The RN-to-BSN and professional-role courses that use Kearney-Nice’s Advancing Your Career: Concepts in Professional Nursing ask you to think differently from your clinical courses. Instead of memorizing lab values, you’re reasoning about professional identity, scope of practice, leadership, ethics, health policy, and evidence-based practice — concept-heavy material where exam questions test application and judgment, not recall. This test bank, matched to the 5th Edition, gives you exam-style questions with a written rationale for every answer so you can practice the way this course actually grades you.
Why this test bank helps
Professional-issues content is deceptively hard: questions look like common sense until four plausible options sit in front of you. The value here is rationale-first learning. Each item explains why the correct choice reflects professional standards, a nursing theory, or a legal/ethical principle — and why the tempting distractors fall short. Over time you stop guessing and start recognizing how the course frames concepts like accountability and delegation.
What’s inside
- Questions organized to follow the chapters and concept units of the 5th edition, so you can study alongside your reading week by week.
- Application- and analysis-level items in NCLEX-style formats — single best answer, priority/“best action” questions, and select-all-that-apply where the concept calls for it.
- A clear written rationale for every question, not just an answer key.
- Scenario items on delegation, ethical dilemmas, professional boundaries, and appraising evidence.
- Instant digital PDF you can search, print, and review on any device.
Topics covered
- Professional nursing identity, roles, and the transition from associate to baccalaureate practice
- Nursing theory and conceptual frameworks that guide practice
- Ethics, values, and ethical decision-making in nursing
- Legal aspects of practice, scope of practice, and standards of care
- Leadership, management, delegation, and interprofessional collaboration
- Evidence-based practice, research literacy, and quality/safety improvement
- Health policy, healthcare delivery systems, and the politics of nursing
- Communication, informatics, and technology in professional practice
- Career advancement, credentialing, and lifelong professional development
Who it’s for
This is built for RN-to-BSN students, second-degree and pre-licensure students taking a professional-nursing or issues-and-trends course, and anyone whose syllabus lists the Kearney-Nice 5th edition. It is especially useful before midterms and finals in concept-based courses where questions reward professional judgment rather than fact recall.
How to use it (the right way)
Use it as a self-assessment tool, not an answer sheet. Read the chapter first, attempt each question closed-book, then study the rationale — especially for items you got right by luck. Return to your textbook and lecture notes for the concepts you keep missing. Academic-integrity note: this is a study aid for your own preparation. Do not use it during graded exams, and always follow your institution’s honor code and instructor policies. It supports learning; no study tool can guarantee a grade.
Sample question
(Shows the format — your download contains the full set.)
Q. A charge nurse on a busy medical-surgical unit needs to delegate tasks during a staffing shortage. Which task is most appropriate to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
- A. Performing the admission assessment on a newly arrived patient
- B. Reinforcing previously taught discharge instructions
- C. Measuring and recording vital signs on a stable postoperative patient
- D. Evaluating a patient’s response to a newly administered pain medication
Answer: C. Measuring routine vital signs on a stable patient is a standardized task within the UAP scope, so it is the appropriate delegation. Options A and D require nursing judgment — assessment and evaluation cannot be delegated. Option B involves patient teaching, which also remains the nurse’s responsibility. This item reflects the professional principle that the nurse may delegate tasks but retains accountability for the nursing process.
Edition & format
- Matches: Test Bank for Advancing Your Career: Concepts in Professional Nursing 5th Edition by Kearney
- ISBN-13: 9780803628069
- Format: Digital PDF, delivered instantly after checkout
- Access: Lifetime — re-download anytime from your account
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Frequently asked questions
Is this the textbook or lecture notes? Neither. It is a bank of exam-style practice questions with answer rationales designed to accompany the 5th edition — it is not the textbook itself.
Does it match my edition exactly? It is prepared for the 5th edition (ISBN 9780803628069). If your course uses a different edition, message us before purchasing and we’ll confirm the fit.
Will this guarantee I pass? No honest resource can promise a grade. Used properly alongside your reading and lectures, it strengthens your recall and reasoning — but the outcome depends on your preparation.
How do I receive it? Instantly. After checkout you download the PDF right away and can re-download it anytime from your account.
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