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Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession. Chapt
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er 2. Professional Ethics and Values. Chapter 3.
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Nursing Practice and the Law. Chapter 4. Leaders
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hip and Followership. Chapter 5. The NURSE as
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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.C
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hapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
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Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment.
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Chapter 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. Ch
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apter 13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments.Cha
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pter 14. Launching your Career.
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Chapter 15. Advancing your Career.
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Chapter 16. What the Future Holds.
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,TestcBank,cChapterc1
Weiss,cEssentialscofcNursingcLeadershipcandcManagement,8thcedition
Chapterc1:cCharacteristicscofcacProfession—AnswerscandcRationales
1. Professionalismchascbeenchistoricallycdifficultctocdefine.cEarlycdefinitionscofcprofessionalismci
ncludedcwhichcofcthecfollowingccharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethicalcandcmoralcvalues
D. Honesty
CORRECTcANSWERcA
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A. Thiscisccorrect.cOldercdefinitionscofcprofessionalismconlyclookcatcknowledgecandce
xpertise.
B. Thisciscincorrect.cEmpathyciscacmodernccharacteristiccofcprofessionalcbehavior.
C. Thisciscincorrect.cAccodecofcethicscandcmoralcvaluescarecmorecrecentccharacteristicscofcpr
ofessionalism.
D. Thisciscincorrect.cHonestyciscacmorecrecentccharacteristiccofcprofessionalcbehavior.
2. AcregisteredcNURSEc(RN)cwhocusuallycusescpublicctransportationchascnotcrenewedchercdriver’
sclicense.cDuringcacrecentccarctripcwithcacfriend,cshectookcovercdrivingcwhenchercfriendcbecameti
red.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcisctrue?
A. Shechascactedcincacprofessionalcmanner.
B. ShecmayclosechercRNclicensecforcdrivingcwithoutcaclicense.
C. Shecshouldcrenewchercdriver’sclicensecascsooncascpossible.
D. Underctheccircumstances,c shecwillcnotcbecfaultedcforcdrivingcwithoutcaclicense.
CORRECTcANSWERcB
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A. Thisciscincorrect.cProfessionalismcrequirescNURSEsctocavoidcillegalcb
ehaviors.Drivingcwithoutcaclicenseciscillegal.
B. Thiscisccorrect.cDrivingcwithoutcaclicenseciscdeemedcancunprofessionalcandcillegalcb
ehaviorcforcwhichcacNURSEcmayclosechiscorcherclicense.
C. Thisciscincorrect.cItciscupctocthecindividualctocdecidecifcshecshouldcrenewcherclic
ense.
D. Thisciscincorrect.cDrivingcwithoutcacvalidcdriver’sclicenseciscillegal,candcthecN
URSEmayclosechercnursingclicense.
, TestcBank,cChapterc1
Weiss,cEssentialscofcNursingcLeadershipcandcManagement,8thcedition Pagec1cofc12
3. AncRNcvisitscacmiddlecschoolcclassctocdiscusscthecprofessioncofcnursing.cWhichcofcthecfo
llowingcstatementscisctruecofcnursing?
A. NURSEscmustcgraduatecfromcnursingcschoolcincorderctocobtaincaclicensectocpractice.
B. Nursingciscacvocationcthatcrequiresccontinuousceducation.
C. NURSEscfunctioncautonomouslycwithinctheircscopecofcpractice.
D. NURSEscmustcadherectocexpectedcprofessionalcbehaviorscinctheirclives.
CORRECTcANSWERcC
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A. Thisciscincorrect.cNURSEscmustcgraduatecfromcacnursingcprogramctocbeceligiblectoctakecth
eNCLEXcexamination.cNURSEscmustcpasscthecNCLEXcexaminationcincorderctocbeceligi
bletocobtaincaclicensectocpractice.cPassingcthecNCLEXcexaminationcdemonstratescthecNU
RSEchascreceivedcspecializedceducationcandctrainingcandcenablescthecNURSEctocobtaincacl
icensetocpracticecincthecstate.
B. Thisciscincorrect.cAlthoughclifelongclearningciscrequiredcincnursing,cnursingciscacpr
ofessioncrathercthancacvocation.
