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Leadership & Management 8th Edition
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Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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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
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Chapter 4: Leadership and Followership
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Chapter 5: The Nurse as 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
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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
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Chapter 13: Promoting a Healthy Work Environment
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Chapter 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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Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
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1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Early definitions 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 u u u


D. Honesty

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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism only look at knowledge and
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expertise.
B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional behavior.
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C. This is incorrect. A code of ethics and moral values are more recent characteristics of
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professionalism.
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 became
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tired. Which of the following is true?
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A. She has acted in a professional manner. u u u u u u


B. She may lose her RN license for driving without a license.
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C. She should renew her driver’s license as soon as possible.
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D. Under the circumstances, she will 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 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
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license.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and the nurse
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may 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. u u u u u u u u u u u u u


B. Nursing is a vocation that requires continuous education. u u u u u u u


C. Nurses function autonomously within their scope of practice. u u u u u u u


D. Nurses must adhere to expected professional behaviors in their lives. u u u u u u u u u




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A. This is incorrect. Nurses must graduate from a nursing program to be eligible to take the
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NCLEX examination. Nurses must pass the NCLEX examination in order to be eligible
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uto obtain a license to practice. Passing the NCLEX examination demonstrates the nurse
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uhas received specialized education and training and enables the nurse to obtain a license
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to practice in the state.
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B. This is incorrect. Although lifelong learning is required in nursing, nursing is a
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profession rather than a vocation. u u u u



C. This is correct. Rather than being assistants to doctors, nurses are able to function
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uautonomously within their scope of practice. Nurses formulate and deliver a plan of care
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for 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 their
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license.
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4. An RN is reviewing professional behavior expectations with a group of new nurses. Which of
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the 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.
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B. When you are passionate about a topic, speak up in blogs and forums. u u u u u u u u u u u u


C. Your behavior outside of the practice setting is up to you and will not impact your
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license. u


D. Nurses may lose their licenses for unprofessional actions. u u u u u u u




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A. This is incorrect. Inappropriate use of social media may lead to a nurse losing his
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or her license.
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B. This is incorrect. Emotionally charged blogs or forums may be deemed
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unprofessional behavior. u



C. This is incorrect. Nurses are expected to behave in a professional manner in both
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their personal and professional lives.
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