Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management 8th Edition – Sally A. Weiss – Verified Chapters 1–16 – Complete Test Bank with Answers

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

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Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales


1. Professionalism has been historicallydifficult to define. Earlydefinitionsof
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A. Expertise
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D. Honesty

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A. This is correct. Older definitions ofprofessionalism onlylook at knowledge and
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expertise.
B. This is incorrect. Empathyis amodern characteristic ofprofessionalbehavior.
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C. This is incorrect.Acode of ethics and moral values are more recent characteristics of
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professionalism.
D. This is incorrect. Honestyis amorerecent characteristicofprofessional behavior.
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2. A registered nurse (RN) who usually uses public transportation has not renewed her
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driver’s 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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B. Shemay loseher RNlicensefor driving without a license.
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C. Sheshould renewher driver’s license as soon as possible.
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D. Under the circumstances, shewill not be faulted for driving without a license.
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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism requires nurses to avoid illegal behaviors.
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Driving without alicenseis illegal.
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B. This is correct. Driving without alicense is deemed an unprofessional and illegal
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behavior for which anurse may losehis or herlicense.
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C. This is incorrect. It is up to the individual to decide if sheshould renew her
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license.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without avalid driver’s license is illegal, and thenurse
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maylose her nursing license.
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3. AnRN visits amiddle school class to discuss theprofession ofnursing.Which of
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thefollowing statements is true of nursing?
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D. Nurses must adhere to expected professional behaviors in their lives. s s s s s s s s s




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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 eligible to
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obtain a license to practice. Passing the NCLEX examination demonstrates the nurse has
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received specialized education and training and enables the nursetoobtain alicense
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to practicein thestate.
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B. This is incorrect. Although lifelong learning is required innursing, nursing is a
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C. This is correct. Rather than being assistants to doctors, nurses are able to function
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autonomouslywithin their scopeof practice. Nurses formulateand deliver aplan ofcare
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forclients, utilizingnursing judgment and critical thinking skills to makedecisions inclient
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D. This is incorrect. The state boardsofnursing expect nurses to uphold professional
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4. AnRNis reviewingprofessional behavior expectations with agroup of new nurses.Whichofthe
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following statements should be included in the teaching?
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D. Nurses maylosetheir licenses forunprofessional actions. s s s s s s s




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orher license.
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B. This is incorrect. Emotionally charged blogs or forums maybedeemed
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C. This is incorrect. Nurses areexpected to behave in aprofessional manner in both
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