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TEST 1 – CATALANO EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST
QUESTIONS 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
Define the terms position, job, and profession
Position: a group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job: a group of positions that are similar in type and level of work
Occupation: a group of jobs that are similar in type of work and are found
throughout an industry
Profession: nursing; an occupation that meets the criteria for a profession, including
education, altruism, code of ethics, public service, and dedication
Compare the 3 approaches to defining a profession:
1. Provides services vital to human and social welfare
2. Has its own special body of knowledge on which it builds its skills and services ->
continually grows and changes with progress
3. Involves essentially intellectual operations -> ex critical thinking and applying
knowledge from their education
Analyze those traits defining a profession that nursing has attained
1. Nurses serve their communities and provide services in order to ensure the health
and well being of their patients
2. Nurses have their own special form of education which we need to acquire in
order to become certified in our field. We also have our own special classes at the
university level and acquire specific skills in relation to our profession through
education
3. Develops our critical thinking and applying the knowledge acquired from our
education
Evaluate why nursing has failed to attain some of the traits that define a
profession
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-Members have a relatively high degree of independence in practice -> nurses do
NOT have complete autonomy ->this does not mean that we are not a profession,
but is just an attribute of a professional that nursing lacks
-Members see it as their life work -> some nurses merely use nursing as a stepping
stone for future work
-Many nurses lack professional commitment
-How many belong to their professional organizations? -> not all nurses belong to
professional organizations
What is power
the capacity to exert influence-> the ability to influence other people to do things that
they may or may not want to do
Describe the 6 primary sources of power
-Referent (close personal relationships) -> in a close relationship, one individual will
often do something they would really rather not do because of the relationship
-Expert (derives from knowledge, skill expertise in a particular field)-> people coming
for help from you because of your knowledge and level of expertise
-Reward (depends on the ability if one person to grant a reward)-> the person has
the power of initiating an incentive
-Coercive (the ability to withhold or threaten) -> this form of power is NOT OK!!! -> ie
"if you dont eat the food on the tray you wont be able to use the ipad later"
-Legitimate (legislative or legal act to decide an issue)-> using the law or legal
system to make decisions
-Collective (large group ie lobbyist); can influence options-> pressing ones agenda
on others to influence their decisions
Florence nightingale and her contributions
-first organized school of nursing
-Established first nursing philosophy based on health maintece and restoration
-First practicing epidimeologist
-Her studies were connedcted to poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery:
-Improved sanitation in the battlefields' hospitals. This reduced mortality rate in the
barracks hospital in turkey from 42.7% to 2.2% in 6 months
-Her practices (such as higene) remain a basic part of nursing today
Impact of Nightingale on the nursing profession
TEST 1 – CATALANO EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST
QUESTIONS 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
Define the terms position, job, and profession
Position: a group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job: a group of positions that are similar in type and level of work
Occupation: a group of jobs that are similar in type of work and are found
throughout an industry
Profession: nursing; an occupation that meets the criteria for a profession, including
education, altruism, code of ethics, public service, and dedication
Compare the 3 approaches to defining a profession:
1. Provides services vital to human and social welfare
2. Has its own special body of knowledge on which it builds its skills and services ->
continually grows and changes with progress
3. Involves essentially intellectual operations -> ex critical thinking and applying
knowledge from their education
Analyze those traits defining a profession that nursing has attained
1. Nurses serve their communities and provide services in order to ensure the health
and well being of their patients
2. Nurses have their own special form of education which we need to acquire in
order to become certified in our field. We also have our own special classes at the
university level and acquire specific skills in relation to our profession through
education
3. Develops our critical thinking and applying the knowledge acquired from our
education
Evaluate why nursing has failed to attain some of the traits that define a
profession
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-Members have a relatively high degree of independence in practice -> nurses do
NOT have complete autonomy ->this does not mean that we are not a profession,
but is just an attribute of a professional that nursing lacks
-Members see it as their life work -> some nurses merely use nursing as a stepping
stone for future work
-Many nurses lack professional commitment
-How many belong to their professional organizations? -> not all nurses belong to
professional organizations
What is power
the capacity to exert influence-> the ability to influence other people to do things that
they may or may not want to do
Describe the 6 primary sources of power
-Referent (close personal relationships) -> in a close relationship, one individual will
often do something they would really rather not do because of the relationship
-Expert (derives from knowledge, skill expertise in a particular field)-> people coming
for help from you because of your knowledge and level of expertise
-Reward (depends on the ability if one person to grant a reward)-> the person has
the power of initiating an incentive
-Coercive (the ability to withhold or threaten) -> this form of power is NOT OK!!! -> ie
"if you dont eat the food on the tray you wont be able to use the ipad later"
-Legitimate (legislative or legal act to decide an issue)-> using the law or legal
system to make decisions
-Collective (large group ie lobbyist); can influence options-> pressing ones agenda
on others to influence their decisions
Florence nightingale and her contributions
-first organized school of nursing
-Established first nursing philosophy based on health maintece and restoration
-First practicing epidimeologist
-Her studies were connedcted to poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery:
-Improved sanitation in the battlefields' hospitals. This reduced mortality rate in the
barracks hospital in turkey from 42.7% to 2.2% in 6 months
-Her practices (such as higene) remain a basic part of nursing today
Impact of Nightingale on the nursing profession
