Professional Development Assessment 1

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT 1
1. Nursing Care Standards are introduced to provide all of the following EXCEPT
(a) Safe levels of care
(b) Specialized medical care
(c) Acceptable levels of care
(d) Effective and excellent care
2. Which of the following responsibilities of professional nursing is receiving increasing

emphasis in nursing practice today?
(a) Intensive care
(b) Emergency care
(c) Health promotion
(d) Private duty nursing
3. All of the following have contributed positively to the advancement of nursing as a

profession EXCEPT
(a) Changing values in Society
(b) Traditional sexist attitudes
(c) Advancement in nursing research
(d) Development of nursing philosophies
4. Which of the following are pre-requisites for accountability

i. Skills
ii. Knowledge
iii. Consistency
iv. Responsibility
(a) I, ii, iii
(b) I, ii, iv
(c) I, iii, iv
(d) Ii, iii, iv
5. Which of the following is legally responsible for nursing practice?

(a) General Nursing Council
(b) Regional Nursing Body
(c) National Nurses Association
(d) Caribbean Nurses Organization
6. The Charge Nurse occupies a unique position in the health management system because
she/he
(a) Has to teach student nurses
(b) Has to deal with staffing problems
(c) Interacts with a wide variety of persons
(d) Fulfills the role of nurse clinician and nurse Managers
7. The Nurse Manager can adequately manage time by which of the following behaviours?
i. Making a daily work plan
ii. Judicious delegation of duties
iii. Setting goals/objectives for the unit or ward
iv. Performing all management functions herself
(a) I, ii, iii
(b) I, ii, iv
(c) I, iii, iv
(d) I, iii, iv
8. All the following objectives are CRITICAL to the development of patient education
programmes EXCEPT
(a) Reduction in the cost of patient care
(b) Improvement in the standard of health care
(c) Facilitation of the development of self-care skills
(d) Encouragement of active participation in planning his/her care
9. Which of the following is NOT a suitable method for evaluating the effectiveness of
patients teaching/learning activities on the ward?
(a) Written Tests
(b) Role playing
(c) Open discussion
(d) Verbal feedback
10. Which of the following constitute professional behavior?

i. Showing respect for authority
ii. Arriving for duty on time
iii. Adhering to the dress code while on duty
iv. Discussing a patient’s diagnosis in the hearing of other patient
(a) I, ii, iii
(b) I, ii, iv
(c) I, iii, iv
(d) Ii, iii, iv
11. In Nurse-Client interactions, several legal issues may arise. Medication error is an
example of
(a) Libel
(b) Battery
(c) Negligence
(d) Malpractice
12. Which of the following would constitute malpractice?

(a) Medication error
(b) Failure to follow the doctor’s order
(c) Discussing a patient with a class mate
(d) Charting of observation not carried out
13. An irrational patient hits you with his urinal causing a head injury, which of the following
statements is true
(a) You may have a cause for action against the patient
(b) Patients are immune from action on the part of the nurse
(c) Your superior will have to deal with the situation
(d) You have no cause for action because the patient is irrational
14. Which of the following can be used to evaluate nursing care on a ward?
i. Patient questionnaires
ii. Audit, reports
iii. Nurses’ ward report
iv. Doctors’ orders
(a) I, ii, iii
(b) I, ii, iv
(c) I, iii, iv
(d) Ii, iii, iv
15. The Regional Nursing Body is a

(a) Statutory body that makes recommendations to Caribbean Governments
(b) Non-statutory, autonomous, collaborative, advisory organization
(c ) Statutory body that has its headquarters in Guyana
(d) Body set up by Commonwealth Governments
16. Nursing Care Standards are introduced to provide all the following EXCEPT
(a) Effective and excellent care
(b) Acceptable levels of care
(c) Specialized medical care
(d) Safe standards of care
17. All of the following have contributed positively in the advancement of nursing as a
profession EXCEPT
(a) Changing values in society
(b) Traditional sexiest attitudes
(c) Advancement in medical education
(d) Development of nursing philosophies
18. A Registered Nurse attends a conference on patient care sponsored by PAHO/WHO.

The practice is an example of
(a) Post basic education
(b) Continuing education
(c) Expanded role of the Nurse
(d) Independent nursing function
19. The Code of Ethics seeks to

(a) Encourage promotion of nurses’ association
(b) Encourage training od male nurses
(c) Regulate nursing functions
(d) Regulate nursing counsels
20. Which if the following are significant variables to be included in an evening report for a
unit or ward?
i. Status of patient
ii. Medications administered
iii. Procedures done
iv. Reactions of patients
(a) I, ii, iii
(b) I, ii, iv
(c) Ii, iii, iv
(d) I, ii, iii, iv
Matching- 12 marks
Match the information in Column A with the statements in Column B by writing the appropriate
number on the line provided
Column A Column B
i. A disposition to alleviate suffering ……………….. Values
or to comfort
ii. Consistent honesty, promoting ……………….. Compassion
the patient’s trust
iii. An internal sense of security that ……………….. Non-Maleficence
one is competent to make a
statement
iv. Not intentionally inflicting harm ………………. Fidelity
v. Promoting the well-being of ………………. Beneficence
others using morally permissive
means
vi. Respecting the ability of ………………. Autonomy
competent patients to hold views
and make choices
vii. Determining what is good or ……………… Ethics
valuable for all
viii. Giving what is due to each person ……………… Self-confidence
ix. Respect for one’s own ability and ……………… Justice
knowledge
x. Safeguarding the trust of patients ……………. Moral Values
that information learnt is shared
only with the patient’s consent of
as legally required
xi. How one sees the world, and ……………. Confidence
interprets confusing and
conflicting information
xii. The diversity of values within and …………….Confidentiality
across cultures that make conflicts
inevitable
TRUE OR FALSE
Circle either “T” or “F” to indicate whether the following statements are: True or False
1. Ethical acts often reflect commitment of Standards beyond personal preferences (T/F)
2. Quality improvement initiates corrective action when a problem is identified (T/F)
3. Philosophy expresses the needs and values that members of the organization hold (T/F)
4. Functional Theory is how the individual component of the organization interact with
each other and with their environment (T/F)
5. Scalar Chain us a vertical chain of command for decisions and communication (T/F)
6. Standards of patients care focuses on age and race of the patient (T/F)
7. Client representative or advocate can be contacted by the client or family members
At any time (T/F)
8. Ethical decision making is approached with a problem solving frame of reference (T/F)
9. There is no difference between values and ethics (T/F)
10. Ethical considerations do not arise when nurses are planning continuous care for patient( T / F )
11. One of the goals of value clarification with the client is effective client communication ( T / F )

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT

2. Which of the following responsibilities of professional nursing is receiving increasing

3. All of the following have contributed positively to the advancement of nursing as a

4. Which of the following are pre-requisites for accountability

5. Which of the following is legally responsible for nursing practice?

10. Which of the following constitute professional behavior?

12. Which of the following would constitute malpractice?

15. The Regional Nursing Body is a

18. A Registered Nurse attends a conference on patient care sponsored by PAHO/WHO.

19. The Code of Ethics seeks to

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