A Student Asks,"What Are Core Competencies?" the Nursing Instructor Demonstrates

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Multiple Choice

A student asks,"What are core competencies?" The nursing instructor demonstrates an understanding of core competencies when providing what response?

• A) "They are a part of a trend used in nursing education to reduce attrition in prelicensure students."
• B) "They are the skills necessary to provide for safe,competent nursing practice."
• C) "They are remediation for students is unable to perform psychomotor skills correctly."
• D) "They are critical thinking exercises aimed to improve reading and math skills."

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated or changed to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Combinations

Choosing elements from a broader group without regard to the sequence in which they are selected.

Main Effect

The direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment.

Factorial Research

A type of experimental design where two or more factors (independent variables) are simultaneously varied to observe their effect on a dependent variable.