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The clinical ladder used in some hospitals allows for recognition of both the clinical and academ-ic growth of the individual nurse. On which of the following is this ladder based?
 
  a. The concept that people will work harder when recognized
  b. The concept that nurses respond to harder work
  c. The concept of growth in nursing from novice to expert
  d. The concept that nurses like to be intel-lectually stimulated

Question 2

Which of the following guides the professional nurse as decision maker?
 
  a. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics
  b. The ANA Standards of the State Nursing Practice Act
  c. State Titles
  d. All of the above



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Benner's work in 1984 on the novice-to-expert concept in nursing laid the groundwork for the clinical ladder. The other options are not the basis for the clinical ladder concept.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
All provide guidelines for standards of practice for nursing decision-making in practice.



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