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 rRN rvisits ra rmiddle rschool rclass rto rdiscuss rthe rprofession rof rnursing. rWhich
rof rtherfollowing rstatements ris rtrue rof rnursing?
A. Nurses rmust rgraduate rfrom rnursing rschool rin rorder rto robtain ra rlicense rto
rpractice.
B. Nursing ris ra rvocation rthat rrequires rcontinuous reducation.
C. Nurses rfunction rautonomously rwithin rtheir rscope rof rpractice.
D. Nurses rmust radhere rto rexpected rprofessional rbehaviors rin rtheir rlives.
ANSWER: rC
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A. This ris rincorrect. rNurses rmust rgraduate rfrom ra rnursing rprogram rto rbe religible rto
rtake rtherNCLEX rexamination. rNurses rmust rpass rthe rNCLEX rexamination rin rorder
rto rbe religible rto robtain ra rlicense rto rpractice. rPassing rthe rNCLEX rexamination
rdemonstrates rthe rnurse rhas rreceived rspecialized reducation rand rtraining rand renables
rthe rnurse rto robtain ra rlicense
to rpractice rin rthe rstate.
B. This ris rincorrect. rAlthough rlifelong rlearning ris rrequired rin rnursing, rnursing ris ra
profession rrather rthan ra rvocation.
C. This ris rcorrect. rRather rthan rbeing rassistants rto rdoctors, rnurses rare rable rto rfunction
rautonomously rwithin rtheir rscope rof rpractice. rNurses rformulate rand rdeliver ra rplan rof
rcare
for rclients, rutilizing rnursing rjudgment rand rcritical rthinking rskills rto rmake rdecisions rin
rclient rcare.
D. This ris rincorrect. rThe rstate rboards rof rnursing rexpect rnurses rto ruphold rprofessional
standards rof rbehavior rin rtheir rpractice rand rpersonal rlives rin rorder rto rmaintain rtheir
rlicense.
4. An rRN ris rreviewing rprofessional rbehavior rexpectations rwith ra rgroup rof rnew rnurses.
rWhich rofrthe rfollowing rstatements rshould rbe rincluded rin rthe rteaching?
A. It ris rOK rto rdiscuss ryour rdays rat rwork ron rsocial rmedia.
B. When ryou rare rpassionate rabout ra rtopic, rspeak rup rin rblogs rand rforums.
C. Your rbehavior routside rof rthe rpractice rsetting ris rup rto ryou rand rwill rnot rimpact
ryourrlicense.
D. Nurses rmay rlose rtheir rlicenses rfor runprofessional ractions.
ANSWER: rD
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A. This ris rincorrect. rInappropriate ruse rof rsocial rmedia rmay rlead rto ra rnurse rlosing
rhis
or rher rlicense.
B. This ris rincorrect. rEmotionally rcharged rblogs ror rforums rmay rbe rdeemed
unprofessional rbehavior.
C. This ris rincorrect. rNurses rare rexpected rto rbehave rin ra rprofessional rmanner rin
rboth
their rpersonal rand rprofessional rlives.
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
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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 rRN rvisits ra rmiddle rschool rclass rto rdiscuss rthe rprofession rof rnursing. rWhich
rof rtherfollowing rstatements ris rtrue rof rnursing?
A. Nurses rmust rgraduate rfrom rnursing rschool rin rorder rto robtain ra rlicense rto
rpractice.
B. Nursing ris ra rvocation rthat rrequires rcontinuous reducation.
C. Nurses rfunction rautonomously rwithin rtheir rscope rof rpractice.
D. Nurses rmust radhere rto rexpected rprofessional rbehaviors rin rtheir rlives.
ANSWER: rC
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A. This ris rincorrect. rNurses rmust rgraduate rfrom ra rnursing rprogram rto rbe religible rto
rtake rtherNCLEX rexamination. rNurses rmust rpass rthe rNCLEX rexamination rin rorder
rto rbe religible rto robtain ra rlicense rto rpractice. rPassing rthe rNCLEX rexamination
rdemonstrates rthe rnurse rhas rreceived rspecialized reducation rand rtraining rand renables
rthe rnurse rto robtain ra rlicense
to rpractice rin rthe rstate.
B. This ris rincorrect. rAlthough rlifelong rlearning ris rrequired rin rnursing, rnursing ris ra
profession rrather rthan ra rvocation.
C. This ris rcorrect. rRather rthan rbeing rassistants rto rdoctors, rnurses rare rable rto rfunction
rautonomously rwithin rtheir rscope rof rpractice. rNurses rformulate rand rdeliver ra rplan rof
rcare
for rclients, rutilizing rnursing rjudgment rand rcritical rthinking rskills rto rmake rdecisions rin
rclient rcare.
D. This ris rincorrect. rThe rstate rboards rof rnursing rexpect rnurses rto ruphold rprofessional
standards rof rbehavior rin rtheir rpractice rand rpersonal rlives rin rorder rto rmaintain rtheir
rlicense.
4. An rRN ris rreviewing rprofessional rbehavior rexpectations rwith ra rgroup rof rnew rnurses.
rWhich rofrthe rfollowing rstatements rshould rbe rincluded rin rthe rteaching?
A. It ris rOK rto rdiscuss ryour rdays rat rwork ron rsocial rmedia.
B. When ryou rare rpassionate rabout ra rtopic, rspeak rup rin rblogs rand rforums.
C. Your rbehavior routside rof rthe rpractice rsetting ris rup rto ryou rand rwill rnot rimpact
ryourrlicense.
D. Nurses rmay rlose rtheir rlicenses rfor runprofessional ractions.
ANSWER: rD
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A. This ris rincorrect. rInappropriate ruse rof rsocial rmedia rmay rlead rto ra rnurse rlosing
rhis
or rher rlicense.
B. This ris rincorrect. rEmotionally rcharged rblogs ror rforums rmay rbe rdeemed
unprofessional rbehavior.
C. This ris rincorrect. rNurses rare rexpected rto rbehave rin ra rprofessional rmanner rin
rboth
their rpersonal rand rprofessional rlives.
