Rationale 4: No one is certain they can complete a degree program. The point is to start.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning
Learning Outcome: 26-6: Explain how to find your next job.
Question 14
Type: MCSA
A nurse is unsure in which graduate nursing program to enroll. A colleague recommends the nurse consider a
degree program for which it appears there will be growing demand. Which role is expected to continue to be in
great demand in the future?
1. Nurse administrators
2. Community health nurse
3. Nursing education
4. School nurse
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning
Learning Outcome: 26-6: Explain how to find your next job.
Question 15
Type: MCSA
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A nurse has always been interested in the legal nurse field. What would be the best program in which to learn
about this field?
1. A seminar in which the nurse can obtain certification as a legal nurse as quickly as possible
2. A seminar that offers a variety of speakers addressing the legal nurse profession
3. An accredited program by a legal nurse association
4. A program in which lawyers speak of the opportunities available for legal nurses
Rationale 1: While the members of STTI are a distinguished group of professionals and it is a privilege to be
asked to join, those are not the major reasons for joining.
Rationale 2: While the members of STTI are a distinguished group of professionals and it is a privilege to be
asked to join, those are not the major reasons for joining.
Rationale 3: Membership in professional associations offers many opportunities for networking and learning
while serving the organization on committees and task forces.
Rationale 4: You do not have to be a member of STTI in order to join ANA.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 26-5: Explain how to find and use mentors.
Question 17
Type: MCSA
An ICU nurse has been approached by a colleague to join the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. The
nurse asks the colleague, “Why would I want to join this organization?” Which would be the best response?
1. “It will further your career.”
2. “It looks good on your resume.”
3. “It will help you to network and enhance your learning.”
4. “You have to join before you can obtain critical care certification.”
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 26-5: Explain how to find and use mentors.
Question 18
Type: MCSA
A nurse has joined the local Sigma Theta Tau organization. The nurse is hoping to find a mentor within the
organization. Which person would be a good candidate?
1. A senior nurse who has the career experience that the nurse is interested in pursuing
2. The president of the organization
3. A senior nurse who has a wide range of career experiences
4. A member of the board of the organization
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 26-5: Explain how to find and use mentors.
Question 19
Type: MCSA
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A nurse has been in practice for 14 years and has worked in three different departments in the hospital. The nurse
is a member of a professional organization and is considering running for an office next year. According to Shirey,
this nurse is in which career phase?
1. The promise phase
2. The adolescent phase
3. The momentum phase
4. The harvest phase
Rationale 1: Being an assistant nurse manager would not provide the skills this nurse needs.
Rationale 2: Being a nurse manager would not be the best choice to provide the skills this nurse needs.
Rationale 3: The nurse has decided to obtain a nurse practitioner license. Furthering education by focusing on
critical care pathophysiology will assist the nurse when enrolled in graduate school.
Rationale 4: The oncology unit would provide the opportunity to learn new skills, but not as many as another
choice.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning
Learning Outcome: 26-6: Explain how to find your next job.
Question 21
Type: FIB
A nurse says, “At last I feel like I am beginning to harvest some of the benefits of my career. I love sharing what I
have learned with the new generation of nurses.” Someone hearing this statement would interpret it to mean the
nurse has likely practiced for at least ______ years.
Standard Text:
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: 26-2: Explain why your career requires planning.
Question 22
Type: MCSA
A nurse who has worked on a unit for 8 years has just accepted a position as a nurse practitioner at an indigent
clinic. How should the nurse handle leaving the current position?
1. Leave by the end of the week.
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2. Tell the manager as soon as the decision is made.
3. Advise the human resources department prior to the unit manager.
4. Discuss the matter with colleagues well in advance of telling the manager.