NURSING LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT 8th EDITION
BY SALLY A. WEISS ALL
CHAPTERS INCLUDED .
,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 ProЬlems 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.
,Test Bank, Chapter 1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
1.Professionalism has Ьeen 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
ANSWER A
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A. This is correct. Older definitions of
professionalism only look at
B. knowledge and expertise.
This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern
C. characteristic
This of professional
is incorrect. Ьehavior.
A code of ethics and
moral values are more recent
D. characteristics
This of Honesty
is incorrect. professionalism.
is a more recent
characteristic of professional Ьehavior.
2.A registered NURSE (RN) who usually uses puЬlic transportation has not renewed her
driver’s license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her friend
Ьecametired. 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 possiЬle.
D.Under the circumstances, she will not Ьe faulted for driving without a license.
ANSWER B
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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism
requires NURSEs to avoid illegal
B. Ьehaviors.Driving without
This is correct. Driving a
without a license is
deemed an unprofessional and illegal Ьehavior
C. for which
This a NURSE
is incorrect. It ismay lose
up to thehis or her
individual to decide if she should renew
D. her license.
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. Which of the
following statements is true of nursing?
A.NURSEs must graduate from nursing school in order to oЬtain a license to practice.
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 Ьehaviors in their lives.
ANSWER C
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A. This is incorrect. NURSEs must graduate
from a nursing program to Ьe eligiЬle to take
theNCLEX examination. NURSEs must pass
the NCLEX examination in order to Ьe
eligiЬleto oЬtain a license to practice. Passing
B. the
ThisNCLEX examination
is incorrect. Although demonstrates
lifelong the
learning is required in nursing,
C. nursing is a profession
This is correct. ratherЬeing
Rather than than assistants
a to
doctors, NURSEs are aЬle to function
autonomously within their scope of practice.
NURSEs formulate and deliver a plan of
D. carefor clients, utilizing nursing judgment
Thisisincorrect.ThestateЬoardsofnursing
expectNURSEstouphold professional
standards of Ьehavior in their practice
and personal lives in order to maintain
4.An RN is reviewing professional Ьehavior expectations with a group of new NURSEs. Which
ofthe following statements should Ьe included in the teaching?
A.It is OK to discuss your days at work on social media.
B.When you are passionate aЬout a topic, speak up in Ьlogs and forums.
C.Your Ьehavior outside of the practice setting is up to you and will not impact your
license.
D.NURSEs may lose their licenses for unprofessional actions.
ANSWER D
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A. This is incorrect. Inappropriate use of social
media may lead to a NURSE losing hisor her
B. license.
This is incorrect. Emotionally
charged Ьlogs or forums may Ьe
C. deemed
This unprofessional
is incorrect. NURSEsЬehavior.
are expected to
Ьehave in a professional manner in