EDAPT: PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Formeachmcharacteristic,mspecifymifmitmalignsmwithmamleadershipmormmanagementmposition.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm*Leadership:*
Lessmdelegatedmauthority
Emphasizesminterpersonalmrelationships
Maymormmaymnotmbempartmofmthemformalmhierarchymofmthemorganization
*Management:*
Directmsubordinates
Emphasizesmcontrolmandmresults
Manipulatemresourcesmtomachievemgoals
Whichmskillmismambasicmrequirementmformthemdevelopmentmofmsoundmcriticalmthinking?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEvaluating
Whichmprocessmismnotmusedmtomsupportmdecisionmmakingmbymthemnursemandmnursemleader?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAssuming
Amnursemismappointedmtomamchargemnursempositionminmamlocalmhospital.mWhichmtermmbestmdescribe
smthismnewmrole?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFormalmleader
,Themnursemleadermismorientingmamnewmchargemnursemtomthemexpectedmdecision-
makingmprocessmtheymwillmshare.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmaremthembenefitsmofmusingmamstructured
mapproachmtomdecision-making?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFocusesmattentionm
Organizesmthoughts
Promotesmcriticalmthinking
Inmwhichmsituationmismthemnursemdemonstratingmself-
reflectionmtomimprovemcriticalmthinking?mHighlightmthemcorrectmresponse.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRevisesmamplanmofmcaremaftermnotingmthemclient'smresponsemtominterventions.
Criticalmthinkingmandmdecision-
makingmarembothmcognitivemprocessesmthatmrequiremthought.mWhichmcognitivemprocessmstepsmare
muniquemtomcriticalmthinking?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnalyzingmcues
Evaluatingmoutcomes
Completingmamclientmassessmentmismthembestmwaymtomdetectm__________mofmthemclient'smstatus,m
evenmifmthemnursemismnotmcertainmwhatmismcausingmthemchange.
Criticalmthinkingmskillsmhelpmthemnursemfiguremoutmwhatmadditionalm__________mismneededmtompro
videmthem__________mcarempossible.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterioration
Information
Safest
Themnursemmanagermwhomoverheardmamnursemsaying,m"menmhavemsuchmamlowmtolerancemformpain"
mrealizesmthatmthemnurse'smclientsmarematmriskmformharmmduemtomwhichmfactor?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPreconceivedmideas
Formeachmquestion,mspecifymifmthemstatementmdemonstratesmifmthemnursemismormismnotmusingmcritic
almthinking.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm*IsmUsingmCriticalmThinking:*
,"Thatmdidmnotmworkmwell.mHowmcanmImdomitmdifferentlymnextmtime?"
"Thismshouldmhelpmthemclient,mbutmismitmsafe?"
"Themfactsmaremthere,mbutmwhatmdomtheymmean?"
*IsmNotmUsingmCriticalmThinking:*
"Thatmchairmhasmhadmambrokenmlegmformamwhile.mWhenmwillmsomeonemdomsomethingmaboutmit?"
"Whymdoesmnothingmgomrightmformme?
Themnursemleadermismmentoringmamnewmnursemwhosemclinicalmreasoningmskillsmaremlimited.mBefore
mcreatingmanmimprovementmplan,mwhichmthreemskillsmofmthemnewmnursemshouldmbemevaluatedmbymt
hemnursemleader?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDecision-making
Problem-solving
Criticalmthinking
__________mspeaksmatmallmnewmcolleaguemorientationmsessionsmtompersonallymwelcomemcolleagu
esmandmsharemtheirmvision.
__________minformsmsubordinatesmthatmnormalmworkingmhoursmwillmbemchangedminmthemcomingm
year.
