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Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession Cha
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Leadership and Followership Chapter 5: The
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Chapter 6: Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing
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pter 8: Resolving Problems and Conflicts
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Chapter 12: Maintaining a Safe Work Environment Cha
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Chapter 15: Advancing Your Caree
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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 professionalis
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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 ofprof
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essionalism.
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 driv
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er’slicense. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her friend
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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.Dri
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ving without a license is illegal.
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B. This is correct. Driving without a license is deemed an unprofessional and illegalbe
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havior 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 herli
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cense.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and the nurse
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3. An RN visits a middle school class to discuss the profession of nursing. Which of
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A. This is incorrect. Nurses must graduate from a nursing program to be eligible to take t
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he NCLEX examination. Nurses must pass the NCLEX examination in order to be eligi
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ble toobtain a license to practice. Passing the NCLEX examination demonstrates the nur
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se has received specialized education and training and enables the nurse to obtain a licens
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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 aprofes
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sion rather than a vocation.
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C. This is correct. Rather than being assistants to doctors, nurses are able to function a
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utonomously within their scope of practice. Nurses formulate and deliver a plan of car
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e for clients, utilizing nursing judgment and critical thinking skills to make decisions inc
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D. This is incorrect. The state boards of nursing expect nurses to uphold professional stan
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dards of behavior in their practice and personal lives in order to maintain theirlicense.
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4. An RN is reviewing professional behavior expectations with a group of new nurses. Which o
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fthefollowing 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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htheir personal and professional lives.
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