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Chapter il1: ilCharacteristics ilof ila ilProfession
1. Professionalism ilhas ilbeen ilhistorically ildifficult ilto ildefine. ilEarly ildefinitions ilof
ilprofessionalismlii ncluded ilwhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical iland ilmoral ilvalues
D. Honesty
Answer:
2. A ilregistered ilnurse il(RN) ilwho ilusually iluses ilpublic iltransportation ilhas ilnot ilrenewed ilher
ildriver’s lli icense. ilDuring ila ilrecent ilcar iltrip ilwith ila ilfriend, ilshe iltook ilover ildriving ilwhen
ilher ilfriend ilbecamelitired. ilWhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis iltrue?
A. She ilhas ilacted ilin ila ilprofessional ilmanner.
B. She ilmay illose ilher ilRN illicense ilfor ildriving ilwithout ila illicense.
C. She ilshould ilrenew ilher ildriver’s illicense ilas ilsoon ilas ilpossible.
D. Under ilthe ilcircumstances, ilshe ilwill ilnot ilbe ilfaulted ilfor ildriving ilwithout ila
illicense.
Answer:
3. An ilRN ilvisits ila ilmiddle ilschool ilclass ilto ildiscuss ilthe ilprofession ilof ilnursing.
ilWhich ilof ilthelfi ollowing ilstatements ilis iltrue ilof ilnursing?
A. Nurses ilmust ilgraduate ilfrom ilnursing ilschool ilin ilorder ilto ilobtain ila illicense ilto
ilpractice.
B. Nursing ilis ila ilvocation ilthat ilrequires ilcontinuous ileducation.
C. Nurses ilfunction ilautonomously ilwithin iltheir ilscope ilof ilpractice.
D. Nurses ilmust iladhere ilto ilexpected ilprofessional ilbehaviors ilin iltheir illives.
Answer:
4. An ilRN ilis ilreviewing ilprofessional ilbehavior ilexpectations ilwith ila ilgroup ilof ilnew ilnurses.
ilWhich iloflti he ilfollowing ilstatements ilshould ilbe ilincluded ilin ilthe ilteaching?
A. It ilis ilOK ilto ildiscuss ilyour ildays ilat ilwork ilon ilsocial ilmedia.
B. When ilyou ilare ilpassionate ilabout ila iltopic, ilspeak ilup ilin ilblogs iland ilforums.
C. Your ilbehavior iloutside ilof ilthe ilpractice ilsetting ilis ilup ilto ilyou iland ilwill ilnot
ilimpact ilyourlilicense.
D. Nurses ilmay illose iltheir illicenses ilfor ilunprofessional ilactions.
Answer:
5. An ilRN ilis ilexplaining ilto ila ilstudent ilnurse ilwhat ilprofessionalism ilin ilnursing ilmeans.
ilWhich ilof ilthelfi ollowing ilstatements, ilif ilmade ilby ilthe ilstudent ilnurse, ildemonstrates
ilteaching ilhas ilbeen ilsuccessful?
, Test ilBank, ilChapter il1
Weiss, ilEssentials ilof ilNursing ilLeadership iland ilManagement, il7e Page il1 ilof
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A. “Commitment ilto ilothers ilmeans ilI ilshould ilbe ilhonest iland ilaccountable
ilfor ilmyliactions.”
B. “I ilshould ilencourage ilmy ilfellow ilnurses ilto iltalk ilwhen ilthey ilare ilhaving ila ilbad
ilday.”
C. “I ilshould ilbe ilflexible ilwith ilmyself iland ilmy ilfellow ilnurses ilwhen ilit ilcomes ilto
ilthe ildresslicode.”
D. “If ilI ilneed ila ilday iloff, ilI ilshould ilpromptly ilcall ilin ilsick ilto ilgive ilmy
ilmanager ilplenty iloflitime ilto ilfind ila ilreplacement.”
