CNE Trivia 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative identified how many core competencies for nursing practice?
- 4
- 5
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 6
QSEN identified 6 core competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics.
Question 2: Madeleine Leininger is credited with developing which nursing theory that is particularly relevant to culturally competent nursing education?
- Theory of Human Caring
- Culture Care Diversity and Universality (Correct answer)
- Novice to Expert Model
- Health Promotion Model
Correct answer: Culture Care Diversity and Universality
Leininger's Culture Care Diversity and Universality theory, also known as Transcultural Nursing Theory, guides culturally congruent care and education.
Question 3: The Kirkpatrick Model used to evaluate educational programs consists of how many levels?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 6
Correct answer: 4
The Kirkpatrick Model has 4 levels: reaction, learning, behavior, and results, and is widely used in nursing education to assess training effectiveness.
Question 4: INACSL, the organization that publishes simulation standards used in nursing education, stands for which of the following?
- International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (Correct answer)
- Institute of Nursing and Clinical Simulation Labs
- Integrated Network for Academic Clinical Simulation in Learning
- International Network of Academic Clinical Simulation Leaders
Correct answer: International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
INACSL (International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning) publishes the Standards of Best Practice: Simulation used by nurse educators worldwide.
Question 5: The NCLEX-RN uses which testing methodology to determine competency?
- Criterion-referenced testing
- Norm-referenced testing
- Computerized adaptive testing (Correct answer)
- Portfolio-based assessment
Correct answer: Computerized adaptive testing
The NCLEX-RN uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT), which adjusts question difficulty based on the test-taker's responses to efficiently measure competency.
Question 6: Which accreditation body specifically accredits baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in the United States?
- NLN CNEA
- CCNE (Correct answer)
- ACEN
- JCAHO
Correct answer: CCNE
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is an autonomous accrediting agency that ensures quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs.
Question 7: Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring identifies a set of core processes originally called 'carative factors.' How many are there?
- 7
- 8
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 12
Correct answer: 10
Watson originally identified 10 carative factors (later evolved into 'caritas processes') that form the foundation of her Theory of Human Caring.
CNE Trivia 3
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative identified how many core competencies for nursing practice?