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NSG 444
NSG 444/ NSG444 | Exam 1 Review | Transition to
Practice | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100%
Correct | (NEW 2025/ 2026) GCU
1. State Boards of Nursing (SBN) 3 functions: 1. executive authority- to
administer the nursing practice act
regulations (scope of practice)
2. legislative authority- to adopt rules (not laws) to implement the act
3. Judicial authority- to deny, suspend, revoke a license / deny an
application for licensure
2. Prioritization-Requires immediate action: -critical abnormal lab
values -significant change in status
3. Prioritization-non-emergent: -routine labs
-VS
-Dressing change
-bathing
4. 5 rights of delegation: 1. Right task
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,2. Right circumstance
3. Right person
4. Right direction/communication
5. Right supervision/evaluation
5. Benefits of Telehealth: -typically focuses on chronic disease
-cdan bring experts to areas that may not have access to such services
6. Nursing shortage is driven by:: -aging of the population (including
currently practicing nurses)
-work conditions in health care
7. Bureaus of Labor Statistics (2021) projection of nurse
employment from
2019-2029: 7%
8. Solutions to solving nursing shortages: -inc pay & add bonuses
-use foreign nurses more effectively
-change work environment (client-pt ratios)
-offer flexible shift options
-inc ancillary personnel (CNA, unit clerks, transportation aides)
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9. Evidence based practice: -strategy to reduce amount of time
required to integrate new healthcare findings
-use of current best evidence in making decision about pt care
10. Steps involved in applying EBP: 1. define the problem
2. identify, review, & evaluate the data application to the problem
(quantitative method, qualitative method, mixed) 3. design a
practice change based on data
4. implement change in nurse practice
11. Employment opportunities for nurses: -entry-level/staff
nurse in a hospital/acute-care setting
-charge nurse positions (involves more responsibility) -
community health
-home health care
-nursing agencies
12. NCLEX-RN examination: -computerized adaptive testing -min
?s: 85
-max ?s: 150
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, -duration: 5 hrs
13. Nursing in the US-younger than 50 years old: 90%
14. Nursing in the US-men: 8%/9.4%
15. Nursing in the US-ethnic minorities: 19%
16. Practice settings: -Hospitals 63.2%
-Ambulatory care 10.5%
-Public and community health 7.8%
-Home health 6.4%
-Extended care facilities 5.3%
-Others ~6.8%
17. Advantages of bachelor degrees in the hospital settings:
reduction in mortality
18. Risk for increase of a nurse's pt load by one pt: inc the
likelihood of an inpatient dying within 30 days of admission
19. 3 mechanisms of basic nursing education to qualify to take
the NCLEX: -4 yr @ college/university (BSN)
-2 yr at CC or technical school (ADN)
NSG 444
NSG 444/ NSG444 | Exam 1 Review | Transition to
Practice | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100%
Correct | (NEW 2025/ 2026) GCU
1. State Boards of Nursing (SBN) 3 functions: 1. executive authority- to
administer the nursing practice act
regulations (scope of practice)
2. legislative authority- to adopt rules (not laws) to implement the act
3. Judicial authority- to deny, suspend, revoke a license / deny an
application for licensure
2. Prioritization-Requires immediate action: -critical abnormal lab
values -significant change in status
3. Prioritization-non-emergent: -routine labs
-VS
-Dressing change
-bathing
4. 5 rights of delegation: 1. Right task
-
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,2. Right circumstance
3. Right person
4. Right direction/communication
5. Right supervision/evaluation
5. Benefits of Telehealth: -typically focuses on chronic disease
-cdan bring experts to areas that may not have access to such services
6. Nursing shortage is driven by:: -aging of the population (including
currently practicing nurses)
-work conditions in health care
7. Bureaus of Labor Statistics (2021) projection of nurse
employment from
2019-2029: 7%
8. Solutions to solving nursing shortages: -inc pay & add bonuses
-use foreign nurses more effectively
-change work environment (client-pt ratios)
-offer flexible shift options
-inc ancillary personnel (CNA, unit clerks, transportation aides)
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9. Evidence based practice: -strategy to reduce amount of time
required to integrate new healthcare findings
-use of current best evidence in making decision about pt care
10. Steps involved in applying EBP: 1. define the problem
2. identify, review, & evaluate the data application to the problem
(quantitative method, qualitative method, mixed) 3. design a
practice change based on data
4. implement change in nurse practice
11. Employment opportunities for nurses: -entry-level/staff
nurse in a hospital/acute-care setting
-charge nurse positions (involves more responsibility) -
community health
-home health care
-nursing agencies
12. NCLEX-RN examination: -computerized adaptive testing -min
?s: 85
-max ?s: 150
-
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, -duration: 5 hrs
13. Nursing in the US-younger than 50 years old: 90%
14. Nursing in the US-men: 8%/9.4%
15. Nursing in the US-ethnic minorities: 19%
16. Practice settings: -Hospitals 63.2%
-Ambulatory care 10.5%
-Public and community health 7.8%
-Home health 6.4%
-Extended care facilities 5.3%
-Others ~6.8%
17. Advantages of bachelor degrees in the hospital settings:
reduction in mortality
18. Risk for increase of a nurse's pt load by one pt: inc the
likelihood of an inpatient dying within 30 days of admission
19. 3 mechanisms of basic nursing education to qualify to take
the NCLEX: -4 yr @ college/university (BSN)
-2 yr at CC or technical school (ADN)