C. Thiscisccorrect.cRathercthancbeingcassistantsctocdoctors,cNURSEscarecablectocfunctioncauto
nomouslycwithinctheircscopecofcpractice.cNURSEscformulatecandcdelivercacplancofccarefor
cclients,cutilizingcnursingcjudgmentcandccriticalcthinkingcskillsctocmakecdecisionscincclientc
care.
D. Thisciscincorrect.cThecstatecboardscofcnursingcexpectcNURSEsctocupholdcprofession
alcstandardscofcbehaviorcinctheircpracticecandcpersonalclivescincorderctocmaintaincthei
rlicense.
4. AncRNciscreviewingcprofessionalcbehaviorcexpectationscwithcacgroupcofcnewcNURSEs.cWhichcof
thecfollowingcstatementscshouldcbecincludedcincthecteaching?
A. ItciscOKctocdiscusscyourcdayscatcworkconcsocialcmedia.
B. Whencyoucarecpassionatecaboutcactopic,cspeakcupcincblogscandcforums.
C. Yourcbehaviorcoutsidecofcthecpracticecsettingciscupctocyoucandcwillcnotcimpactcyourclic
ense.
D. NURSEscmayclosectheirclicensescforcunprofessionalcactions.
CORRECTcANSWERcD
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A. Thisciscincorrect.cInappropriatecusecofcsocialcmediacmaycleadctocacNURSEclosingchi
sorcherclicense.
B. Thisciscincorrect.cEmotionallycchargedcblogscorcforumscmaycbecdeemedcu
nprofessionalcbehavior.
C. Thisciscincorrect.cNURSEscarecexpectedctocbehavecincacprofessionalcmannercincb
oththeircpersonalcandcprofessionalclives.
c c c c c c
eadership & Management
c c
8th Edition
c
by Sally A. Weiss
c c c
,TABLE OF CONTENT c c
Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession. Chapt
c c c c c c
er 2. Professional Ethics and Values. Chapter 3.
c c c c c c c c
Nursing Practice and the Law. Chapter 4. Leaders
c c c c c c c
hip and Followership. Chapter 5. The NURSE as
c c c c c c c c
a Manager of Care.
c c c
Chapter 6. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing.
c c c c c c c c
Chapter 7. Communicating with Others and Working with the Interprofessional Team.C
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hapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
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Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment.
c c c c c c c
Chapter 10. Organizations, People and Change.
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Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
c c c c
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment. Ch
c c c c c c c
apter 13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments.Cha
c c c c c c c
pter 14. Launching your Career.
c c c c
Chapter 15. Advancing your Career.
c c c c c
Chapter 16. What the Future Holds.
c c c c c
,TestcBank,cChapterc1
Weiss,cEssentialscofcNursingcLeadershipcandcManagement,8thcedition
Chapterc1:cCharacteristicscofcacProfession—AnswerscandcRationales
1. Professionalismchascbeenchistoricallycdifficultctocdefine.cEarlycdefinitionscofcprofessionalismci
ncludedcwhichcofcthecfollowingccharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethicalcandcmoralcvalues
D. Honesty
CORRECTcANSWERcA
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A. Thiscisccorrect.cOldercdefinitionscofcprofessionalismconlyclookcatcknowledgecandce
xpertise.
B. Thisciscincorrect.cEmpathyciscacmodernccharacteristiccofcprofessionalcbehavior.
C. Thisciscincorrect.cAccodecofcethicscandcmoralcvaluescarecmorecrecentccharacteristicscofcpr
ofessionalism.
D. Thisciscincorrect.cHonestyciscacmorecrecentccharacteristiccofcprofessionalcbehavior.
2. AcregisteredcNURSEc(RN)cwhocusuallycusescpublicctransportationchascnotcrenewedchercdriver’
sclicense.cDuringcacrecentccarctripcwithcacfriend,cshectookcovercdrivingcwhenchercfriendcbecameti
red.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcisctrue?
