Chapter 09: Professional Image of Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What action can each nurse take to improve the image of nursing during his or
her career?
a. Provide public education on what nurses really do.
b. Ignore the negative image of nurses. .
c. Contribute to the negative image of nurses.
d. Remain silent when someone speaks negatively of nursing.
ANS: A
It is important that the nurse provide public education on what nurses really do. This,
along with maintaining professionalism, will continue to improve the image of
nursing.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
REF: p. 189 OBJ: Discuss the effect of image on public perception of nursing.
TOP: Professional image of nursing MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
2. Which of the following assesses how nursing has relevance to social values?
a. Nurses have professional degrees.
b. Nurses perform community service.
c. Nursing licensure requires a baccalaureate degree.
d. Nurses are teachers of health promotion and wellness.
ANS: D
Using Pavalko’s eight dimensions to describe a profession, nursing is extremely
relevant to social values. As the focus of health care shifts to primary prevention,
, nursing will become increasingly important because of nurses’ ability to be teachers
of health promotion activities and managers of wellness, activities that have an impact
on social values.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding REF: p.
191
OBJ: Apply Pavalko’s characteristics as a framework to describe modern-day
nursing practice. TOP: Professional image of nursing MSC:
NCLEX®: Not applicable
3. The nurse interprets which characteristic as the forefront of discussion about
nursing’s professionalism?
a. Education
b. Altruism .
c. Social values
d. Code of ethics
ANS: A
According to Pavalko, education is one of the eight dimensions used to describe a
profession, as in professional nursing. Altruism, social values, and the code of ethics
are not considered to be the forefront of discussion about nursing’s professionalism.
Although the other options also are part of Pavalko’s eight dimensions, nursing
continues to debate the educational entry level for professional nursing, since the
1965 ANA position paper. There is agreement about the relevance the profession has
to social values, altruism, and having a code of ethics.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering REF: p. 192
OBJ: Describe different sociologic models that characterize
“professionalism.”
TOP: Image of nursing MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable .
4. Which action led to the “birth” of nursing theory?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What action can each nurse take to improve the image of nursing during his or
her career?
a. Provide public education on what nurses really do.
b. Ignore the negative image of nurses. .
c. Contribute to the negative image of nurses.
d. Remain silent when someone speaks negatively of nursing.
ANS: A
It is important that the nurse provide public education on what nurses really do. This,
along with maintaining professionalism, will continue to improve the image of
nursing.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
REF: p. 189 OBJ: Discuss the effect of image on public perception of nursing.
TOP: Professional image of nursing MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
2. Which of the following assesses how nursing has relevance to social values?
a. Nurses have professional degrees.
b. Nurses perform community service.
c. Nursing licensure requires a baccalaureate degree.
d. Nurses are teachers of health promotion and wellness.
ANS: D
Using Pavalko’s eight dimensions to describe a profession, nursing is extremely
relevant to social values. As the focus of health care shifts to primary prevention,
, nursing will become increasingly important because of nurses’ ability to be teachers
of health promotion activities and managers of wellness, activities that have an impact
on social values.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding REF: p.
191
OBJ: Apply Pavalko’s characteristics as a framework to describe modern-day
nursing practice. TOP: Professional image of nursing MSC:
NCLEX®: Not applicable
3. The nurse interprets which characteristic as the forefront of discussion about
nursing’s professionalism?
a. Education
b. Altruism .
c. Social values
d. Code of ethics
ANS: A
According to Pavalko, education is one of the eight dimensions used to describe a
profession, as in professional nursing. Altruism, social values, and the code of ethics
are not considered to be the forefront of discussion about nursing’s professionalism.
Although the other options also are part of Pavalko’s eight dimensions, nursing
continues to debate the educational entry level for professional nursing, since the
1965 ANA position paper. There is agreement about the relevance the profession has
to social values, altruism, and having a code of ethics.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering REF: p. 192
OBJ: Describe different sociologic models that characterize
“professionalism.”
TOP: Image of nursing MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable .
4. Which action led to the “birth” of nursing theory?
