TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
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v Leadership & Management 8th Edition
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Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter v1: vCharacteristics vof va vProfession
Chapter v2: vProfessional vEthics vand vValues
Chapter v3: vNursing vPractice vand vthe vLaw
Chapter v4: vLeadership vand vFollowership
Chapter v5: vThe vNurse vas vManager vof vCare
Chapter v6: vDelegation vand vPrioritization vof vClient vCare vStaffing
Chapter v7: vCommunicating vWith vOthers vand vWorking vWith vthe vInterprofessional vTeam
Chapter v8: vResolving vProblems vand vConflicts
Chapter v9: vOrganizations, vPower, vand vProfessional vEmpowerment
Chapter v10: vOrganizations, vPeople, vand vChange
Chapter v11: vQuality vand vSafety
Chapter v12: vMaintaining va vSafe vWork vEnvironment
Chapter v13: vPromoting va vHealthy vWork vEnvironment
Chapter v14: vLaunching vYour vCareer
Chapter v15: vAdvancing vYour vCareer
Chapter v16: vWhat vthe vFuture vHolds v
,Test vBank, vChapter v1
Weiss, vEssentials vof vNursing vLeadership vand vManagement, v8e Page v1 vof v12
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Chapter v1: vCharacteristics vof va vProfession—Answers vand vRationales
1. Professionalism vhas vbeen vhistorically vdifficult vto vdefine. vEarly vdefinitions vof
vprofessionalismvincluded vwhich vof vthe vfollowing vcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical vand vmoral vvalues
D. Honesty
ANSWER: vA
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A. This vis vcorrect. vOlder vdefinitions vof vprofessionalism vonly vlook vat vknowledge vand
expertise.
B. This vis vincorrect. vEmpathy vis va vmodern vcharacteristic vof vprofessional vbehavior.
C. This vis vincorrect. vA vcode vof vethics vand vmoral vvalues vare vmore vrecent vcharacteristics
vof
professionalism.
D. This vis vincorrect. vHonesty vis va vmore vrecent vcharacteristic vof vprofessional vbehavior.
2. A vregistered vnurse v(RN) vwho vusually vuses vpublic vtransportation vhas vnot vrenewed vher
vdriver’s vlicense. vDuring va vrecent vcar vtrip vwith va vfriend, vshe vtook vover vdriving vwhen vher
vfriend vbecamevtired. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vis vtrue?
A. She vhas vacted vin va vprofessional vmanner.
B. She vmay vlose vher vRN vlicense vfor vdriving vwithout va vlicense.
C. She vshould vrenew vher vdriver’s vlicense vas vsoon vas vpossible.
D. Under vthe vcircumstances, vshe vwill vnot vbe vfaulted vfor vdriving vwithout va vlicense.
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A. This vis vincorrect. vProfessionalism vrequires vnurses vto vavoid villegal vbehaviors.
Driving vwithout va vlicense vis villegal.
B. This vis vcorrect. vDriving vwithout va vlicense vis vdeemed van vunprofessional vand
villegal
behavior vfor vwhich va vnurse vmay vlose vhis vor vher vlicense.
C. This vis vincorrect. vIt vis vup vto vthe vindividual vto vdecide vif vshe vshould vrenew vher
license.
D. This vis vincorrect. vDriving vwithout va vvalid vdriver’s vlicense vis villegal, vand vthe
vnurse
may vlose vher vnursing vlicense.
, Test vBank, vChapter v1
Weiss, vEssentials vof vNursing vLeadership vand vManagement, v8e Page v1 vof v12
3. An vRN vvisits va vmiddle vschool vclass vto vdiscuss vthe vprofession vof vnursing. vWhich vof
vthevfollowing vstatements vis vtrue vof vnursing?
A. Nurses vmust vgraduate vfrom vnursing vschool vin vorder vto vobtain va vlicense vto
vpractice.
B. Nursing vis va vvocation vthat vrequires vcontinuous veducation.
C. Nurses vfunction vautonomously vwithin vtheir vscope vof vpractice.
D. Nurses vmust vadhere vto vexpected vprofessional vbehaviors vin vtheir vlives.
ANSWER: vC
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A. This vis vincorrect. vNurses vmust vgraduate vfrom va vnursing vprogram vto vbe veligible vto
vtake vthevNCLEX vexamination. vNurses vmust vpass vthe vNCLEX vexamination vin vorder vto
vbe veligible vto vobtain va vlicense vto vpractice. vPassing vthe vNCLEX vexamination
vdemonstrates vthe vnurse vhas vreceived vspecialized veducation vand vtraining v and
venables vthe vnurse vto vobtain va vlicense
to vpractice vin vthe vstate.
