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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
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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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TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing Leadership &
Management 8th Edition
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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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 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
Page: 5
Feedback
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
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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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