TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
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Leadership & Management
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8th Edition
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by Sally A. Weiss
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,TABLE OF CONTENT ! !
Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession.
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Chapter 2. Professional Ethics and Values.
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Chapter 3. Nursing Practice and the Law. Chapter
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4. Leadership and Followership. Chapter 5. The
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NURSE as a Manager of Care.
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Chapter 6. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing.
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Chapter 7. Communicating with Others and Working with the Interprofessional Team.
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Chapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
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Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment. Chapter
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10. Organizations, People and Change.
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Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
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Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment. Chapter
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13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments. Chapter 14.
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Launching your Career.
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Chapter 15. Advancing your Career. Chapter
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16. What the Future Holds.
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,Test Bank, Chapter 1
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Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
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Chapter1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
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1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Earlydefinitions of professionalism
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included which of the following characteristics?
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A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moral values ! ! !
D. Honesty
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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism onlylook at knowledge and expertise.
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B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional behavior.
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C. Thisis incorrect.Acodeof ethics and moral values are more recent characteristics of
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professionalism.
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D. This is incorrect. Honesty is a more recent characteristic of professional behavior.
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2. A registered NURSE (RN) who usually uses public transportation has not renewed her driver’s
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license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her friend
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becametired. Which of the following is true?
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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.
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CORRECT ANSWER B ! !
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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism requires NURSEs to avoid illegal
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behaviors.Driving without a license is illegal.
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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.
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C. This is incorrect. It is up to the individual to decide if she should renew her license.
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D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and the
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NURSEmay 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
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following statements is true of nursing?
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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. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
CORRECT ANSWER C ! !
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A. This is incorrect. NURSEs must graduate from a nursing program to be eligible to take
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theNCLEX examination. NURSEs must pass the NCLEX examination in order to be
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eligibleto obtain a license to practice. Passing the NCLEX examination demonstrates the
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NURSE has received specialized education and training and enables the NURSE to obtain
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a licenseto practice in the state.
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B. This is incorrect. Although lifelong learning is required in nursing, nursing is a profession
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rather than a vocation.
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C. This is correct. Rather than being assistants to doctors, NURSEs are able to function
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autonomously within their scope of practice. NURSEs formulate and deliver a plan of
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carefor clients, utilizing nursing judgment and critical thinking skills to make decisions in
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client care.
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D. This is incorrect. The state boards of nursing expect NURSEs to uphold professional
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standards of behavior in their practice and personal lives in order to maintain
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theirlicense.
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4. An RN is reviewing professional behavior expectations with a group of new NURSEs. Which
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ofthe following statements should be included in the teaching?
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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. ! ! ! ! ! ! !
CORRECT ANSWER D ! !
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A. This is incorrect. Inappropriate use of social media may lead to a NURSE losing hisor
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her license.
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B. This is incorrect. Emotionally charged blogs or forums maybe deemed unprofessional
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behavior.
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C. This is incorrect. NURSEs are expected to behave in a professional manner in
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boththeir personal and professional lives.
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! ! ! ! !
Leadership & Management
! ! !
8th Edition
!
by Sally A. Weiss
! ! !
,TABLE OF CONTENT ! !
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 a 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
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10. Organizations, People and Change.
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Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
! ! ! !
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment. Chapter
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13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments. Chapter 14.
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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,8th edition
! ! ! ! ! ! !
Chapter1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
! ! ! ! ! ! !
1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Earlydefinitions of professionalism
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
included which of the following characteristics?
! ! ! ! ! !
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moral values ! ! !
D. Honesty
CORRECT ANSWERA ! !
Page: 4 !
Feedback
A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism onlylook at knowledge and expertise.
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional behavior.
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
C. Thisis incorrect.Acodeof 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
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
becametired. 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.
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
CORRECT 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
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
NURSEmay lose her nursing license.
! ! ! ! !
, Test Bank, Chapter 1
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Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
CORRECT ANSWER C ! !
Page: 4 !
Feedback
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 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
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
carefor 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
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
theirlicense.
!
4. An RN is reviewing professional behavior expectations with a group of new NURSEs. Which
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
ofthe 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. ! ! ! ! ! ! !
CORRECT ANSWER D ! !
Page: 5 !
Feedback
A. This is incorrect. Inappropriate use of social media may lead to a NURSE losing hisor
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
her license.
! !
B. This is incorrect. Emotionally charged blogs or forums maybe deemed unprofessional
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
behavior.
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C. This is incorrect. NURSEs are expected to behave in a professional manner in
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
boththeir personal and professional lives.
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