__________moffersmbonusesmtomassuremtasksmaremcompletedmonmtime.
__________musesmammonthlym"PulsemCheck"msurveymtomreceivemfeedbackmfrommcolleagues.
__________msetsmamschedulemformwhenmcolleaguesmcanmtakembreaks.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeadership
Management
, Management
Leadership
Management
Amstaffmnursemwhomservesmonmthemfacilitympolicymandmproceduremcommitteemencouragesmamcollea
guemtomvolunteermtomfillmamrecentlymopenedmpositionmonmthemsamemcommittee.mWhichmrolemismthi
smcolleaguemdemonstrating?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmInformalmleader
Themnursemmanagermhasmreceivedmfeedbackmfrommtheirmmentormthatmthemqualitymofmdecisionsmth
emnursemmanagermmakesmcouldmbemimprovedmusingmcriticalmthinking.mWhichmactionsmshouldmthem
mentormrecommendmthemnursemmanagermtakemtomincreasemtheirmcompetence?mSelectmallmthatmap
ply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAskmmoremquestionsmtomunderstandmthemissue
Generatemasmmanymalternativesmasmpossible
Themethicsmcommitteemismreviewingmamrecentmdecisionminvolvingmamfamilymwhosemfathermwasmatmt
hemendmofmhismlife,mandmthemadultmchildrenmcouldmnotmagreemonmamtreatmentmplan.mThemclient'smn
urse,mwhomwasmpresentmformthemconsultationmandmcontributedmtomthemdiscussion,masksmthemmedi
calmethicistmwhymfamiliesmstrugglemwithmamdecisionmthatmseemsmclearmtomthemnurse.mWhichmstate
mentmismthembestmresponsembymthemmedicalmethicist?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEachmfamilymmember'smdecisionsmaremimpactedmbymtheirmpersonalmvalues.
Inmwhichmsituationsmshouldmthemnursemleadermusemcriticalmthinking?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhenmselectingmwhichmjobmapplicantmtomhire
Duringmanminvestigationmofmunchargedmcaremitems
Whichmstatementmaboutmleadershipmandmmanagementmismfalse?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeadershipmandmmanagementmhavemindividuallymseparatemandmdistinctmskillm
sets.
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Formeachmcharacteristic,mspecifymifmitmalignsmwithmamleadershipmormmanagementmposition.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm*Leadership:*
Lessmdelegatedmauthority
Emphasizesminterpersonalmrelationships
Maymormmaymnotmbempartmofmthemformalmhierarchymofmthemorganization
*Management:*
Directmsubordinates
Emphasizesmcontrolmandmresults
Manipulatemresourcesmtomachievemgoals
Whichmskillmismambasicmrequirementmformthemdevelopmentmofmsoundmcriticalmthinking?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEvaluating
Whichmprocessmismnotmusedmtomsupportmdecisionmmakingmbymthemnursemandmnursemleader?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAssuming
Amnursemismappointedmtomamchargemnursempositionminmamlocalmhospital.mWhichmtermmbestmdescribe
smthismnewmrole?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFormalmleader
,Themnursemleadermismorientingmamnewmchargemnursemtomthemexpectedmdecision-
makingmprocessmtheymwillmshare.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmaremthembenefitsmofmusingmamstructured
mapproachmtomdecision-making?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFocusesmattentionm
Organizesmthoughts
Promotesmcriticalmthinking
Inmwhichmsituationmismthemnursemdemonstratingmself-
reflectionmtomimprovemcriticalmthinking?mHighlightmthemcorrectmresponse.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRevisesmamplanmofmcaremaftermnotingmthemclient'smresponsemtominterventions.
Criticalmthinkingmandmdecision-
makingmarembothmcognitivemprocessesmthatmrequiremthought.mWhichmcognitivemprocessmstepsmare
muniquemtomcriticalmthinking?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnalyzingmcues
Evaluatingmoutcomes
Completingmamclientmassessmentmismthembestmwaymtomdetectm__________mofmthemclient'smstatus,m
evenmifmthemnursemismnotmcertainmwhatmismcausingmthemchange.
