week 6: chapter 23: Career development in nursing Flashcards
The increasing complexity of the current health care system in Canada has fostered which following outcome for nurses?
a. Increased supply of nurses
b. Expansion of nursing roles
c. Decrease in specialization
d. Return to traditional nursing roles
ANS: B
With the increasing complexity in the health care system, current practice environments have fostered expansion of nursing roles and restructured traditional roles and responsibilities of all health care professions.
Which one of the following is an example of an advanced practice nurse in Canada?
a. Nurse educator
b. Nurse researcher
c. Clinical nurse specialist
d. Registered nurse with advanced cardiac life support training
ANS: C
Clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners are two types of advanced practice nurses in Canada.
Which of the following represents one reason why the nurse practitioner role was created?
a. There was a shortage in nursing positions in rural and remote areas.
b. There was a requirement to expand nursing roles to include diagnosis.
c. There was a need for nurses to assume expanded roles in areas where medical care
was lacking.
d. The institutional needs for support of nurses involved in managing complex
patients needed to be met.
ANS: C
The nurse practitioner role came out of the need for nurses to assume expanded roles in areas where medical care was lacking—for example, in rural and northern areas.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the nurse practitioner role was extended to meet the needs of which one of the following groups?
a. Patients in rural areas
b. Northern populations
c. Patients in tertiary care hospitals
d. University schools of nursing
ANS: C
The nurse practitioner role was extended during the 1980s and 1990s to meet the needs of patients and their families in tertiary care hospitals because of the reduction of doctors.
Which of the following is the most important element for nurses to consider as part of their career development?
a. Monetary compensation for overtime
b. Support for advanced university education
c. Challenging professional work environment
d. Working 8- or 12-hour shifts
ANS: C
According to Chambers (2009), the most important element that nurses should look for in career development is a challenging professional work environment in order to avoid stress and burnout.
Which following factor is often a key to success when looking for nursing employment?
a. Applying for jobs close to home
b. Knowing other staff on the unit
c. Being organized
d. Being in the right place at the right time
ANS: C
Organization is often the key to success in looking for a position. At the outset, it is helpful to develop an outline of what needs to be done and then proceed through this plan in a logical manner. The first step is to identify what is being sought in a work situation, and then to specify skills and aptitudes needed for such work.
What would an academic institution require in a curriculum vitae (CV) that might not be expected in a resume?
a. Personal data
b. Teaching experience
c. Clinical experience
d. Educational background
ANS: D
Academic institutions such as colleges or universities may request a CV that is longer than a resume and may include teaching and research experience, publications and presentations, and any academic achievements, such a teaching awards.
Which following activity would be appropriate prior to an interview?
a. Documenting a personal inventory
b. Completing a stress and coping instrument
c. Gathering information about the organization
d. Documenting reasons for breaks in your work history
ANS: C
Prior to an interview, it would be appropriate for an applicant to gather information on the organization (via the Internet or other sources) about the organization’s core values and mission, as well as its key service area or population.
You should anticipate that which following question may be asked during the interview?
a. Are you married?
b. Where do you live?
c. What are your strengths?
d. Will transportation to work be a problem?
ANS: C
Questions about strengths and weaknesses are common during interviews and applicants should identify these in advance so they are able to discuss them confidently.
Which one of the following represents a change in the admission requirements for students to enter master’s and doctoral studies in nursing?
a. A minimum age requirement
b. Requirement of at least two years of post-baccalaureate experience
c. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.8
d. Direct admission from an undergraduate program
ANS: D
Forward-thinking graduate programs recruit at least some of their students directly from undergraduate programs as part of their mission to build research capacity in the next generation of researchers.
Which following characteristic is considered to be an indicator of creativity, intelligence, and commitment, all of which are requirements for success in research?
a. Age
b. Research plans
c. Marital status
d. Previous employment history
ANS: B
Success in research requires creativity, intelligence, and commitment. Students demonstrate these characteristics through key indicators such as grades, research experience, publications, grants, awards, recommendations, and research plans.
Which of the following is considered to be an indicator of future success?
a. Grades
b. Past success
c. Work history
d. Commitment
ANS: B
Success in the past is the most dependable indicator of future success.
Due to a shortage of doctoral-prepared nursing faculty, which following new type of program is being considered in Canada?
a. A clinically based doctoral program
b. A specialized baccalaureate program
c. A generic and advanced master’s program
d. A direct entry from high school doctoral program
ANS: A
Due to a shortage in doctoral-prepared nursing faculty, Canada has only been able to sustain PhD programs in nursing. However, there is a possibility of introducing other types of doctoral programs in nursing, such as a clinically based doctoral program.
What is the minimum education requirement for a nursing research career?
a. Master of nursing
b. Doctor of philosophy
c. Bachelor of nursing
d. Diploma in nursing
ANS: B
The minimum requirement for a nursing research career is a doctor of philosophy (PhD).
Which of the following is an important factor to look for when researching graduate programs?
a. The failure rates
b. Track record of faculty
c. The number of faculty
d. Connections to hospitals
ANS: B
One important factor to look for in a graduate program is the track records of key graduate faculty, the success of past graduate students, the match between research in the school and the interest of the student, opportunities for apprenticeship, and the availability of funding for graduate students.
