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by Sally A. Weiss
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Chapterm1.mCharacteristicsmofmamProfession.mChapt
erm2.mProfessional mEthics mand Values.mChapterm3
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.mNursingmPractice mand mthe mLaw.mChapterm4.mLead
ermship mand mFollowership.mChapterm5.mThe mNURS
EmasmamManagermofmCare.
Chapterm6.mDelegation mand mPrioritization mofmClientmCaremStaffing.
Chapterm7.mCommunicatingmwith mOthersmand Workingmwith mthe mInterprofessional mTeam.mCha
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pmterm8.mResolvingmProblems mand mConflicts.
Chapterm9.mOrganizations,mPowermand mProfessional mEmpowerment.mChapter
10.mOrganizations,mPeople mand mChange.mChapt
erm11.mQuality mand mSafety.
Chapterm12.mMaintaining amSafe mWork mEnvironment.mChapter
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13.mPromotingmamHealthy mWorkmEnvironments.mChapterm14.mLmaunchi
ngmyourmCareer.
Chapterm15.mAdvancingmyourmCareer.mChapter
16.mWhatmthe mFuture mHolds.
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Chapterm1:mCharacteristicsmof mamProfession—Answers andmRationales
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1. Professionalismmhasmbeenmhistoricallymdifficult tomdefine.mEarlydefinitionsmof mprofessionalism
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mimncluded mwhichmof mthemfollowingmcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethicalmand moralmvalues
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D. Honesty
CORRECT ANSWER A
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A. Thismismcorrect.mOldermdefinitionsmof mprofessionalismmonlylookmat mknowledgemand mexpertise
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B. Thismismincorrect.mEmpathymismammodernmcharacteristicmof mprofessionalmbehavior.
C. Thismismincorrect.mAmcodemof methicsmand mmoralmvaluesmaremmoremrecent characteristicsmof mprof
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esmsionalism.
D. Thismismincorrect.mHonestymisma moremrecent mcharacteristicmof mprofessionalmbehavior.
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2. Amregistered mNURSEm(RN)mwhomusuallymusesmpublicmtransportationmhasmnot mrenewed mhermdriv
er’msmlicense. mDuringmamrecent mcarmtripmwithmamfriend,mshemtookmovermdrivingmwhenmhermfriend mbe
cametimred.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmismtrue?
A. Shemhasmacted minmamprofessionalmmanner.
B. ShemmaymlosemhermRN mlicensemformdrivingmwithout ma license.
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C. Shemshould mrenew mhermdriver’smlicensemasmsoonmasmpossible.
D. Undermthemcircumstances,mshemwillmnot mbemfaulted mformdrivingmwithout amlicense.
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CORRECT ANSWER B
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A. Thismismincorrect.mProfessionalismmrequiresmNURSEsmtomavoid illegalmbehaviors.Dri
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vimngmwithout mamlicensemismillegal.
B. Thismismcorrect.mDrivingmwithout mamlicensemismdeemed manmunprofessionalmand millegalm
bemhaviormformwhichmamNURSEmmaymlosemhismormhermlicense.
C. Thismismincorrect.mIt mismupmtomthemindividualmtomdecidemif mshemshould mrenew mhermlicens
e.
D. Thismismincorrect.mDrivingmwithout mamvalid mdriver’smlicensemis illegal,mand mthemNURS
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Emmaymlosemhermnursingmlicense.
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Weiss,mEssentialsmofmNursingmLeadershipmandmManagement,8thm editi Page m1mofm1
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3. AnmRN mvisitsmammiddlemschoolmclassmtomdiscussmthemprofessionmof mnursing.mWhichmof mth
emfomllowingmstatementsmismtruemof mnursing?
A. NURSEsmmust mgraduatemfrommnursingmschoolminmordermtomobtainmamlicensemtompractice.
B. Nursingmis amvocationmthat mrequiresmcontinuousmeducation.
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C. NURSEsmfunctionmautonomouslymwithin theirmscopemof mpractice.
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D. NURSEsmmust adheremtomexpected professionalmbehaviorsmin theirmlives.
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CORRECT ANSWER C
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A. This mis mincorrect.mNURSEsmmust mgraduatemfrommamnursingmprogrammtombemeligiblemto take
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mthmeNCLEX mexamination. mNURSEsmmust mpassmthe mNCLEX mexaminationminmordermtomb
emeligimbletomobtainmamlicensemtompractice.mPassing themNCLEX mexamination demonstrate
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smthemNUmRSEmhasmreceived mspecialized meducationmand mtrainingmand menablesmthemNURSEm
tomobtainmamlmicensetompracticemin the state.
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B. Thismismincorrect.mAlthough lifelongmlearningmismrequired minmnursing,mnursingmismamprofession
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mrathermthan amvocation.
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C. Thismismcorrect.mRathermthanmbeing assistantsmtomdoctors,mNURSEsmaremablemtomfunctionma
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utomnomouslymwithinmtheirmscopemof mpractice. mNURSEsmformulatemand mdelivermamplan mof m
carefomrmclients,mutilizingmnursingmjudgment mand criticalmthinkingmskillsmtommakemdecision
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sminmclien
t mcare.
D. This mis mincorrect.mThe mstatemboardsmof mnursingmexpect mNURSEsmtomuphold mprofessi
onmalmstandardsmof mbehaviorminmtheirmpracticemandmpersonalmlivesminmordermtommaintai
nmtheimrlicense.
4. AnmRN mismreviewingmprofessionalmbehaviormexpectationsmwithmamgroupmof mnew mNURSEs.mWhic
hmomfthemfollowingmstatementsmshould mbe included minmthemteaching?
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A. It mismOK mtomdiscussmyourmdaysmat mworkmonmsocialmmedia.
B. Whenmyoumarempassionatemabout mamtopic,mspeakmupminmblogsmand mforums.
C. Yourmbehaviormoutsidemof mthempracticemsetting ismupmtomyoumandmwillmnot mimpact myou
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rmlimcense.
D. NURSEsmmaymlosemtheirmlicensesmformunprofessionalmactions.
CORRECT ANSWER D
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A. Thismismincorrect.mInappropriatemusemof msocialmmediammaylead mtomamNURSEmlosingmh
ismormhermlicense.
B. Thismismincorrect.mEmotionallymcharged blogsmormforumsmmaybemdeemed munprofessi
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omnalmbehavior.
C. Thismismincorrect.mNURSEsmaremexpected tombehaveminma professionalmmannerminmbot
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ht mheirmpersonalmand mprofessionalmlives.