TEST BANK Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management, 7th Edition (Weiss, 2024), 9780803669536 Chapter 1-16 | All Chapters with correct Answers

TEST BANK For Essentials of
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NursingLeadership & Management
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8th Edition
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by Sally A. Weiss
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Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession.
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kr Chapter 2. Professional Ethics and Values.
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kr Chapter 3. Nursing Practice and the Law.
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kr Chapter 4. Leadership and Followership.
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kr Chapter 5. The NURSE as a 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
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Team.Chapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
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Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional
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Empowerment.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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kr Chapter 13. Promoting a Healthy Work
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Environments.Chapter 14. Launching your Career.
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Chapter 15. Advancing your
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Career.Chapter 16. What the Future
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,Test Bank, Chapter 1
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Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
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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
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professionalismincluded which of the following characteristics?
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A. Expertise
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D. Honesty

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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism only look at knowledge
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andexpertise.
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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
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ofprofessionalism.
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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
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driver’s license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her
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friendbecametired. Which of the following is true?
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B. She may lose her RN license for driving without a license. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr



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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
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illegalbehaviors.Driving without a license is illegal.
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B. This is correct. Driving without a license is deemed an unprofessional and
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illegalbehavior 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
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herlicense.
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D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and
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theNURSEmay lose her nursing license.
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3. An RN visits a middle school class to discuss the profession of nursing. 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. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr




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A. This is incorrect. NURSEs must graduate from a nursing program to be eligible to
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taketheNCLEX examination. NURSEs must pass the NCLEX examination in order
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to be eligibleto obtain a license to practice. Passing the NCLEX examination
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demonstrates the NURSE has received specialized education and training and enables
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the NURSE toobtain a licenseto practice in the state.
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B. This is incorrect. Although lifelong learning is required in nursing, nursing is
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aprofession rather than a vocation.
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C. This is correct. Rather than being assistants to doctors, NURSEs are able to function
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autonomously within their scope of practice. NURSEs formulate and deliver a plan of
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carefor clients, utilizing nursing judgment and critical thinking skills to make
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decisionsin client care.
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D. This is incorrect. The state boards of nursing expect NURSEs to uphold
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professional standards of behavior in their practice and personal lives in order to
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maintain theirlicense.
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4. An RN is reviewing professional behavior expectations with a group of new NURSEs.
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Whichofthe following statements should be included in the teaching?
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A. This is incorrect. Inappropriate use of social media may lead to a NURSE
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losinghisor her license.
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B. This is incorrect. Emotionally charged blogs or forums may be
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deemedunprofessional behavior.
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C. This is incorrect. NURSEs are expected to behave in a professional manner
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inboththeir personal and professional lives.
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