Answer:
6. As ilthe ildefinition ilof ilnursing ilevolved, ilwhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilnurse iltheorists
ilfocused ilon ilthelu
i niqueness ilof ilnursing?
A. Florence ilNightingale
B. Virginia ilHenderson
C. Martha ilRogers
D. Abraham ilMaslow
Answer:
7. Recent ilpolls ilhave ilplaced ilnursing ilas ilone ilof ilthe ilmost iltrusted ilprofessions ilbecause ilof
ilwhich iloflti he ilfollowing?
A. Nurses ilengage ilin illifelong illearning.
B. Nurses ilabide ilby ila ildress ilcode.
C. Nurses ilhave ilthe ilskills ilneeded ilto ilcare ilfor ildiverse ilpopulations.
D. Nurses ilmust ilpass ilthe ilNCLEX ilin ilorder ilto ilobtain ila illicense ilto ilpractice.
Answer:
8. The ilmain ilpurpose ilof ilthe ilNCLEX ilexamination ilis ilwhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing?
A. Ensure ilindividuals ilhave ilpassed ilnursing ilclasses.
B. Provide ilassurance ilthat ilthe ilnursing ilschools ilare ilpart ilof ilthe ilservice ilagency.
C. Enable ilpotential ilstudents ilto ildetermine ilthe ilbest ilnursing ilschools.
D. Ensure ilthe ilsafety ilof ilthe ilpublic.
Answer:
9. A ilrecent ilnursing ilschool ilgraduate ilis ilpreparing ilto iltake ilthe ilNCLEX. ilThe ilgraduate
ilknows ilwhichlo i f ilthe ilfollowing ilis iltrue?
A. Upon ilgraduation ilfrom ilnursing ilschool, ilshe ilcan iluse ilthe iltitle ilRN.
B. Because ilthe ilNCLEX ilis ila ilnational ilexamination, ilher ilRN illicense ilwill
ilallow ilher iltolipractice ilin ilall ilstates iland ilterritories ilof ilthe ilUnited ilStates.
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Chapter il1: ilCharacteristics ilof ila ilProfession
1. Professionalism ilhas ilbeen ilhistorically ildifficult ilto ildefine. ilEarly ildefinitions ilof
ilprofessionalismlii ncluded ilwhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical iland ilmoral ilvalues
D. Honesty
Answer:
2. A ilregistered ilnurse il(RN) ilwho ilusually iluses ilpublic iltransportation ilhas ilnot ilrenewed ilher
ildriver’s lli icense. ilDuring ila ilrecent ilcar iltrip ilwith ila ilfriend, ilshe iltook ilover ildriving ilwhen
ilher ilfriend ilbecamelitired. ilWhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis iltrue?
A. She ilhas ilacted ilin ila ilprofessional ilmanner.
B. She ilmay illose ilher ilRN illicense ilfor ildriving ilwithout ila illicense.
C. She ilshould ilrenew ilher ildriver’s illicense ilas ilsoon ilas ilpossible.
D. Under ilthe ilcircumstances, ilshe ilwill ilnot ilbe ilfaulted ilfor ildriving ilwithout ila
illicense.
Answer:
3. An ilRN ilvisits ila ilmiddle ilschool ilclass ilto ildiscuss ilthe ilprofession ilof ilnursing.
ilWhich ilof ilthelfi ollowing ilstatements ilis iltrue ilof ilnursing?
A. Nurses ilmust ilgraduate ilfrom ilnursing ilschool ilin ilorder ilto ilobtain ila illicense ilto
ilpractice.
B. Nursing ilis ila ilvocation ilthat ilrequires ilcontinuous ileducation.
C. Nurses ilfunction ilautonomously ilwithin iltheir ilscope ilof ilpractice.
D. Nurses ilmust iladhere ilto ilexpected ilprofessional ilbehaviors ilin iltheir illives.
Answer:
4. An ilRN ilis ilreviewing ilprofessional ilbehavior ilexpectations ilwith ila ilgroup ilof ilnew ilnurses.
ilWhich iloflti he ilfollowing ilstatements ilshould ilbe ilincluded ilin ilthe ilteaching?