B. This vis vincorrect. vAlthough vlifelong vlearning vis vrequired vin vnursing, vnursing vis va
profession vrather vthan va vvocation.
C. This vis vcorrect. vRather vthan vbeing vassistants vto vdoctors, vnurses vare vable vto vfunction
vautonomously vwithin vtheir vscope vof vpractice. vNurses vformulate vand vdeliver va vplan vof
vcare
for vclients, vutilizing vnursing vjudgment vand vcritical vthinking vskills vto vmake vdecisions vin
vclient vcare.
D. This vis vincorrect. vThe vstate vboards vof vnursing vexpect vnurses vto vuphold vprofessional
standards vof vbehavior vin vtheir vpractice vand vpersonal vlives vin vorder vto vmaintain vtheir
vlicense.
4. An vRN vis vreviewing vprofessional vbehavior vexpectations vwith va vgroup vof vnew vnurses.
vWhich vofvthe vfollowing vstatements vshould vbe vincluded vin vthe vteaching?
A. It vis vOK vto vdiscuss vyour vdays vat vwork von vsocial vmedia.
B. When vyou vare vpassionate vabout va vtopic, vspeak vup vin vblogs vand vforums.
C. Your vbehavior voutside vof vthe vpractice vsetting vis vup vto vyou vand vwill vnot vimpact
vyourvlicense.
D. Nurses vmay vlose vtheir vlicenses vfor vunprofessional vactions.
ANSWER: vD
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A. This vis vincorrect. vInappropriate vuse vof vsocial vmedia vmay vlead vto va vnurse
vlosing vhis
or vher vlicense.
B. This vis vincorrect. vEmotionally vcharged vblogs vor vforums vmay vbe vdeemed
unprofessional vbehavior.
C. This vis vincorrect. vNurses vare vexpected vto vbehave vin va vprofessional vmanner vin
vboth
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v Leadership & Management 8th Edition
v v v v v
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
v v v v v v v v v
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
v v v
Chapter v1: vCharacteristics vof va vProfession
Chapter v2: vProfessional vEthics vand vValues
Chapter v3: vNursing vPractice vand vthe vLaw
Chapter v4: vLeadership vand vFollowership
Chapter v5: vThe vNurse vas vManager vof vCare
Chapter v6: vDelegation vand vPrioritization vof vClient vCare vStaffing
Chapter v7: vCommunicating vWith vOthers vand vWorking vWith vthe vInterprofessional vTeam
Chapter v8: vResolving vProblems vand vConflicts
Chapter v9: vOrganizations, vPower, vand vProfessional vEmpowerment
Chapter v10: vOrganizations, vPeople, vand vChange
Chapter v11: vQuality vand vSafety
Chapter v12: vMaintaining va vSafe vWork vEnvironment
Chapter v13: vPromoting va vHealthy vWork vEnvironment
Chapter v14: vLaunching vYour vCareer
Chapter v15: vAdvancing vYour vCareer
Chapter v16: vWhat vthe vFuture vHolds v
,Test vBank, vChapter v1
Weiss, vEssentials vof vNursing vLeadership vand vManagement, v8e Page v1 vof v12
Weiss
Chapter v1: vCharacteristics vof va vProfession—Answers vand vRationales
1. Professionalism vhas vbeen vhistorically vdifficult vto vdefine. vEarly vdefinitions vof
vprofessionalismvincluded vwhich vof vthe vfollowing vcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical vand vmoral vvalues
D. Honesty
ANSWER: vA
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A. This vis vcorrect. vOlder vdefinitions vof vprofessionalism vonly vlook vat vknowledge vand
expertise.
B. This vis vincorrect. vEmpathy vis va vmodern vcharacteristic vof vprofessional vbehavior.
C. This vis vincorrect. vA vcode vof vethics vand vmoral vvalues vare vmore vrecent vcharacteristics
vof
professionalism.
D. This vis vincorrect. vHonesty vis va vmore vrecent vcharacteristic vof vprofessional vbehavior.
2. A vregistered vnurse v(RN) vwho vusually vuses vpublic vtransportation vhas vnot vrenewed vher
vdriver’s vlicense. vDuring va vrecent vcar vtrip vwith va vfriend, vshe vtook vover vdriving vwhen vher
vfriend vbecamevtired. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vis vtrue?
