TESTBANKForEssentialsofNursing
Leadership& Management
8th Edition
by SallyA. Weiss
,TABLEOFCONTENT
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. TheNURSEasaManagerof Care.
Chapter6. DelegationandPrioritizationofClient CareStaffing.
Chapter 7. Communicatingwith Othersand Workingwiththe Interprofessional Team. Chapter
8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment. Chapter
10. Organizations, People and Change.
Chapter 11. QualityandSafety.
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment. Chapter
13. PromotingaHealthyWorkEnvironments. Chapter 14.
Launching your Career.
Chapter15. AdvancingyourCareer. Chapter
16. What the Future Holds.
,Test Bank, Chapter1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
Chapter1:Characteristics ofa Profession—Answersand Rationales
1. Professionalismhasbeen historicallydifficulttodefine.Earlydefinitionsofprofessionalism
included which of the following characteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moralvalues
D. Honesty
SOLUTION:A b
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A. Thisiscorrect. Olderdefinitionsofprofessionalism onlylook at knowledgeand expertise.
B. This isincorrect. Empathyisamodern characteristic ofprofessional behavior.
b b
C. Thisisincorrect.Acodeof ethicsandmoral values aremore recent characteristics of
b
professionalism.
D. Thisisincorrect. Honestyisamorerecent characteristicofprofessional 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. Shehas acted inaprofessional manner.
B. Shemaylose her RN licensefordriving without a license.
C. Sheshould renewher driver’s license as soon as possible.
D. Underthe circumstances, shewill not befaulted for drivingwithout alicense.
CORRECT ANSWER B
b
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A. Thisisincorrect.Professionalismrequires NURSEstoavoidillegal
b
behaviors.Driving without a license is illegal.
B. Thisis correct. Driving withoutalicenseisdeemedanunprofessional and illegal
b
behavior for which a NURSE may lose his or her license.
C. Thisis incorrect. It is uptotheindividualto decideifsheshould renewher license.
b
D. Thisis incorrect. Driving without avaliddriver’slicenseisillegal, andthe
b b
NURSEmay lose her nursing license.
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3. An RN visits a middle school class to discuss the profession ofnursing.Which ofthe
b b b
following statements is true of nursing?
A. NURSEsmust graduatefrom nursing school in orderto obtain alicenseto practice.
B. Nursingis avocation that requires continuous education.
b
C. NURSEsfunctionautonomouslywithintheirscope ofpractice.
D. NURSEs must adhereto expectedprofessional behaviors in their lives.
CORRECT ANSWER C
b
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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 examination demonstrates
the NURSE has received specialized education and training and enables the NURSE to
obtain a licenseto practice in the state.
B. This isincorrect. Although lifelonglearningis required innursing, nursingisa 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 deliver a plan of
carefor clients, utilizing nursing judgment and critical thinking skillsto make 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
maintain theirlicense.
4. An RNis reviewingprofessional behavior expectations with agroupofnewNURSEs.Which
b
ofthe following statements should be included in the teaching?
A. It is OK to discuss yourdays at work on social media.
B. When you arepassionate about atopic, speak up in blogs and forums.
C. Yourbehavioroutsideof thepracticesettingisupto you and will not impact your
b b
license.
D. NURSEsmaylosetheir licenses forunprofessional actions.
ANS: D
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A. Thisis incorrect. Inappropriate useofsocial media mayleadto a NURSElosing hisor
b
her license.
B. Thisisincorrect. Emotionallycharged blogs orforumsmaybedeemedb
unprofessional behavior.
C. This is incorrect. NURSEs areexpected tobehavein aprofessional manner in
b
boththeir personal and professional lives.
Leadership& Management
8th Edition
by SallyA. Weiss
,TABLEOFCONTENT
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. TheNURSEasaManagerof Care.
Chapter6. DelegationandPrioritizationofClient CareStaffing.
Chapter 7. Communicatingwith Othersand Workingwiththe Interprofessional Team. Chapter
8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment. Chapter
10. Organizations, People and Change.
Chapter 11. QualityandSafety.
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment. Chapter
13. PromotingaHealthyWorkEnvironments. Chapter 14.
Launching your Career.
Chapter15. AdvancingyourCareer. Chapter
16. What the Future Holds.
,Test Bank, Chapter1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
Chapter1:Characteristics ofa Profession—Answersand Rationales
1. Professionalismhasbeen historicallydifficulttodefine.Earlydefinitionsofprofessionalism
included which of the following characteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moralvalues
D. Honesty
SOLUTION:A b
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A. Thisiscorrect. Olderdefinitionsofprofessionalism onlylook at knowledgeand expertise.
B. This isincorrect. Empathyisamodern characteristic ofprofessional behavior.
b b
C. Thisisincorrect.Acodeof ethicsandmoral values aremore recent characteristics of
b
professionalism.
D. Thisisincorrect. Honestyisamorerecent characteristicofprofessional 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. Shehas acted inaprofessional manner.
B. Shemaylose her RN licensefordriving without a license.
C. Sheshould renewher driver’s license as soon as possible.
D. Underthe circumstances, shewill not befaulted for drivingwithout alicense.
CORRECT ANSWER B
b
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A. Thisisincorrect.Professionalismrequires NURSEstoavoidillegal
b
behaviors.Driving without a license is illegal.
B. Thisis correct. Driving withoutalicenseisdeemedanunprofessional and illegal
b
behavior for which a NURSE may lose his or her license.
C. Thisis incorrect. It is uptotheindividualto decideifsheshould renewher license.
b
D. Thisis incorrect. Driving without avaliddriver’slicenseisillegal, andthe
b b
NURSEmay lose her nursing license.
, Test Bank, Chapter1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition Page 1 of12
3. An RN visits a middle school class to discuss the profession ofnursing.Which ofthe
b b b
following statements is true of nursing?
A. NURSEsmust graduatefrom nursing school in orderto obtain alicenseto practice.
B. Nursingis avocation that requires continuous education.
b
C. NURSEsfunctionautonomouslywithintheirscope ofpractice.
D. NURSEs must adhereto expectedprofessional behaviors in their lives.
CORRECT ANSWER C
b
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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 examination demonstrates
the NURSE has received specialized education and training and enables the NURSE to
obtain a licenseto practice in the state.
B. This isincorrect. Although lifelonglearningis required innursing, nursingisa 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 deliver a plan of
carefor clients, utilizing nursing judgment and critical thinking skillsto make 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
maintain theirlicense.
4. An RNis reviewingprofessional behavior expectations with agroupofnewNURSEs.Which
b
ofthe following statements should be included in the teaching?
A. It is OK to discuss yourdays at work on social media.
B. When you arepassionate about atopic, speak up in blogs and forums.
C. Yourbehavioroutsideof thepracticesettingisupto you and will not impact your
b b
license.
D. NURSEsmaylosetheir licenses forunprofessional actions.
ANS: D
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A. Thisis incorrect. Inappropriate useofsocial media mayleadto a NURSElosing hisor
b
her license.
B. Thisisincorrect. Emotionallycharged blogs orforumsmaybedeemedb
unprofessional behavior.
C. This is incorrect. NURSEs areexpected tobehavein aprofessional manner in
b
boththeir personal and professional lives.
