TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
Leadership & Management 8th Edition
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession
Chapter 2: Professional Ethics and Values
Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law
Chapter 4: Leadership and Followership
Chapter 5: The Nurse as Manager of Care
Chapter 6: Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing
Chapter 7: Communicating With Others and Working With the Interprofessional Team
Chapter 8: Resolving Problems and Conflicts
Chapter 9: Organizations, Power, and Professional Empowerment
Chapter 10: Organizations, People, and Change
Chapter 11: Quality and Safety
Chapter 12: Maintaining a Safe Work Environment
Chapter 13: Promoting a Healthy Work Environment
Chapter 14: Launching Your Career
Chapter 15: Advancing Your Career
Chapter 16: What the Future Holds
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Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Early definitions of professionalism
included which of the following characteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moral values
D. Honesty
ANSWER: A
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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism only look at knowledge and
expertise.
B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional behavior.
C. This is incorrect. A code of ethics and moral values are more recent characteristics of
professionalism.
D. This is incorrect. Honesty is a more recent characteristic of professional behavior.
2. A registered nurse (RN) who usually uses public transportation has not renewed her driver’s
license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her friend became
tired. Which of the following is true?
A. She has acted in a professional manner.
B. She may lose her RN license for driving without a license.
C. She should renew her driver’s license as soon as possible.
D. Under the circumstances, she will not be faulted for driving without a license.
ANSWER: B
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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism requires nurses to avoid illegal behaviors.
Driving without a license is illegal.
B. This is correct. Driving without a license is deemed an unprofessional and illegal
behavior for which a nurse may lose his or her license.
C. This is incorrect. It is up to the individual to decide if she should renew her
license.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and the nurse
may lose her nursing license.
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3. An sRN svisits sa smiddle sschool sclass sto sdiscuss sthe sprofession sof snursing. sWhich
sof sthesfollowing sstatements sis strue sof snursing?
A. Nurses smust sgraduate sfrom snursing sschool sin sorder sto sobtain sa slicense sto
spractice.
B. Nursing sis sa svocation sthat srequires scontinuous seducation.
C. Nurses sfunction sautonomously swithin stheir sscope sof spractice.
D. Nurses smust sadhere sto sexpected sprofessional sbehaviors sin stheir slives.
ANSWER: sC
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A. This sis sincorrect. sNurses smust sgraduate sfrom sa snursing sprogram sto sbe seligible sto
stake sthesNCLEX sexamination. sNurses smust spass sthe sNCLEX sexamination sin sorder
sto sbe seligible sto sobtain sa slicense sto spractice. sPassing sthe sNCLEX sexamination
sdemonstrates sthe snurse shas sreceived sspecialized seducation sand straining sand senables
sthe snurse sto sobtain sa slicense
to spractice sin sthe sstate.
B. This sis sincorrect. sAlthough slifelong slearning sis srequired sin snursing, snursing sis sa
profession srather sthan sa svocation.
C. This sis scorrect. sRather sthan sbeing sassistants sto sdoctors, snurses sare sable sto sfunction
sautonomously swithin stheir sscope sof spractice. sNurses sformulate sand sdeliver sa splan sof
scare
for sclients, sutilizing snursing sjudgment sand scritical sthinking sskills sto smake sdecisions
sinsclient scare.
D. This sis sincorrect. sThe sstate sboards sof snursing sexpect snurses sto suphold sprofessional
standards sof sbehavior sin stheir spractice sand spersonal slives sin sorder sto smaintain stheir
slicense.
4. An sRN sis sreviewing sprofessional sbehavior sexpectations swith sa sgroup sof snew snurses.
sWhich sofsthe sfollowing sstatements sshould sbe sincluded sin sthe steaching?
A. It sis sOK sto sdiscuss syour sdays sat swork son ssocial smedia.
B. When syou sare spassionate sabout sa stopic, sspeak sup sin sblogs sand sforums.
C. Your sbehavior soutside sof sthe spractice ssetting sis sup sto syou sand swill snot
simpact syourslicense.
D. Nurses smay slose stheir slicenses sfor sunprofessional sactions.
ANSWER: sD
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A. This sis sincorrect. sInappropriate suse sof ssocial smedia smay slead sto sa snurse
slosing shis
or sher slicense.
B. This sis sincorrect. sEmotionally scharged sblogs sor sforums smay sbe sdeemed
unprofessional sbehavior.
C. This sis sincorrect. sNurses sare sexpected sto sbehave sin sa sprofessional smanner sin
sboth
their spersonal sand sprofessional slives.
