DIMENSION OF NURSING EXAM 1
– RASMUSSEN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Position - ✔✔A group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job - ✔✔A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals
Occupation - ✔✔A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually
found throughout an industry or work environment
Profession - ✔✔A type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation
and formal qualifications and meets certain higher level criteria that raise it
to a level above that of an occupation
Professional - ✔✔A person who belongs to and practices a profession (The
term professional is probably the most misused of all these terms when
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,describing people who are clearly involved in jobs or occupations, such as
a "professional truck driver," "professional football player," or even
"professional thief.")
Professionalism - ✔✔The demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and
skill characteristics of a member of a profession
Process approach - ✔✔Views all occupations as points of development into
a profession situated along a continuum ranging from position to
profession.
Power approach: - ✔✔Uses two criteria to define a profession: 1) How
much independence of practice does this occupation have? And 2) How
much power does this occupation control? Using this determinant, law and
politics would clearly be considered professions
Identify the traits that define a profession - ✔✔Approach, Power, and Trait
Trait approach - ✔✔3 theorists (Abraham Flexner, Elizabeth Bixler, and
Eliza Pabalko). They determined these characteristics to be important:
▪ High intellectual level
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, ▪ High level of individual responsibility and accountability
▪ The specialized body of knowledge
▪ The knowledge that can be learned in institutions of higher education
▪ Public service and altruistic activities
▪ Public service valued over financial gain
▪ The relatively high degree of autonomy and independence of practice
▪ Need for a well-organized and strong organization representing the
members of the profession and controlling the quality of practice
▪ A code of ethics that guides members of the profession in their practice
▪ Strong professional identity and commitment to the development of the
profession
▪ Demonstration of professional competency and possession of a legally
recognized license
High Intellectual Level: - ✔✔as health care has advanced and made great
strides in technology, pharmacology, and all branches of the physical
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– RASMUSSEN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Position - ✔✔A group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job - ✔✔A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals
Occupation - ✔✔A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually
found throughout an industry or work environment
Profession - ✔✔A type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation
and formal qualifications and meets certain higher level criteria that raise it
to a level above that of an occupation
Professional - ✔✔A person who belongs to and practices a profession (The
term professional is probably the most misused of all these terms when
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,describing people who are clearly involved in jobs or occupations, such as
a "professional truck driver," "professional football player," or even
"professional thief.")
Professionalism - ✔✔The demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and
skill characteristics of a member of a profession
Process approach - ✔✔Views all occupations as points of development into
a profession situated along a continuum ranging from position to
profession.
Power approach: - ✔✔Uses two criteria to define a profession: 1) How
much independence of practice does this occupation have? And 2) How
much power does this occupation control? Using this determinant, law and
politics would clearly be considered professions
Identify the traits that define a profession - ✔✔Approach, Power, and Trait
Trait approach - ✔✔3 theorists (Abraham Flexner, Elizabeth Bixler, and
Eliza Pabalko). They determined these characteristics to be important:
▪ High intellectual level
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, ▪ High level of individual responsibility and accountability
▪ The specialized body of knowledge
▪ The knowledge that can be learned in institutions of higher education
▪ Public service and altruistic activities
▪ Public service valued over financial gain
▪ The relatively high degree of autonomy and independence of practice
▪ Need for a well-organized and strong organization representing the
members of the profession and controlling the quality of practice
▪ A code of ethics that guides members of the profession in their practice
▪ Strong professional identity and commitment to the development of the
profession
▪ Demonstration of professional competency and possession of a legally
recognized license
High Intellectual Level: - ✔✔as health care has advanced and made great
strides in technology, pharmacology, and all branches of the physical
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