Test Bank for Nursing Now Today's Issues, Tomorrows
Trends, 8th Edition by Joseph T. Catalano All Chapters.
Possition - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A group of tasks assigned to one individual. (can be replaced.
example one RN can be replaced by another RN.
Job - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals.
Occupation - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually found
throughout an industry or work environment.
Profession - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation and
formal qualifications and meets certain higher-level criteria (discussed later in this chapter) that
raise it to a level above that of an occupation.
Professional - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A person who belongs to and practices a profession (The
term professional is probably the most misused of all these terms when describing people who are
clearly involved in jobs or occupations, such as a "professional truck driver," "professional football
player," or even "professional thief.")
Professionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>The demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and
skill characteristics of a member of a profession. Behavior and or characteristic you have in your
profession.
Behaviors and attitudes exhibited by an individual that are recognized by others as the traits of a
professional.
What is the Power Approach of Profession? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>The approach that bases
judgement of a profession on the independence of practice and the power of the occupation.
, What is the trait approach? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>The Approach that nursing most closely meets
the criteria to be deemed a profession.
What do responsibility and accountability do in nursing in regard to profession? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>Increases the independence of nursing as a profession
How much independence of practice does this occupation have? (Under the power approach) -
CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Nurses do have some independence or autonomy, but we still require
provider orders.
Nurse Practitioner's are autonomous and can write their own orders.
In regard to the power approach How much power does the Nursing occupation control? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>Nurses do not weld much power according to the power approach.
(Power is how much political power do nurses have and how much income do we make. The more
money the more power. Nurses do not make a lot of money)
Does nursing meet the criteria for the Power approach to a profession? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>-
Income ? NO
-Autonomy? Not fully
Power? NO
Medicine, law, politics *they make more $ and have political pull.
Politics - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Process of influencing the decisions of others and exerting control
over situations or events; includes influencing the allocation of scarce resources.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Concept that each individual is responsible for his or her
own actions and the consequence of those actions; professional accountability implies a
responsibility to perform the activities and duties of the profession according to established
standards.
Trends, 8th Edition by Joseph T. Catalano All Chapters.
Possition - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A group of tasks assigned to one individual. (can be replaced.
example one RN can be replaced by another RN.
Job - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals.
Occupation - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually found
throughout an industry or work environment.
Profession - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation and
formal qualifications and meets certain higher-level criteria (discussed later in this chapter) that
raise it to a level above that of an occupation.
Professional - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>A person who belongs to and practices a profession (The
term professional is probably the most misused of all these terms when describing people who are
clearly involved in jobs or occupations, such as a "professional truck driver," "professional football
player," or even "professional thief.")
Professionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>The demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and
skill characteristics of a member of a profession. Behavior and or characteristic you have in your
profession.
Behaviors and attitudes exhibited by an individual that are recognized by others as the traits of a
professional.
What is the Power Approach of Profession? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>The approach that bases
judgement of a profession on the independence of practice and the power of the occupation.
, What is the trait approach? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>The Approach that nursing most closely meets
the criteria to be deemed a profession.
What do responsibility and accountability do in nursing in regard to profession? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>Increases the independence of nursing as a profession
How much independence of practice does this occupation have? (Under the power approach) -
CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Nurses do have some independence or autonomy, but we still require
provider orders.
Nurse Practitioner's are autonomous and can write their own orders.
In regard to the power approach How much power does the Nursing occupation control? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>Nurses do not weld much power according to the power approach.
(Power is how much political power do nurses have and how much income do we make. The more
money the more power. Nurses do not make a lot of money)
Does nursing meet the criteria for the Power approach to a profession? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>-
Income ? NO
-Autonomy? Not fully
Power? NO
Medicine, law, politics *they make more $ and have political pull.
Politics - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Process of influencing the decisions of others and exerting control
over situations or events; includes influencing the allocation of scarce resources.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Concept that each individual is responsible for his or her
own actions and the consequence of those actions; professional accountability implies a
responsibility to perform the activities and duties of the profession according to established
standards.
