collaboration
Evidence Based Practice
Informatics
Quality Improvement
Patient Centered Care - Answer-Recognize the patient as a full partner, and provide
compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values
and needs.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Teamwork and Collaboration - KSAs - Answer-Consistently act with integrity,
demonstrating respect for various styles of communication
Function effectively as a member of a team providing safe and quality care
Collaborate with team members to devise strategies for preventing medical errors
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) - Answer-Integrate current best practice evidence with
clinical expertise and patient/family preferences to provide safe, quality nursing care
Evidence Based Practice - KSAs - Answer-Value the concept of EBP in determining
current best practices
Use EBP findings to support safe, quality foundational nursing care
Informatics - Answer-Use information and technology to communicate, manage
knowledge, mitigate error and support decision-making
Informatics - KSAs - Answer-Recognize the impact of technology on nurse safety and
quality issues
Protect the privacy and confidentiality of your patient's information available through
technology
Use informatics to enhance your knowledge base and skills to provide safe, quality
foundational nursing care
Appreciate the need to continually learn and update information technology skills
Quality Improvement - Answer-Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and
use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the
quality and safety of health care systems
Quality Improvement - KSAs - Answer-Value your own and other team members impact
on your patients and patient care outcomes
Use quality measures related to foundational nursing interventions to promote positive
outcomes in your patients
Nursing Competencies - Answer-Patient Centered Care
Safety
Teamwork and Collaboration
Evidence Based Practice
Informatics
Quality Improvement
Patient Centered Care - Answer-Recognize the patient as a full partner, and provide
compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values
and needs.
