Leadership & Management 8th Edition
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
,Chapter jn1: Characteristics of a
Profjnessionj n Chapter 2: Professional
Ethicsjnand Valuesj n Chapter
3: Nursing Practijnce and
thej n Lawj n Chapter 4: Leadershjnip
and
Followershipj n Chapterj n 5:j n ThejnNurs
ej n asj n Managerj n ofj n Care
Chapterj n j n 6:j n j n Delegationj n j n andj n j n Prioritizationj n j n ofj n j n Clientj n j n Carej n j n Staffing
Chapterj n 7:j n Communicatingj n Withj n Othersj n andj n Workingj n Withj n thej n Interpro
fessionalj n Tj n eamj n Chapter 8: Resolving Problems and Conflicts
Chapterj n 9:j n Organizations,j n Power,j n andj n Professionalj n Empowe
rmentj n Chapter 10:j n Organizations, People,and
Change
Chapterj n j n 11:j n j n Qualityj n j n andj n j n Safety
Chapter 12:j n Maintaining a Safe Work
EnvironmentjnChapterj n 13:j n Promotingj n aj n Heal
thyj n Workj n Environmentj n Chapter
14:j n Launching Your Career
Chapter 15:j n Advancing
Yourj n Careerj n Cjnhapterj n 16:j
n Whatj n thej n Futurej n Holds
,Testj n Bank,j n Chapterj n 1
Weiss,j n Essentialsj n ofj n j n Nursingj n j n Leadershipj n j n andj n j n Management,j n 8e
Pagej n j n 1j n j n o
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Chapterj n j n 1:j n j n Characteristics of a
Profession—Answersj n j n and Rationales
1. Professionalismj n hasj n beenj n historicallyj n difficultj n toj n define.j n Earlyj n defi
nitj n ionsj n ofj n professionalismjnincludedj n whichj n ofj n thej n followingj n
characteristijncs?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethicalj n j n andj n j n moralj n j n values
D. Honesty
ANSWER: A bt
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A. Thisj n isj n correct.j n Olderj n definitionsj n ofj n professionalismj n onlyj n lookj n atj n kn
owledgej n ajnndj n expertise.
B. Thisj n isj n incorrect.j n Empathyj n isj n aj n modernj n characteristicj n ofj n profession
alj n behaviojnr.
C. Thisj n isj n incorrect.j n Aj n codej n ofj n ethicsj n andj n moralj n valuesj n arej n morej n rece
ntj n characterjnisticsj n of professionalism.
D. Thisj n j n isj n j n incorrect.j n j n Honestyj n j n isj n j n aj n j n morej n j n recentj n j n characteristicj n j n ofj n j n prof
essionalj n j n be
havior.
2. Aj n registeredj n nursej n (RN)j n whoj n usuallyj n usesj n publicj n transportationj n hasj n not
j n renewedjnherj n driver’sjnlicense. j n Duringj n a j n recentj n carj n tripj n withj n aj n friend, j n
shej n tookj n overj n drivinj n gj n whenj n herj n friendj n becamejntired.j n Whichj n ofj n thej
n followingj n isj n true?
A. Shej n hasj n j n actedj n j n inj n j n aj n professionalj n manner.
B. Shej n mayj n j n losej n j n herj n j n RNj n j n licensej n j n forj n j n drivingj n j n withoutj n j n aj n j n license.
C. Shej n shouldj n j n renewj n j n herj n j n driver’sj n j n licensej n j n asj n j n soonj n j n asj n j n possible.
D. Underj n thej n circumstances,j n j n shej n willj n notj n bej n faultedj n j n forj n drivi
ngj n withoutj n aj n license.
ANSWER:j n j n B
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A. Thisj n isj n incorrect.j n Professionalismj n requiresj n nursesj n toj n avoidj n illegal
j n behaviojnrs.j n Drivingj n withoutj n aj n licensej n isj n illegal.
B. Thisj n isj n correct.j n Drivingj n withoutj n aj n licensej n isj n deemedj n anj n u
nprofessionjnalj n andj n illegal
behaviorj n j n forj n j n whichj n j n aj n j n nursej n j n mayj n j n losej n j n hisj n j n orj n j n herj n j n license.
C. Thisj n isj n incorrect.
Itj n isj n upj n toj n thej n individualj n toj n decidej n ifj n shej n shouldj
n rejnnewj n her license.
, D. Thisj n isj n incorrect.j n Drivingj n withoutj n aj n validj n driver’sj n licensej n is
j n illegal,jnandj n thej n nurse
mayj n j n losej n j n herj n j n nursingj n j n license.