NUR3816 NEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FOR TOP PERFORMANCE
The profession of nursing The response Extended or specialized schooling
body of information supported by evidence and derived from theory
The process of socialization
Autonomy Work that benefits society and upholds standards of behavior
Ethics Code
What is a role? ANSWER : a system of standards related to a social position
ANSWER 1. Doing 2. Being 3. Knowing role transition
What kinds of stressors might we encounter as nurses? The response Ambiguity
in roles
Conflict between roles
Incongruity of roles
Overload or underload of roles
Overqualification or underqualification of a role
Role stress is the difference between a person's idea of what a certain role
should be and what it actually is.
role conflict: Different perspectives on what nursing is and should be (such as
traditional versus modern ideas); conflict between nursing and medical
perspectives on what the nurse's role should be; conflicting demands imposed
on the nurse who is attempting to perform several responsibilities; public
perception of nursing
ANSWER : Handling role stress in nursing Decide on priorities.
Make the job description more clear.
Combine several responsibilities into a greater whole.
Remove a few roles.
Assess your self-concept on both a personal and professional level.
Establishing goals
Identification and Resolution of Issues
, Using a process to define a profession The response Everybody is in a
developmental stage.
Located somewhere on a continuum
It's not an either/or scenario
A position is a collection of duties given to a single person.
A job is a collection of jobs with comparable tasks and levels of responsibility.
Occupation: a collection of jobs within an industry that share a common type of
labor
The range of jobs that make up a profession (a collection of related jobs) On the
spectrum of duties or tasks that are headed toward an organization, where does
it fall?
ANSWER : Using power to define a profession How powerful is this
organization and how self-sufficient are they? Although nurses are largely
independent in terms of protocol, laws, and other regulations, they also directly
report to doctors.
Political clout and money become crucial.
ANSWER : Using traits to define a profession examines the "traits" or qualities
that are present in legitimate professions.
The group is regarded as a profession if it satisfies the requirements.
The most popular definition of a profession
Who decides which characteristics are employed?
Describe the qualities of a profession and the reasons that nursing is a career.
The response 1. Offers essential human and social welfare services; 2. Has a
unique body of knowledge that serves as the foundation for its services and
abilities.
3. Mostly entails intellectual processes
4. Activities require a great deal of personal accountability 5. Educates its
members at postsecondary educational institutions 6. Creates and manages its
own policies and operations
7. In actuality, members possess a comparatively high level of independence.
8. Draws people whose main goals are service rather than profit 9. Members
view it as their life's work (career)
10. Has a code of ethics that directs its practitioners' behavior
11. Possessing a professional association that promotes and guarantees practice
quality
13. To practice, practitioners need to be able to show that they are competent.
ANSWERS FOR TOP PERFORMANCE
The profession of nursing The response Extended or specialized schooling
body of information supported by evidence and derived from theory
The process of socialization
Autonomy Work that benefits society and upholds standards of behavior
Ethics Code
What is a role? ANSWER : a system of standards related to a social position
ANSWER 1. Doing 2. Being 3. Knowing role transition
What kinds of stressors might we encounter as nurses? The response Ambiguity
in roles
Conflict between roles
Incongruity of roles
Overload or underload of roles
Overqualification or underqualification of a role
Role stress is the difference between a person's idea of what a certain role
should be and what it actually is.
role conflict: Different perspectives on what nursing is and should be (such as
traditional versus modern ideas); conflict between nursing and medical
perspectives on what the nurse's role should be; conflicting demands imposed
on the nurse who is attempting to perform several responsibilities; public
perception of nursing
ANSWER : Handling role stress in nursing Decide on priorities.
Make the job description more clear.
Combine several responsibilities into a greater whole.
Remove a few roles.
Assess your self-concept on both a personal and professional level.
Establishing goals
Identification and Resolution of Issues
, Using a process to define a profession The response Everybody is in a
developmental stage.
Located somewhere on a continuum
It's not an either/or scenario
A position is a collection of duties given to a single person.
A job is a collection of jobs with comparable tasks and levels of responsibility.
Occupation: a collection of jobs within an industry that share a common type of
labor
The range of jobs that make up a profession (a collection of related jobs) On the
spectrum of duties or tasks that are headed toward an organization, where does
it fall?
ANSWER : Using power to define a profession How powerful is this
organization and how self-sufficient are they? Although nurses are largely
independent in terms of protocol, laws, and other regulations, they also directly
report to doctors.
Political clout and money become crucial.
ANSWER : Using traits to define a profession examines the "traits" or qualities
that are present in legitimate professions.
The group is regarded as a profession if it satisfies the requirements.
The most popular definition of a profession
Who decides which characteristics are employed?
Describe the qualities of a profession and the reasons that nursing is a career.
The response 1. Offers essential human and social welfare services; 2. Has a
unique body of knowledge that serves as the foundation for its services and
abilities.
3. Mostly entails intellectual processes
4. Activities require a great deal of personal accountability 5. Educates its
members at postsecondary educational institutions 6. Creates and manages its
own policies and operations
7. In actuality, members possess a comparatively high level of independence.
8. Draws people whose main goals are service rather than profit 9. Members
view it as their life's work (career)
10. Has a code of ethics that directs its practitioners' behavior
11. Possessing a professional association that promotes and guarantees practice
quality
13. To practice, practitioners need to be able to show that they are competent.
