CNE Trivia 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) was established in which decade?
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s (Correct answer)
- 1970s
Correct answer: 1960s
The AACN was established in 1969 to represent university and four-year college nursing programs and advance nursing education, research, and practice.
Question 2: The revised Bloom's Taxonomy (2001) replaced the noun-based categories with action verbs and changed the highest level from 'Evaluation' to which term?
- Synthesis
- Analysis
- Creating (Correct answer)
- Applying
Correct answer: Creating
In the 2001 revision by Anderson and Krathwohl, 'Synthesis' was renamed 'Creating' and moved to the highest cognitive level, replacing 'Evaluation' at the top.
Question 3: Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) were popularized in nursing education through work by which authors?
- Benner and Wrubel
- Angelo and Cross (Correct answer)
- Bloom and Krathwohl
- Knowles and Swanson
Correct answer: Angelo and Cross
Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross authored 'Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers' (1993), a primary reference for formative assessment in nursing education.
Question 4: Dorothy Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory identifies three related theories. Which is NOT one of them?
- Theory of Self-Care
- Theory of Self-Care Deficit
- Theory of Nursing Systems
- Theory of Therapeutic Communication (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Theory of Therapeutic Communication
Orem's general theory comprises the Theory of Self-Care, Theory of Self-Care Deficit, and Theory of Nursing Systems — therapeutic communication is not a component.
Question 5: The concept of 'andragogy,' or the art of teaching adults, was primarily developed and popularized by which educator?
- John Dewey
- Malcolm Knowles (Correct answer)
- Carl Rogers
- Benjamin Bloom
Correct answer: Malcolm Knowles
Malcolm Knowles popularized andragogy through his work in the 1960s–1980s, identifying key assumptions about adult learners that differ from pedagogy for children.
Question 6: The NLN's core competencies for nurse educators include how many major competency areas?
- 6
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 10
- 12
Correct answer: 8
The NLN identifies 8 core competencies for nurse educators, ranging from facilitating learning to functioning within the educational environment.
Question 7: Which nursing theorist developed the Neuman Systems Model, widely used as a framework in nursing education curricula?
- Hildegard Peplau
- Betty Neuman (Correct answer)
- Martha Rogers
- Imogene King
Correct answer: Betty Neuman
Betty Neuman developed the Neuman Systems Model, which views the client as an open system responding to stressors and is used to organize nursing education curricula.
CNE Trivia 4
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) was established in which decade?