FOR NURSES TEST BANK (5TH EDITION) BY
ANITA FINKELMAN – COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS.
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession. Chapter 2. Professional Ethics and
Values. Chapter 3.
Nursing Practice and the Law. Chapter 4. Leadership and Followership.
Chapter 5. The NURSE as a Manager of Care.
Chapter 6. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing.
Chapter 7. Communicating with Others and Working with the Interprofessional
Team. Chapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment. Chapter 10.
Organizations, People and Change. Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment.
Chapter 13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments. Chapter 14. Launching your
Career. Chapter 15. Advancing your Career.
Chapter 16. What the Future Holds.
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Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Early definitions of
professionalism included which of the following characteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moral values
D. Honesty
CORRECT ANSWER A
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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism only look at
knowledge and expertise.
B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional
behavior.
C. This is incorrect. A code of ethics and moral values are more recent
characteristics of professionalism.
D. This is incorrect. Honesty is a more recent characteristic of professional
behavior.
2. A registered NURSE (RN) who usually uses public transportation has not
renewed her driver’s license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over
driving when her friend becametired. Which of the following is true?
A. She has acted in a professional manner.
B. She may lose her RN license for driving without a license.
C. She should renew her driver’s license as soon as possible.
D. Under the circumstances, she will not be faulted for driving without a
license.
CORRECT ANSWER B
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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism requires NURSEs to avoid illegal
behaviors.Driving without a license is illegal.
B. This is correct. Driving without a license is deemed an
unprofessional and illegal behavior for which a NURSE may lose his or her license.
C. This is incorrect. It is up to the individual to decide if she should
renew her license.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal,
and the NURSEmay lose her nursing license.
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3. An’RN’visits’a’middle’school’class’to’discuss’the’profession’of’nursing.’Whi
ch’of’the’following’statements’is’true’of’nursing?
A. NURSEs’must’graduate’from’nursing’school’in’order’to’obtain’a’license’to’pra
ctice.
B. Nursing’ is’ a’ vocation’ that’ requires’ continuous’education.
C. NURSEs’function’autonomously’within’their’scope’of’practice.
D. NURSEs’must’adhere’to’expected’professional’behaviors’in’their’lives.’C
ORRECT’ANSWER’C
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A. This’is’incorrect.’NURSEs’must’graduate’from’a’nursing’program’to’be’
eligible’to’take’theNCLEX’examination.’NURSEs’must’pass’the’NCLEX
examination’in’order’to’be’eligibleto’obtain’a’license’to’practice.’Passing’the’NCLEX’exa
mination’demonstrates’the’NURSE’has’received’specialized’education’and’training’and’
enables’the’NURSE’to’obtain’a’licenseto’practice’in’the’state.
B. This’is’incorrect.’Although’lifelong’learning’is’required’in’nursing,’nu
rsing’is’a’profession’rather’than’a’vocation.
C. This’is’correct.’Rather’than’being’assistants’to’doctors,’NURSEs’are
able’to’function’autonomously’within’their’scope’of’practice.’NURSEs’formulate’and’deli
ver’ a’ plan’ of’ carefor’ clients,’ utilizing’ nursing’ judgment’ and’ critical’ thinking’skills’to’ma
ke’decisions
in’client’care.
D. This’is’incorrect.’The’state’boards’of’nursing’expect’NURSEs’to’uphold
professional’standards’of’behavior’in’their’practice’and’personal’lives’in’order’to’ma
intain’theirlicense.
4. An’RN’is’reviewing’professional’behavior’expectations’with’a’group’of’new’NU
RSEs.’Which’ofthe’following’statements’should’be’included’in’the’teaching?