Leadership & Management 8th Edition
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession
Chapter 2: Professional Ethics and Values
Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law
Chapter 4: Leadership and Followership
Chapter 5: The Nurse as Manager of Care
Chapter 6: Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing
Chapter 7: Communicating With Others and Working With the Interprofessional Team
Chapter 8: Resolving Problems and Conflicts
Chapter 9: Organizations, Power, and Professional Empowerment
Chapter 10: Organizations, People, and Change
Chapter 11: Quality and Safety
Chapter 12: Maintaining a Safe Work Environment
Chapter 13: Promoting a Healthy Work Environment
Chapter 14: Launching Your Career
Chapter 15: Advancing Your Career
Chapter 16: What the Future Holds
,Test Bank, Chapter 1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management, 8e Page 1 of 12
Weiss
Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Early definitions of professionalism
included which of the following characteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical and moral values
D. Honesty
ANSWER: A
Page: 4
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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism only look at knowledge and
expertise.
B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional behavior.
C. This is incorrect. A code of ethics and moral values are more recent characteristics of
professionalism.
D. This is incorrect. Honesty is a more recent characteristic of professional behavior.
2. A registered nurse (RN) who usually uses public transportation has not renewed her driver’s
license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her friend became
tired. Which of the following is true?
A. She has acted in a professional manner.
B. She may lose her RN license for driving without a license.
C. She should renew her driver’s license as soon as possible.
D. Under the circumstances, she will not be faulted for driving without a license.
ANSWER: B
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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism requires nurses to avoid illegal behaviors.
Driving without a license is illegal.
B. This is correct. Driving without a license is deemed an unprofessional and illegal
behavior for which a nurse may lose his or her license.
C. This is incorrect. It is up to the individual to decide if she should renew her
license.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and the nurse
may lose her nursing license.
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3. An sRN svisits sa smiddle sschool sclass sto sdiscuss sthe sprofession sof snursing. sWhich
sof sthesfollowing sstatements sis strue sof snursing?
A. Nurses smust sgraduate sfrom snursing sschool sin sorder sto sobtain sa slicense sto
spractice.
B. Nursing sis sa svocation sthat srequires scontinuous seducation.
C. Nurses sfunction sautonomously swithin stheir sscope sof spractice.
D. Nurses smust sadhere sto sexpected sprofessional sbehaviors sin stheir slives.
ANSWER: sC
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A. This sis sincorrect. sNurses smust sgraduate sfrom sa snursing sprogram sto sbe seligible sto
stake sthesNCLEX sexamination. sNurses smust spass sthe sNCLEX sexamination sin sorder
sto sbe seligible sto sobtain sa slicense sto spractice. sPassing sthe sNCLEX sexamination
sdemonstrates sthe snurse shas sreceived sspecialized seducation sand straining sand senables
sthe snurse sto sobtain sa slicense
to spractice sin sthe sstate.
B. This sis sincorrect. sAlthough slifelong slearning sis srequired sin snursing, snursing sis sa
profession srather sthan sa svocation.
C. This sis scorrect. sRather sthan sbeing sassistants sto sdoctors, snurses sare sable sto sfunction
sautonomously swithin stheir sscope sof spractice. sNurses sformulate sand sdeliver sa splan sof
scare
for sclients, sutilizing snursing sjudgment sand scritical sthinking sskills sto smake sdecisions
sinsclient scare.
D. This sis sincorrect. sThe sstate sboards sof snursing sexpect snurses sto suphold sprofessional
standards sof sbehavior sin stheir spractice sand spersonal slives sin sorder sto smaintain stheir
slicense.
4. An sRN sis sreviewing sprofessional sbehavior sexpectations swith sa sgroup sof snew snurses.
sWhich sofsthe sfollowing sstatements sshould sbe sincluded sin sthe steaching?
A. It sis sOK sto sdiscuss syour sdays sat swork son ssocial smedia.
B. When syou sare spassionate sabout sa stopic, sspeak sup sin sblogs sand sforums.
C. Your sbehavior soutside sof sthe spractice ssetting sis sup sto syou sand swill snot
simpact syourslicense.
D. Nurses smay slose stheir slicenses sfor sunprofessional sactions.
ANSWER: sD
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A. This sis sincorrect. sInappropriate suse sof ssocial smedia smay slead sto sa snurse
slosing shis
or sher slicense.
B. This sis sincorrect. sEmotionally scharged sblogs sor sforums smay sbe sdeemed
unprofessional sbehavior.
C. This sis sincorrect. sNurses sare sexpected sto sbehave sin sa sprofessional smanner sin
sboth
their spersonal sand sprofessional slives.
