TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
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Leadership & Management 8th Edition
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Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS| | |
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 |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 |Problems |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 |Environment
Chapter |14: |Launching |Your |Career
Chapter |15: |Advancing |Your |Career
Chapter |16: |What |the |Future |Holds |
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Chapter |1: |Characteristics |of |a |Profession—Answers |and |Rationales
1. Professionalism |has |been |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 |knowledge |and
expertise.
B. This |is |incorrect. |Empathy |is |a |modern |characteristic |of |professional |behavior.
C. This |is |incorrect. |A |code |of |ethics |and |moral |values |are |more |recent |characteristics |of
professionalism.
D. This |is |incorrect. |Honesty |is |a |more |recent |characteristic |of |professional |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 |became
|tired. |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 |possible.
D. Under |the |circumstances, |she |will |not |be |faulted |for |driving |without |a |license.
ANSWER: |B
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A. This |is |incorrect. |Professionalism |requires |nurses |to |avoid |illegal |behaviors.
Driving |without |a |license |is |illegal.
B. This |is |correct. |Driving |without |a |license |is |deemed |an |unprofessional |and |illegal
behavior |for |which |a |nurse |may |lose |his |or |her |license.
C. This |is |incorrect. |It |is |up |to |the |individual |to |decide |if |she |should |renew |her
license.
D. This |is |incorrect. |Driving |without |a |valid |driver’s |license |is |illegal, |and |the |nurse
may |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 |obtain |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 |behaviors |in |their |lives.
ANSWER: |C
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A. This |is |incorrect. |Nurses |must |graduate |from |a |nursing |program |to |be |eligible |to |take |the
|NCLEX |examination. |Nurses |must |pass |the |NCLEX |examination |in |order |to |be |eligible |to
|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 |license
to |practice |in |the |state.
B. This |is |incorrect. |Although |lifelong |learning |is |required |in |nursing, |nursing |is |a
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 |care
for |clients, |utilizing |nursing |judgment |and |critical |thinking |skills |to |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 |their|license.
4. An |RN |is |reviewing |professional |behavior |expectations |with |a |group |of |new |nurses. |Which |of
|the |following |statements |should |be |included |in |the |teaching?
A. It |is |OK |to |discuss |your |days |at |work |on |social |media.
B. When |you |are |passionate |about |a |topic, |speak |up |in |blogs |and |forums.
C. Your |behavior |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 |his
or |her |license.
B. This |is |incorrect. |Emotionally |charged |blogs |or |forums |may |be |deemed
unprofessional |behavior.
C. This |is |incorrect. |Nurses |are |expected |to |behave |in |a |professional |manner |in |both
their |personal |and |professional |lives.
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Leadership & Management 8th Edition
| | | | | |
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
| | | | | | | | |
, TABLE OF CONTENTS| | |
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 |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 |Problems |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 |Environment
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, |8e Page |1 |of |12
Weiss
Chapter |1: |Characteristics |of |a |Profession—Answers |and |Rationales
1. Professionalism |has |been |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 |knowledge |and
expertise.
B. This |is |incorrect. |Empathy |is |a |modern |characteristic |of |professional |behavior.
C. This |is |incorrect. |A |code |of |ethics |and |moral |values |are |more |recent |characteristics |of
professionalism.
D. This |is |incorrect. |Honesty |is |a |more |recent |characteristic |of |professional |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 |became
|tired. |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 |possible.
D. Under |the |circumstances, |she |will |not |be |faulted |for |driving |without |a |license.
ANSWER: |B
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A. This |is |incorrect. |Professionalism |requires |nurses |to |avoid |illegal |behaviors.
Driving |without |a |license |is |illegal.
B. This |is |correct. |Driving |without |a |license |is |deemed |an |unprofessional |and |illegal
behavior |for |which |a |nurse |may |lose |his |or |her |license.
C. This |is |incorrect. |It |is |up |to |the |individual |to |decide |if |she |should |renew |her
license.
D. This |is |incorrect. |Driving |without |a |valid |driver’s |license |is |illegal, |and |the |nurse
may |lose |her |nursing |license.
, Test |Bank, |Chapter |1
Weiss, |Essentials |of |Nursing |Leadership |and |Management, |8e Page |1 |of |12
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 |obtain |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 |behaviors |in |their |lives.
ANSWER: |C
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A. This |is |incorrect. |Nurses |must |graduate |from |a |nursing |program |to |be |eligible |to |take |the
|NCLEX |examination. |Nurses |must |pass |the |NCLEX |examination |in |order |to |be |eligible |to
|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 |license
to |practice |in |the |state.
B. This |is |incorrect. |Although |lifelong |learning |is |required |in |nursing, |nursing |is |a
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 |care
for |clients, |utilizing |nursing |judgment |and |critical |thinking |skills |to |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 |their|license.
4. An |RN |is |reviewing |professional |behavior |expectations |with |a |group |of |new |nurses. |Which |of
|the |following |statements |should |be |included |in |the |teaching?
A. It |is |OK |to |discuss |your |days |at |work |on |social |media.
B. When |you |are |passionate |about |a |topic, |speak |up |in |blogs |and |forums.
C. Your |behavior |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 |his
or |her |license.
B. This |is |incorrect. |Emotionally |charged |blogs |or |forums |may |be |deemed
unprofessional |behavior.
C. This |is |incorrect. |Nurses |are |expected |to |behave |in |a |professional |manner |in |both
their |personal |and |professional |lives.
