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, NR 524 MIDTERM EXAM
Curriculum Development
Chamberlain University
100-Question Original Practice Examination
2026/2027 Edition
1. A nurse educator begins redesigning a course. What should occur before choosing lectures or simulation activities?
A) Schedule classrooms without reviewing needs
B) Select a textbook based solely on its cover
C) Conduct a needs assessment and clarify learner and program outcomes
D) Choose examinations without defining objectives
Correct Answer: Conduct a needs assessment and clarify learner and program outcomes
Rationale: Curriculum decisions should begin with identified needs and intended outcomes.
2. Which statement best defines curriculum in a nursing education program?
A) An organized plan of learning experiences intended to achieve educational outcomes
B) A list of faculty vacation dates
C) A record of classroom furniture inventory
D) A single instructor's preferred presentation slides
Correct Answer: An organized plan of learning experiences intended to achieve educational outcomes Rationale: Curriculum
encompasses planned outcomes content experiences and evaluation.
3. A program objective states students will understand infection prevention. What is the primary weakness?
A) All objectives must begin with know
B) Understand is not directly observable or measurable
C) The topic is irrelevant to nursing
D) The objective is too specific to assess
Correct Answer: Understand is not directly observable or measurable
Rationale: Observable action verbs support reliable assessment of learning.
4. Which revised objective is most measurable?
A) Know everything about microbial transmission
B) Appreciate the importance of hand hygiene
C) Become familiar with infection prevention
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, D) Demonstrate correct hand hygiene using the approved checklist
Correct Answer: Demonstrate correct hand hygiene using the approved checklist Rationale: Demonstrate specifies
an observable action evaluated by criteria.
5. In constructive alignment, what three elements should correspond?
A) Outcomes learning activities and assessments
B) Library hours faculty offices and dress code
C) Instructor preferences parking rules and tuition
D) Textbook price cafeteria menu and holidays
Correct Answer: Outcomes learning activities and assessments
Rationale: Alignment requires teaching and evaluation to support the intended learning.
6. A course outcome requires clinical prioritization but the test asks only vocabulary definitions. What is the issue?
A) All definitions are inherently invalid
B) The outcome is automatically too short
C) The course contains too much simulation
D) Assessment tasks do not match the outcome's cognitive level
Correct Answer: Assessment tasks do not match the outcome's cognitive level
Rationale: Evaluation should measure the type and depth of learning expressed in outcomes.
7. Which first step best supports designing a community-health curriculum?
A) Begin by ordering laboratory equipment
B) Copy an unrelated university's syllabus
C) Analyze population needs learner characteristics and practice expectations
D) Set all course outcomes to identical verbs
Correct Answer: Analyze population needs learner characteristics and practice expectations
Rationale: Needs and context analysis establishes appropriate educational priorities.
8. Which stakeholder perspective is essential for practice-ready nursing graduates?
A) Healthcare employers clinical partners students and patients
B) Only textbook publishers
C) Only a software vendor
D) Only the newest faculty member
Correct Answer: Healthcare employers clinical partners students and patients
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, NR 524 MIDTERM EXAM
Curriculum Development
Chamberlain University
100-Question Original Practice Examination
2026/2027 Edition
1. A nurse educator begins redesigning a course. What should occur before choosing lectures or simulation activities?
A) Schedule classrooms without reviewing needs
B) Select a textbook based solely on its cover
C) Conduct a needs assessment and clarify learner and program outcomes
D) Choose examinations without defining objectives
Correct Answer: Conduct a needs assessment and clarify learner and program outcomes
Rationale: Curriculum decisions should begin with identified needs and intended outcomes.
2. Which statement best defines curriculum in a nursing education program?
A) An organized plan of learning experiences intended to achieve educational outcomes
B) A list of faculty vacation dates
C) A record of classroom furniture inventory
D) A single instructor's preferred presentation slides
Correct Answer: An organized plan of learning experiences intended to achieve educational outcomes Rationale: Curriculum
encompasses planned outcomes content experiences and evaluation.
3. A program objective states students will understand infection prevention. What is the primary weakness?
A) All objectives must begin with know
B) Understand is not directly observable or measurable
C) The topic is irrelevant to nursing
D) The objective is too specific to assess
Correct Answer: Understand is not directly observable or measurable
Rationale: Observable action verbs support reliable assessment of learning.
4. Which revised objective is most measurable?
A) Know everything about microbial transmission
B) Appreciate the importance of hand hygiene
C) Become familiar with infection prevention
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, D) Demonstrate correct hand hygiene using the approved checklist
Correct Answer: Demonstrate correct hand hygiene using the approved checklist Rationale: Demonstrate specifies
an observable action evaluated by criteria.
5. In constructive alignment, what three elements should correspond?
A) Outcomes learning activities and assessments
B) Library hours faculty offices and dress code
C) Instructor preferences parking rules and tuition
D) Textbook price cafeteria menu and holidays
Correct Answer: Outcomes learning activities and assessments
Rationale: Alignment requires teaching and evaluation to support the intended learning.
6. A course outcome requires clinical prioritization but the test asks only vocabulary definitions. What is the issue?
A) All definitions are inherently invalid
B) The outcome is automatically too short
C) The course contains too much simulation
D) Assessment tasks do not match the outcome's cognitive level
Correct Answer: Assessment tasks do not match the outcome's cognitive level
Rationale: Evaluation should measure the type and depth of learning expressed in outcomes.
7. Which first step best supports designing a community-health curriculum?
A) Begin by ordering laboratory equipment
B) Copy an unrelated university's syllabus
C) Analyze population needs learner characteristics and practice expectations
D) Set all course outcomes to identical verbs
Correct Answer: Analyze population needs learner characteristics and practice expectations
Rationale: Needs and context analysis establishes appropriate educational priorities.
8. Which stakeholder perspective is essential for practice-ready nursing graduates?
A) Healthcare employers clinical partners students and patients
B) Only textbook publishers
C) Only a software vendor
D) Only the newest faculty member
Correct Answer: Healthcare employers clinical partners students and patients
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