QSEN Graduate Competencies Overview Practice Test
Practice test on the six graduate-level QSEN competencies and the KSA framework, based only on the indexed AACN QSEN material.
9 questions · pass mark 50% · try 5 free
1 Which option correctly lists the three domains used to organize each graduate-level QSEN competency?
- Knowledge, skills, and attitudes
- Assessment, planning, and evaluation
- Safety, quality, and outcomes
- Theory, practice, and reflection
The indexed AACN QSEN framework presents each competency through knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs).
2 Which QSEN competency is defined as using data to monitor outcomes and improvement methods to design and test changes?
- Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Informatics
- Teamwork and Collaboration
The Quality Improvement competency focuses on using data and improvement methods to continuously improve quality and safety.
3 The Safety competency focuses only on individual performance and not on system effectiveness.
- True
- False
The indexed definition of Safety includes both system effectiveness and individual performance.
4 Which competency emphasizes functioning effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams through open communication and mutual respect?
- Patient-Centered Care
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Informatics
Teamwork and Collaboration is defined by effective functioning in teams using communication, respect, and shared decision-making.
5 Which competency recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in care?
- Patient-Centered Care
- Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Informatics
Patient-Centered Care focuses on respect for patient preferences, values, and needs and treats the patient or designee as a full partner.
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