TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
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
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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
Page: 4
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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
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
Page: 4
Feedback
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