A. It ilis ilOK ilto ildiscuss ilyour ildays ilat ilwork ilon ilsocial ilmedia.
B. When ilyou ilare ilpassionate ilabout ila iltopic, ilspeak ilup ilin ilblogs iland ilforums.
C. Your ilbehavior iloutside ilof ilthe ilpractice ilsetting ilis ilup ilto ilyou iland ilwill ilnot
ilimpact ilyourlilicense.
D. Nurses ilmay illose iltheir illicenses ilfor ilunprofessional ilactions.
Answer:
5. An ilRN ilis ilexplaining ilto ila ilstudent ilnurse ilwhat ilprofessionalism ilin ilnursing ilmeans.
ilWhich ilof ilthelfi ollowing ilstatements, ilif ilmade ilby ilthe ilstudent ilnurse, ildemonstrates
ilteaching ilhas ilbeen ilsuccessful?
, Test ilBank, ilChapter il1
Weiss, ilEssentials ilof ilNursing ilLeadership iland ilManagement, il7e Page il1 ilof
il12
A. “Commitment ilto ilothers ilmeans ilI ilshould ilbe ilhonest iland ilaccountable
ilfor ilmyliactions.”
B. “I ilshould ilencourage ilmy ilfellow ilnurses ilto iltalk ilwhen ilthey ilare ilhaving ila ilbad
ilday.”
C. “I ilshould ilbe ilflexible ilwith ilmyself iland ilmy ilfellow ilnurses ilwhen ilit ilcomes ilto
ilthe ildresslicode.”
D. “If ilI ilneed ila ilday iloff, ilI ilshould ilpromptly ilcall ilin ilsick ilto ilgive ilmy
ilmanager ilplenty iloflitime ilto ilfind ila ilreplacement.”
Answer:
6. As ilthe ildefinition ilof ilnursing ilevolved, ilwhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilnurse iltheorists
ilfocused ilon ilthelu
i niqueness ilof ilnursing?
A. Florence ilNightingale
B. Virginia ilHenderson
C. Martha ilRogers
D. Abraham ilMaslow
Answer:
7. Recent ilpolls ilhave ilplaced ilnursing ilas ilone ilof ilthe ilmost iltrusted ilprofessions ilbecause ilof
ilwhich iloflti he ilfollowing?
A. Nurses ilengage ilin illifelong illearning.
B. Nurses ilabide ilby ila ildress ilcode.
C. Nurses ilhave ilthe ilskills ilneeded ilto ilcare ilfor ildiverse ilpopulations.
D. Nurses ilmust ilpass ilthe ilNCLEX ilin ilorder ilto ilobtain ila illicense ilto ilpractice.
Answer:
8. The ilmain ilpurpose ilof ilthe ilNCLEX ilexamination ilis ilwhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing?
A. Ensure ilindividuals ilhave ilpassed ilnursing ilclasses.
B. Provide ilassurance ilthat ilthe ilnursing ilschools ilare ilpart ilof ilthe ilservice ilagency.
C. Enable ilpotential ilstudents ilto ildetermine ilthe ilbest ilnursing ilschools.
D. Ensure ilthe ilsafety ilof ilthe ilpublic.
Answer:
9. A ilrecent ilnursing ilschool ilgraduate ilis ilpreparing ilto iltake ilthe ilNCLEX. ilThe ilgraduate
ilknows ilwhichlo i f ilthe ilfollowing ilis iltrue?
A. Upon ilgraduation ilfrom ilnursing ilschool, ilshe ilcan iluse ilthe iltitle ilRN.
B. Because ilthe ilNCLEX ilis ila ilnational ilexamination, ilher ilRN illicense ilwill
ilallow ilher iltolipractice ilin ilall ilstates iland ilterritories ilof ilthe ilUnited ilStates.