A. Shechascactedcincacprofessionalcmanner.
B. ShecmayclosechercRNclicensecforcdrivingcwithoutcaclicense.
C. Shecshouldcrenewchercdriver’sclicensecascsooncascpossible.
D. Underctheccircumstances,c shecwillcnotcbecfaultedcforcdrivingcwithoutcaclicense.
CORRECTcANSWERcB
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A. Thisciscincorrect.cProfessionalismcrequirescNURSEsctocavoidcillegalcb
ehaviors.Drivingcwithoutcaclicenseciscillegal.
B. Thiscisccorrect.cDrivingcwithoutcaclicenseciscdeemedcancunprofessionalcandcillegalcb
ehaviorcforcwhichcacNURSEcmayclosechiscorcherclicense.
C. Thisciscincorrect.cItciscupctocthecindividualctocdecidecifcshecshouldcrenewcherclic
ense.
D. Thisciscincorrect.cDrivingcwithoutcacvalidcdriver’sclicenseciscillegal,candcthecN
URSEmayclosechercnursingclicense.
, TestcBank,cChapterc1
Weiss,cEssentialscofcNursingcLeadershipcandcManagement,8thcedition Pagec1cofc12
3. AncRNcvisitscacmiddlecschoolcclassctocdiscusscthecprofessioncofcnursing.cWhichcofcthecfo
llowingcstatementscisctruecofcnursing?
A. NURSEscmustcgraduatecfromcnursingcschoolcincorderctocobtaincaclicensectocpractice.
B. Nursingciscacvocationcthatcrequiresccontinuousceducation.
C. NURSEscfunctioncautonomouslycwithinctheircscopecofcpractice.
D. NURSEscmustcadherectocexpectedcprofessionalcbehaviorscinctheirclives.
CORRECTcANSWERcC
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A. Thisciscincorrect.cNURSEscmustcgraduatecfromcacnursingcprogramctocbeceligiblectoctakecth
eNCLEXcexamination.cNURSEscmustcpasscthecNCLEXcexaminationcincorderctocbeceligi
bletocobtaincaclicensectocpractice.cPassingcthecNCLEXcexaminationcdemonstratescthecNU
RSEchascreceivedcspecializedceducationcandctrainingcandcenablescthecNURSEctocobtaincacl
icensetocpracticecincthecstate.
B. Thisciscincorrect.cAlthoughclifelongclearningciscrequiredcincnursing,cnursingciscacpr
ofessioncrathercthancacvocation.
C. Thiscisccorrect.cRathercthancbeingcassistantsctocdoctors,cNURSEscarecablectocfunctioncauto
nomouslycwithinctheircscopecofcpractice.cNURSEscformulatecandcdelivercacplancofccarefor
cclients,cutilizingcnursingcjudgmentcandccriticalcthinkingcskillsctocmakecdecisionscincclientc
care.
D. Thisciscincorrect.cThecstatecboardscofcnursingcexpectcNURSEsctocupholdcprofession
alcstandardscofcbehaviorcinctheircpracticecandcpersonalclivescincorderctocmaintaincthei
rlicense.
4. AncRNciscreviewingcprofessionalcbehaviorcexpectationscwithcacgroupcofcnewcNURSEs.cWhichcof
thecfollowingcstatementscshouldcbecincludedcincthecteaching?
A. ItciscOKctocdiscusscyourcdayscatcworkconcsocialcmedia.
B. Whencyoucarecpassionatecaboutcactopic,cspeakcupcincblogscandcforums.
C. Yourcbehaviorcoutsidecofcthecpracticecsettingciscupctocyoucandcwillcnotcimpactcyourclic
ense.
D. NURSEscmayclosectheirclicensescforcunprofessionalcactions.
CORRECTcANSWERcD
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A. Thisciscincorrect.cInappropriatecusecofcsocialcmediacmaycleadctocacNURSEclosingchi
sorcherclicense.
B. Thisciscincorrect.cEmotionallycchargedcblogscorcforumscmaycbecdeemedcu
nprofessionalcbehavior.
C. Thisciscincorrect.cNURSEscarecexpectedctocbehavecincacprofessionalcmannercincb
oththeircpersonalcandcprofessionalclives.