Chapter 16: Managing the transition to registered nursing practice

1. When starting in your career as a student nurse, what stage of Benner’s model (1984) would you start from?

  1. expert
  2. competent
  3. novice
  4. advanced beginner
  5. proficient

Answer: C

2. What key information should you include in the opening lines of your CV?

  1. contact detail of references
  2. your current employment
  3. your name and address
  4. activities that you enjoy out of work
  5. details of courses that you have attended

Answer: C

3. Preceptorship is a period of time where you are supported in your new employment?

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: A

4. The NMC introduced ‘Revalidation’ in which year?

  1. 2014
  2. 2017
  3. 2010
  4. 2016
  5. 2012

Answer: D

5. The new NMC standards to be implemented in 2019 identify 2 practice-based roles to support with assessment in practice. They are ______.

  1. mentor/associate mentor
  2. supervisor/assessor
  3. mentor/supervisor
  4. assessor/associate mentor
  5. mentor/assessor

Answer: B