Nursing Now Today's Issues,
Tomorrow's Trends Chapter 1
Questions with Correct Answers
Possition - correct answer A group of tasks assigned to one individual. (can be replaced. example
one RN can be replaced by another RN.
Job - correct answer A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be carried out
by one or more individuals.
Occupation - correct answer A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually found
throughout an industry or work environment.
Profession - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer
Increases the independence of nursing as a profession
How much independence of practice does this occupation have? (Under the power approach) -
correct answer 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
answer 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 answer -Income ?
NO
-Autonomy? Not fully
Tomorrow's Trends Chapter 1
Questions with Correct Answers
Possition - correct answer A group of tasks assigned to one individual. (can be replaced. example
one RN can be replaced by another RN.
Job - correct answer A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be carried out
by one or more individuals.
Occupation - correct answer A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually found
throughout an industry or work environment.
Profession - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer
Increases the independence of nursing as a profession
How much independence of practice does this occupation have? (Under the power approach) -
correct answer 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
answer 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 answer -Income ?
NO
-Autonomy? Not fully
