TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management 8th Edition Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete

TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
Leadership & Management 8th Edition
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16,
Complete X

, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ChapterX1:XCharacteristicsXofXaXProfession

ChapterX2:XProfessionalXEthicsXandXValues

ChapterX3:XNursingXPracticeXandXtheXLaw

ChapterX4:XLeadershipXandXFollowership

ChapterX5:XTheXNurseXasXManagerXofXCare

ChapterX6:XDelegationXandXPrioritizationXofXClientXCareXStaffing

ChapterX7:XCommunicatingXWithXOthersXandXWorkingXWithXtheXInterprofessionalXTeam

ChapterX8:XResolvingXProblemsXandXConflicts

ChapterX9:XOrganizations,XPower,XandXProfessionalXEmpowerment

ChapterX10:XOrganizations,XPeople,XandXChange

ChapterX11:XQualityXandXSafety

ChapterX12:XMaintainingXaXSafeXWorkXEnvironment

ChapterX13:XPromotingXaXHealthyXWorkXEnvironment

ChapterX14:XLaunchingXYourXCareer

ChapterX15:XAdvancingXYourXCareer

ChapterX16:XWhatXtheXFutureXHoldsX

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ChapterX1:XCharacteristicsXofXaXProfession—AnswersXandXRationales


1. ProfessionalismXhasXbeenXhistoricallyXdifficultXtoXdefine.XEarlyXdefinitionsXofXprofessi
onalismXincludedXwhichXofXtheXfollowingXcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. EthicalXandXmoralXvalues
D. Honesty

ANSWER:XA
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A. ThisXisXcorrect.XOlderXdefinitionsXofXprofessionalismXonlyXlookXatXknowledgeXand
expertise.
B. ThisXisXincorrect.XEmpathyXisXaXmodernXcharacteristicXofXprofessionalXbehavior.
C. ThisXisXincorrect.XAXcodeXofXethicsXandXmoralXvaluesXareXmoreXrecentXcharacterist
icsXof
professionalism.
D. ThisXisXincorrect.XHonestyXisXaXmoreXrecentXcharacteristicXofXprofessionalXbehavior
.


2. AXregisteredXnurseX(RN)XwhoXusuallyXusesXpublicXtransportationXhasXnotXrenewedXher
Xdriver’sXlicense.XDuringXaXrecentXcarXtripXwithXaXfriend,XsheXtookXoverXdrivingXwhe
nXherXfriendXbecameXtired.XWhichXofXtheXfollowingXisXtrue?
A. SheXhasXactedXinXaXprofessionalXmanner.
B. SheXmayXloseXherXRNXlicenseXforXdrivingXwithoutXaXlicense.
C. SheXshouldXrenewXherXdriver’sXlicenseXasXsoonXasXpossible.
D. UnderXtheXcircumstances,XsheXwillXnotXbeXfaultedXforXdrivingXwithoutXaXlicen
se.

ANSWER:XB
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A. ThisXisXincorrect.XProfessionalismXrequiresXnursesXtoXavoidXillegalXbehaviors.
DrivingXwithoutXaXlicenseXisXillegal.
B. ThisXisXcorrect.XDrivingXwithoutXaXlicenseXisXdeemedXanXunprofessionalXand
Xillegal
behaviorXforXwhichXaXnurseXmayXloseXhisXorXherXlicense.
C. ThisXisXincorrect.XItXisXupXtoXtheXindividualXtoXdecideXifXsheXshouldXrenew
Xher
license.
D. ThisXisXincorrect.XDrivingXwithoutXaXvalidXdriver’sXlicenseXisXillegal,XandXth
eXnurse
mayXloseXherXnursingXlicense.

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Weiss,XEssentialsXofXNursingXLeadershipXandXManagement,X8e
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3. AnXRNXvisitsXaXmiddleXschoolXclassXtoXdiscussXtheXprofessionXofXnursing.XWh
ichXofXtheXfollowingXstatementsXisXtrueXofXnursing?
A. NursesXmustXgraduateXfromXnursingXschoolXinXorderXtoXobtainXaXlicenseXtoXp
ractice.
B. NursingXisXaXvocationXthatXrequiresXcontinuousXeducation.
C. NursesXfunctionXautonomouslyXwithinXtheirXscopeXofXpractice.
D. NursesXmustXadhereXtoXexpectedXprofessionalXbehaviorsXinXtheirXlives.

ANSWER:XC
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A. ThisXisXincorrect.XNursesXmustXgraduateXfromXaXnursingXprogramXtoXbeXeligibleXt
oXtakeXtheXNCLEXXexamination.XNursesXmustXpassXtheXNCLEXXexaminationXinXo
rderXtoXbeXeligibleXtoXobtainXaXlicenseXtoXpractice.XPassingXtheXNCLEXXexaminat
ionXdemonstratesXtheXnurseXhasXreceivedXspecializedXeducationXandXtrainingXandXe
nablesXtheXnurseXtoXobtainXaXlicense
toXpracticeXinXtheXstate.
B. ThisXisXincorrect.XAlthoughXlifelongXlearningXisXrequiredXinXnursing,XnursingXisXa
professionXratherXthanXaXvocation.
C. ThisXisXcorrect.XRatherXthanXbeingXassistantsXtoXdoctors,XnursesXareXableXtoXfuncti
onXautonomouslyXwithinXtheirXscopeXofXpractice.XNursesXformulateXandXdeliverXaX
planXofXcare
forXclients,XutilizingXnursingXjudgmentXandXcriticalXthinkingXskillsXtoXmakeXdecisio
nsXinXclientXcare.
D. ThisXisXincorrect.XTheXstateXboardsXofXnursingXexpectXnursesXtoXupholdXprofession
al
standardsXofXbehaviorXinXtheirXpracticeXandXpersonalXlivesXinXorderXtoXmaintainXt
heirXlicense.


4. AnXRNXisXreviewingXprofessionalXbehaviorXexpectationsXwithXaXgroupXofXnewXnurses.X
WhichXofXtheXfollowingXstatementsXshouldXbeXincludedXinXtheXteaching?
A. ItXisXOKXtoXdiscussXyourXdaysXatXworkXonXsocialXmedia.
B. WhenXyouXareXpassionateXaboutXaXtopic,XspeakXupXinXblogsXandXforums.
C. YourXbehaviorXoutsideXofXtheXpracticeXsettingXisXupXtoXyouXandXwillXnotXi
mpactXyourXlicense.
D. NursesXmayXloseXtheirXlicensesXforXunprofessionalXactions.

ANSWER:XD
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A. ThisXisXincorrect.XInappropriateXuseXofXsocialXmediaXmayXleadXtoXaXnurseXl
osingXhis
orXherXlicense.
B. ThisXisXincorrect.XEmotionallyXchargedXblogsXorXforumsXmayXbeXdeemed
unprofessionalXbehavior.