Criticalmthinkingmskillsmhelpmthemnursemfiguremoutmwhatmadditionalm__________mismneededmtompro
videmthem__________mcarempossible.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterioration
Information
Safest
Themnursemmanagermwhomoverheardmamnursemsaying,m"menmhavemsuchmamlowmtolerancemformpain"
mrealizesmthatmthemnurse'smclientsmarematmriskmformharmmduemtomwhichmfactor?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPreconceivedmideas
Formeachmquestion,mspecifymifmthemstatementmdemonstratesmifmthemnursemismormismnotmusingmcritic
almthinking.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm*IsmUsingmCriticalmThinking:*
,"Thatmdidmnotmworkmwell.mHowmcanmImdomitmdifferentlymnextmtime?"
"Thismshouldmhelpmthemclient,mbutmismitmsafe?"
"Themfactsmaremthere,mbutmwhatmdomtheymmean?"
*IsmNotmUsingmCriticalmThinking:*
"Thatmchairmhasmhadmambrokenmlegmformamwhile.mWhenmwillmsomeonemdomsomethingmaboutmit?"
"Whymdoesmnothingmgomrightmformme?
Themnursemleadermismmentoringmamnewmnursemwhosemclinicalmreasoningmskillsmaremlimited.mBefore
mcreatingmanmimprovementmplan,mwhichmthreemskillsmofmthemnewmnursemshouldmbemevaluatedmbymt
hemnursemleader?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDecision-making
Problem-solving
Criticalmthinking
__________mspeaksmatmallmnewmcolleaguemorientationmsessionsmtompersonallymwelcomemcolleagu
esmandmsharemtheirmvision.
__________minformsmsubordinatesmthatmnormalmworkingmhoursmwillmbemchangedminmthemcomingm
year.
__________moffersmbonusesmtomassuremtasksmaremcompletedmonmtime.
__________musesmammonthlym"PulsemCheck"msurveymtomreceivemfeedbackmfrommcolleagues.
__________msetsmamschedulemformwhenmcolleaguesmcanmtakembreaks.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeadership
Management
, Management
Leadership
Management
Amstaffmnursemwhomservesmonmthemfacilitympolicymandmproceduremcommitteemencouragesmamcollea
guemtomvolunteermtomfillmamrecentlymopenedmpositionmonmthemsamemcommittee.mWhichmrolemismthi
smcolleaguemdemonstrating?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmInformalmleader
Themnursemmanagermhasmreceivedmfeedbackmfrommtheirmmentormthatmthemqualitymofmdecisionsmth
emnursemmanagermmakesmcouldmbemimprovedmusingmcriticalmthinking.mWhichmactionsmshouldmthem
mentormrecommendmthemnursemmanagermtakemtomincreasemtheirmcompetence?mSelectmallmthatmap
ply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAskmmoremquestionsmtomunderstandmthemissue
Generatemasmmanymalternativesmasmpossible
Themethicsmcommitteemismreviewingmamrecentmdecisionminvolvingmamfamilymwhosemfathermwasmatmt
hemendmofmhismlife,mandmthemadultmchildrenmcouldmnotmagreemonmamtreatmentmplan.mThemclient'smn
urse,mwhomwasmpresentmformthemconsultationmandmcontributedmtomthemdiscussion,masksmthemmedi
calmethicistmwhymfamiliesmstrugglemwithmamdecisionmthatmseemsmclearmtomthemnurse.mWhichmstate
mentmismthembestmresponsembymthemmedicalmethicist?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEachmfamilymmember'smdecisionsmaremimpactedmbymtheirmpersonalmvalues.
Inmwhichmsituationsmshouldmthemnursemleadermusemcriticalmthinking?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhenmselectingmwhichmjobmapplicantmtomhire
Duringmanminvestigationmofmunchargedmcaremitems
Whichmstatementmaboutmleadershipmandmmanagementmismfalse?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeadershipmandmmanagementmhavemindividuallymseparatemandmdistinctmskillm
sets.
