Topic 1 Career development Flashcards
(20 cards)
The purpose of effective time management is to _
Achieve personal and professional goals.
Ways to prevent burnout
- Take care of oneself - avoid alcohol, maintain good nutrition, get adequate amounts of sleep, and avoid cigarette smoking.
- Reduce stress from work by developing social contacts outside the work environment.
Stress is known to cause a variety of physical and psychological ailments, including _
- Anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
- Muscle and joint pain.
- Headaches.
- Gastrointestinal disturbances.
- Cardiovascular problems.
Common components of benefits packages include _
- Health insurance; dental and/or vision care; life insurance.
- Retirement plans / pensions.
- Disability coverage.
- Vacation pay.
- Parking. (Not car insurance.)
- Tuition reimbursement and loan programs.
- Dependent care programs.
- Health and wellness programs.
As a new graduate, the best short-term career goal or objective would be to _
Obtain an entry-level position as a staff nurse.
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN exam is to _
Determine whether a candidate is competent to perform safe, effective, entry-level nursing care.
The NCLEX test plan reflects _
Entry-level nursing practice as identified by research and the job analysis study of newly licensed registered nurses.
The NCLEX has a minimum number of _ questions.
75
The NCLEX has a maximum number of _ questions.
265
NCLEX test plan - client needs categories
- Safe and effective care environment.
- Health promotion and maintenance.
- Psychosocial integrity.
- Physiological integrity.
NCLEX test plan - distribution of content
Management of care= 20% Pharmacological and parenteral therapies= 15% Physiological adaptation= 14% Reduction of risk potential= 12% Safety and infection control= 12% Health promotion and maintenance= 9% Psychosocial integrity= 9% Basic care and comfort= 9%
The best review strategy to use to prepare for the NCLEX-RN exam is _
Review basic nursing content 2 to 3 hours per day, 3 days a week, for 5 to 6 weeks.
The new graduate should consider taking the NCLEX within _ of obtaining their Authorization to Test.
2 to 3 weeks.
The content of the NCLEX is based on _
A practice analysis conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
The blueprint category that has the highest percentage of test items on the NCLEX is _
Physiological integrity (makes up about 50% of the test plan).
A person who has an emergency that will prevent them from reporting for their scheduled NCLEX testing date should _
Either call or go to the website of the Pearson VUE NCLEX Candidate Services office a full business day (24 hours) before the scheduled testing time to request a change in testing time.
After failing the NCLEX-RN on the first testing attempt, the graduate nurse would be required to wait _ to _ days before retesting.
45 to 90 days.
The NCLEX is prepared by _
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
On test day, a person taking the NCLEX has up to _ to complete the test.
6 hours.
The NCLEX should be taken within approximately _ to _ after graduation.
4 to 6 weeks.
