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 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
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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3. An RN visits oa omiddle oschool oclass oto odiscuss othe oprofession oof onursing. oWhich
oof otheofollowing ostatements ois otrue oof onursing?
A. Nurses omust ograduate ofrom onursing oschool oin oorder oto oobtain oa olicense oto
opractice.
B. Nursing ois oa ovocation othat orequires ocontinuous oeducation.
C. Nurses ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice.
D. Nurses omust oadhere oto oexpected oprofessional obehaviors oin otheir olives.
ANSWER: oC
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A. This ois oincorrect. oNurses omust ograduate ofrom oa onursing oprogram oto obe oeligible oto
otake otheoNCLEX oexamination. oNurses omust opass othe oNCLEX oexamination oin
oorder oto obe oeligible oto oobtain oa olicense oto opractice. oPassing othe oNCLEX
oexamination odemonstrates othe onurse ohas oreceived ospecialized oeducation oand
otraining oand oenables othe onurse oto oobtain oa olicense
to opractice oin othe ostate.
B. This ois oincorrect. oAlthough olifelong olearning ois orequired oin onursing, onursing ois oa
profession orather othan oa ovocation.
C. This ois ocorrect. oRather othan obeing oassistants oto odoctors, onurses oare oable oto
ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice. oNurses oformulate oand
odeliver oa oplan oof ocare
for oclients, outilizing onursing ojudgment oand ocritical othinking oskills oto omake
odecisions oinoclient ocare.
D. This ois oincorrect. oThe ostate oboards oof onursing oexpect onurses oto ouphold oprofessional
standards oof obehavior oin otheir opractice oand opersonal olives oin oorder oto omaintain
otheirolicense.
4. An oRN ois oreviewing oprofessional obehavior oexpectations owith oa ogroup oof onew onurses.
oWhich oofothe ofollowing ostatements oshould obe oincluded oin othe oteaching?
A. It ois oOK oto odiscuss oyour odays oat owork oon osocial omedia.
B. When oyou oare opassionate oabout oa otopic, ospeak oup oin oblogs oand oforums.
C. Your obehavior ooutside oof othe opractice osetting ois oup oto oyou oand owill onot
oimpact oyourolicense.
D. Nurses omay olose otheir olicenses ofor ounprofessional oactions.
ANSWER: oD
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A. This ois oincorrect. oInappropriate ouse oof osocial omedia omay olead oto oa onurse
olosing ohis
or oher olicense.
B. This ois oincorrect. oEmotionally ocharged oblogs oor oforums omay obe odeemed
unprofessional obehavior.
C. This ois oincorrect. oNurses oare oexpected oto obehave oin oa oprofessional omanner
oin oboth
their opersonal oand oprofessional olives.
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
,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
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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
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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3. An RN visits oa omiddle oschool oclass oto odiscuss othe oprofession oof onursing. oWhich
oof otheofollowing ostatements ois otrue oof onursing?
A. Nurses omust ograduate ofrom onursing oschool oin oorder oto oobtain oa olicense oto
opractice.
B. Nursing ois oa ovocation othat orequires ocontinuous oeducation.
C. Nurses ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice.
D. Nurses omust oadhere oto oexpected oprofessional obehaviors oin otheir olives.
ANSWER: oC
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A. This ois oincorrect. oNurses omust ograduate ofrom oa onursing oprogram oto obe oeligible oto
otake otheoNCLEX oexamination. oNurses omust opass othe oNCLEX oexamination oin
oorder oto obe oeligible oto oobtain oa olicense oto opractice. oPassing othe oNCLEX
oexamination odemonstrates othe onurse ohas oreceived ospecialized oeducation oand
otraining oand oenables othe onurse oto oobtain oa olicense
to opractice oin othe ostate.
B. This ois oincorrect. oAlthough olifelong olearning ois orequired oin onursing, onursing ois oa
profession orather othan oa ovocation.
C. This ois ocorrect. oRather othan obeing oassistants oto odoctors, onurses oare oable oto
ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice. oNurses oformulate oand
odeliver oa oplan oof ocare
for oclients, outilizing onursing ojudgment oand ocritical othinking oskills oto omake
odecisions oinoclient ocare.
D. This ois oincorrect. oThe ostate oboards oof onursing oexpect onurses oto ouphold oprofessional
standards oof obehavior oin otheir opractice oand opersonal olives oin oorder oto omaintain
otheirolicense.
4. An oRN ois oreviewing oprofessional obehavior oexpectations owith oa ogroup oof onew onurses.
oWhich oofothe ofollowing ostatements oshould obe oincluded oin othe oteaching?
A. It ois oOK oto odiscuss oyour odays oat owork oon osocial omedia.
B. When oyou oare opassionate oabout oa otopic, ospeak oup oin oblogs oand oforums.
C. Your obehavior ooutside oof othe opractice osetting ois oup oto oyou oand owill onot
oimpact oyourolicense.
D. Nurses omay olose otheir olicenses ofor ounprofessional oactions.
ANSWER: oD
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A. This ois oincorrect. oInappropriate ouse oof osocial omedia omay olead oto oa onurse
olosing ohis
or oher olicense.
B. This ois oincorrect. oEmotionally ocharged oblogs oor oforums omay obe odeemed
unprofessional obehavior.
C. This ois oincorrect. oNurses oare oexpected oto obehave oin oa oprofessional omanner
oin oboth
their opersonal oand oprofessional olives.