A. She vhas vacted vin va vprofessional vmanner.
B. She vmay vlose vher vRN vlicense vfor vdriving vwithout va vlicense.
C. She vshould vrenew vher vdriver’s vlicense vas vsoon vas vpossible.
D. Under vthe vcircumstances, vshe vwill vnot vbe vfaulted vfor vdriving vwithout va vlicense.
ANSWER: vB
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A. This vis vincorrect. vProfessionalism vrequires vnurses vto vavoid villegal vbehaviors.
Driving vwithout va vlicense vis villegal.
B. This vis vcorrect. vDriving vwithout va vlicense vis vdeemed van vunprofessional vand
villegal
behavior vfor vwhich va vnurse vmay vlose vhis vor vher vlicense.
C. This vis vincorrect. vIt vis vup vto vthe vindividual vto vdecide vif vshe vshould vrenew vher
license.
D. This vis vincorrect. vDriving vwithout va vvalid vdriver’s vlicense vis villegal, vand vthe
vnurse
may vlose vher vnursing vlicense.
, Test vBank, vChapter v1
Weiss, vEssentials vof vNursing vLeadership vand vManagement, v8e Page v1 vof v12
3. An vRN vvisits va vmiddle vschool vclass vto vdiscuss vthe vprofession vof vnursing. vWhich vof
vthevfollowing vstatements vis vtrue vof vnursing?
A. Nurses vmust vgraduate vfrom vnursing vschool vin vorder vto vobtain va vlicense vto
vpractice.
B. Nursing vis va vvocation vthat vrequires vcontinuous veducation.
C. Nurses vfunction vautonomously vwithin vtheir vscope vof vpractice.
D. Nurses vmust vadhere vto vexpected vprofessional vbehaviors vin vtheir vlives.
ANSWER: vC
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A. This vis vincorrect. vNurses vmust vgraduate vfrom va vnursing vprogram vto vbe veligible vto
vtake vthevNCLEX vexamination. vNurses vmust vpass vthe vNCLEX vexamination vin vorder vto
vbe veligible vto vobtain va vlicense vto vpractice. vPassing vthe vNCLEX vexamination
vdemonstrates vthe vnurse vhas vreceived vspecialized veducation vand vtraining v and
venables vthe vnurse vto vobtain va vlicense
to vpractice vin vthe vstate.
B. This vis vincorrect. vAlthough vlifelong vlearning vis vrequired vin vnursing, vnursing vis va
profession vrather vthan va vvocation.
C. This vis vcorrect. vRather vthan vbeing vassistants vto vdoctors, vnurses vare vable vto vfunction
vautonomously vwithin vtheir vscope vof vpractice. vNurses vformulate vand vdeliver va vplan vof
vcare
for vclients, vutilizing vnursing vjudgment vand vcritical vthinking vskills vto vmake vdecisions vin
vclient vcare.
D. This vis vincorrect. vThe vstate vboards vof vnursing vexpect vnurses vto vuphold vprofessional
standards vof vbehavior vin vtheir vpractice vand vpersonal vlives vin vorder vto vmaintain vtheir
vlicense.
4. An vRN vis vreviewing vprofessional vbehavior vexpectations vwith va vgroup vof vnew vnurses.
vWhich vofvthe vfollowing vstatements vshould vbe vincluded vin vthe vteaching?
A. It vis vOK vto vdiscuss vyour vdays vat vwork von vsocial vmedia.
B. When vyou vare vpassionate vabout va vtopic, vspeak vup vin vblogs vand vforums.
C. Your vbehavior voutside vof vthe vpractice vsetting vis vup vto vyou vand vwill vnot vimpact
vyourvlicense.
D. Nurses vmay vlose vtheir vlicenses vfor vunprofessional vactions.
ANSWER: vD
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A. This vis vincorrect. vInappropriate vuse vof vsocial vmedia vmay vlead vto va vnurse
vlosing vhis
or vher vlicense.
B. This vis vincorrect. vEmotionally vcharged vblogs vor vforums vmay vbe vdeemed
unprofessional vbehavior.
C. This vis vincorrect. vNurses vare vexpected vto vbehave vin va vprofessional vmanner vin
vboth
