TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management 8th Edition 2024, by Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version

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, TABLEOFCONTENTS
Chapter051:05Characteristics05of05a05Profe

ssion05Chapter052:05Professional05Ethics05

and05Values05Chapter053:05Nursing05Prac

tice05and05the05Law05Chapter054:05Lead

ership05and05Followership05Chapter055:05

The05Nurse05as05Manager05of05Care

Chapter056:05Delegation05and05Prioritization05of05Client05Care05Staffing

Chapter057:05Communicating05With05Others05and05Working05With05the05Interprofessio

nal05Team05Chapter058:05Resolving-Problems05and05Conflicts

Chapter059:05Organizations,05Power,05and05Professional05Empowe

rment05Chapter0510:05Organizations,05People,05and05Change

Chapter0511:05Quality05and05Safety

Chapter0512:05Maintaining05a05Safe05Work05Enviro

nment05Chapter0513:05Promoting05a05Healthy05Work0

5Environment05Chapter0514:05Launching05Your05Car


eer

Chapter0515:05Advancing05Your05Ca

reer05Chapter0516:05What05the05Fut

ure05Holds

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Chapter051:05Characteristics-of05a05Profession—Answers05and05Rationales


1. Professionalism05has05been05historically05difficult05to05define.05Early05definitions05of05profes
sionalism05included05which05of05the05following05characteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical05and05moral05values
D. Honesty

ANSWER:05A
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A. This05is05correct.05Older05definitions05of05professionalism05only05look05at05knowl
edge05and05expertise.
B. This05is05incorrect.05Empathy05is05a05modern05characteristic05of05professional05behavior.
C. This05is05incorrect.05Acode05of05ethics05and05moral05values05are05more05recent05chara
cteristics05of05professionalism.
D. This05is05incorrect.05Honesty05is05a05more05recent05characteristic05of05professional05behavio
r.


2. A05registered05nurse05(RN)05who05usually05uses05public05transportation05has05not05renewed0
5her05driver’s05license.05During05a05recent05car05trip05with05a05friend,05she05took05over05drivi
ng05when05her05friend05became05tired.05Which05of05the05following05is05true?
A. She05has05acted05in05a05professional05manner.
B. She05may05lose05her05RN05license05for05driving05without05a05license.
C. She05should05renew05her05driver’s05license05as05soon05as05possible.
D. Under05the05circumstances,05she05will05not05be05faulted05for05driving05without05a05lice
nse.

ANSWER:05B
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A. This05is05incorrect.05Professionalism05requires05nurses05to05avoid05illegal05b
ehaviors.05Driving-without05a05license05is05illegal.
B. This05is05correct.05Driving05without05a05license05is05deemed05an05unprofessional05an
d05illegal05behavior05for05which05a05nurse05may05lose05his05or05her05license.
C. This05is05incorrect.05It05is05up05to05the05individual05to05decide05if05she05shoul
d05renew05her05license.
D. This05is05incorrect.05Driving05without05a05valid05driver’s05license05is05illegal,05an
d05the05nurse05may05lose05her05nursing05license.

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3. An05RN05visits05a05middle05school05class-
to05discuss05the05profession05of05nursing.05Which05of05the-0 5 following-
statements05is05true05of05nursing?
A. Nurses05must05graduate05from05nursing-
school05in05order05to05obtain05a05license05to05practice.
B. Nursing05is05a05vocation05that05requires05continuous05education.
C. Nurses05function05autonomously05within05their05scope05of05practice.
D. Nurses05must05adhere05to05expected05professional05behaviors05in05their05lives.

ANSWER:05C
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A. This05is05incorrect.05Nurses05must05graduate05from05a05nursing05program05to05be05eligible
05to05take05the-
0 5 NCLEX05examination.05Nurses05must05pass05the05NCLEX05examination05in05order05to0
5be05eligible05to05obtain05a05license05to05practice.05Passing05the05NCLEX05examination05d
emonstrates05the05nurse05has05received05specialized05education05and05training05and05e
nables05the05nurse05to05obtain05a05license
to05practice05in05the05state.
B. This05is05incorrect.05Although05lifelong-
learning05is05required05in05nursing,05nursing05is05a05profession05rather05than0
5a05vocation.
C. This05is05correct.05Rather05than05being05assistants05to05doctors,05nurses05are05able05to05fu
nction05autonomously05within05their05scope05of05practice.05Nurses05formulate05and05deliv
er05a05plan05of05care05for05clients,05utilizing05nursing05judgment05and05critical05thinking05ski
lls05to05make05decisions05inclient
care.
D. This05is05incorrect.05The05state05boards05of05nursing05expect05nurses05to05uphold05professi
onal05standards05of05behavior05in05their05practice05and05personal05lives05in05order05to05mai
ntain05their
license.


4. An05RN05is05reviewing05professional05behavior05expectations05with05a05group05of05new05nurs
es.05Which05of05the05following-statements05should05be05included05in05the05teaching?
A. It05is-OK-to05discuss05your05days05at05work05on05social05media.
B. When05you05are05passionate05about05a05topic,05speak05up05in05blogs-and05forums.
C. Your05behavior05outside05of05the05practice05setting05is05up05to05you05and05will05not0
5impact05your05license.
D. Nurses05may05lose05their05licenses05for05unprofessional05actions.

ANSWER:05D
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A. This05is05incorrect.05Inappropriate05use05of05social05media05may05lead05to05a05nur
se05losing05his05or05her05license.
B. This05is05incorrect.05Emotionally05charged05blogs05or05forums05may05be0
5deemed05unprofessional05behavior.