NFDN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Define duty to report - Answer-Report other nurses or health care providers to their
registration bodies where concern exists that a professional is dangerous to the public
or demonstrates sexual misconduct.
Whats criminal liability - Answer-People are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty
beyond reasonable doubt. Also requires proof of the criminal act and criminal intent.
Can be from certain types of negligence, assault and nuisance. Can include jail time.
What's civil liability - Answer-Generally arises when a civil wrong is committed. Allows
an injured person to bring a lawsuit to claim for damages (being sued). Damages are
generally reduced to monetary payment. Usually negligence or malpractice.
Covey's 8 characteristics of effective leaders - Answer-Engage in life long learning
Service oriented
Concerned with the common good
Radiate positive energy
Believe in other people
Lead balanced lives and see life as an adventure
Synergistic; see things are greater than the sum of parts
Engage themselves in self renewal
Leader Empowering Behaviours LEB'S - 5 - Answer-Enhancing the meaningfulness of
work
Fostering participatory decision making
Providing autonomy from bureaucratic restraints
Facilitating goal accomplishment
Expressing confidence in high performance
Explain Engaged leadership - Answer-ability to foster a culture where new ways of
thinking and change are encouraged, and where people are inspired to bring a shared
vision into reality.
7 traits of a good follower - Answer-Interpersonal skills
team player
competent
Willing to learn
Effective communication
supportive of others
flexible
, Problem solving vs decision making - Answer-Problem Solving: comprehensive,
sequential, cognitive process used to solve a problem by reducing the difference
between current and desire conditions
Decision making: chooses a preferred option or a course of actions from among a set of
alternatives on the basis of a given criteria or strategies.
List the steps in the problem solving process - Answer-Define the problem, gather data,
analyze data, develop solutions, select solutions, implement solutions, evaluate the
result
Why is the six thinking hats useful - Answer-powerful decision making tool that can be
used by groups to look at problems laterally from six different perspectives. Each
different coloured hat represents a different style of parallel thinking or a role that a
wearer assumes in a group. As the participant switches from one hat to another, they
are able to examine and reconsider their own style of thinking and how it affects their
decision making.
What are the six thinking hats - Answer-1: Black: Negative/critical
2: Blue: Rational/decisive
3: Green: creative/innovative
4: Red: intuitive/emotional
5: Yellow: positive/optimistic
6: White: objective/factual
What is critical thinking - Answer-The intellectually disciplined process of actively and
skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information
gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or
communication, as a guide to belief and action
Define appreciative inquiry - Answer-an attribute association with how we question and
problem solve, it focuses on identifying what is working well and building on those
strengths
focus on the positives vs negatives.
what is the 5-D cycle of AI - Answer-definition, discovery, dream, design, destiny
Similar to project planning or change management, uses a positive approach for
engaging everybody in the project.
Guidelines for effective communication - Answer-1: Approach each interaction as
though the other person has no knowledge of effective communication. Take
responsibility for creating the sender-receiver rhythm.
2: Share your thoughts and feelings, be self revealing
3: Use casual conversation or small talk, can be important to relationships, esp if
humorous/light.
4: Acknowledge, praise and encourage the other person doing so is supportive and
brings life and energy to the relationship
ANSWERS
Define duty to report - Answer-Report other nurses or health care providers to their
registration bodies where concern exists that a professional is dangerous to the public
or demonstrates sexual misconduct.
Whats criminal liability - Answer-People are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty
beyond reasonable doubt. Also requires proof of the criminal act and criminal intent.
Can be from certain types of negligence, assault and nuisance. Can include jail time.
What's civil liability - Answer-Generally arises when a civil wrong is committed. Allows
an injured person to bring a lawsuit to claim for damages (being sued). Damages are
generally reduced to monetary payment. Usually negligence or malpractice.
Covey's 8 characteristics of effective leaders - Answer-Engage in life long learning
Service oriented
Concerned with the common good
Radiate positive energy
Believe in other people
Lead balanced lives and see life as an adventure
Synergistic; see things are greater than the sum of parts
Engage themselves in self renewal
Leader Empowering Behaviours LEB'S - 5 - Answer-Enhancing the meaningfulness of
work
Fostering participatory decision making
Providing autonomy from bureaucratic restraints
Facilitating goal accomplishment
Expressing confidence in high performance
Explain Engaged leadership - Answer-ability to foster a culture where new ways of
thinking and change are encouraged, and where people are inspired to bring a shared
vision into reality.
7 traits of a good follower - Answer-Interpersonal skills
team player
competent
Willing to learn
Effective communication
supportive of others
flexible
, Problem solving vs decision making - Answer-Problem Solving: comprehensive,
sequential, cognitive process used to solve a problem by reducing the difference
between current and desire conditions
Decision making: chooses a preferred option or a course of actions from among a set of
alternatives on the basis of a given criteria or strategies.
List the steps in the problem solving process - Answer-Define the problem, gather data,
analyze data, develop solutions, select solutions, implement solutions, evaluate the
result
Why is the six thinking hats useful - Answer-powerful decision making tool that can be
used by groups to look at problems laterally from six different perspectives. Each
different coloured hat represents a different style of parallel thinking or a role that a
wearer assumes in a group. As the participant switches from one hat to another, they
are able to examine and reconsider their own style of thinking and how it affects their
decision making.
What are the six thinking hats - Answer-1: Black: Negative/critical
2: Blue: Rational/decisive
3: Green: creative/innovative
4: Red: intuitive/emotional
5: Yellow: positive/optimistic
6: White: objective/factual
What is critical thinking - Answer-The intellectually disciplined process of actively and
skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information
gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or
communication, as a guide to belief and action
Define appreciative inquiry - Answer-an attribute association with how we question and
problem solve, it focuses on identifying what is working well and building on those
strengths
focus on the positives vs negatives.
what is the 5-D cycle of AI - Answer-definition, discovery, dream, design, destiny
Similar to project planning or change management, uses a positive approach for
engaging everybody in the project.
Guidelines for effective communication - Answer-1: Approach each interaction as
though the other person has no knowledge of effective communication. Take
responsibility for creating the sender-receiver rhythm.
2: Share your thoughts and feelings, be self revealing
3: Use casual conversation or small talk, can be important to relationships, esp if
humorous/light.
4: Acknowledge, praise and encourage the other person doing so is supportive and
brings life and energy to the relationship
