COUN 506 EXAM 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Power approach to professionalism-. Answer: Independence
Control
Expert
Position
Latent
◉ Profession. Answer: An occupational group with a set of attitudes
or behaviors, or both.
A calling, vocation, or form of employment that provides a needed
service to society and possesses characteristics of expertise,
autonomy, long academic preparation, commitment, and
responsibility.
◉ The process of professionalization established by Carr-Saunders
and Wilson (1933)-. Answer: 1. Practitioners of these professions
performed full-time work in the discipline.
2. They determined work standards, identified a body of knowledge,
and established educational programs in institutions of higher
learning.
,3. Promoted organization into affective effective occupational
associations Worked to establish legal protection that limited
practice of their unique skills by outsiders
4. Established a code of ethics
◉ A profession is different from an occupation in at least these two
ways-. Answer: Preparation and commitment
◉ Comparing occupations and professions (picture)-. Answer:
◉ Interprofessionality. Answer: The process by which professionals
reflect on and develop ways of practicing that provides an integrated
and cohesive answer to the needs of the
client/family/population.......[involving] continuous interaction and
knowledge sharing between professionals.
◉ Four domains of inter-professional collaborative practice
competency-. Answer: 1. Value/ethics for inter-professional practice
2. Roles/responsibilities
3. Inter-professional communication
4. Teams and teamwork
, ◉ Kelly's (1981) Criteria: Eight characteristics of a profession-.
Answer: 1. The services provided are vital to humanity and the
welfare of society.
2. There is a special body of knowledge that is continually enlarged
through research.
3. The services involve intellectual activities; individual
responsibility (accountability) is a strong feature.
4. Practitioners are educated in institutions of higher learning.
5. Practitioners are relatively independent and control their own
policies and activities (autonomy).
6. Practitioners are motivated by service altruism and consider their
work an important component of their lives.
7. There is a code of ethics to to guide decisions and conduct of
practitioners.
8. There is an organization (association) that encourages and
supports high standards of practice.
◉ The wheel of professionalism in nursing (picture)-. Answer:
◉ Three major documents that guide all nurses in their profession-.
Answer: 1. Nursing's Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the
Profession
2. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
3. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Power approach to professionalism-. Answer: Independence
Control
Expert
Position
Latent
◉ Profession. Answer: An occupational group with a set of attitudes
or behaviors, or both.
A calling, vocation, or form of employment that provides a needed
service to society and possesses characteristics of expertise,
autonomy, long academic preparation, commitment, and
responsibility.
◉ The process of professionalization established by Carr-Saunders
and Wilson (1933)-. Answer: 1. Practitioners of these professions
performed full-time work in the discipline.
2. They determined work standards, identified a body of knowledge,
and established educational programs in institutions of higher
learning.
,3. Promoted organization into affective effective occupational
associations Worked to establish legal protection that limited
practice of their unique skills by outsiders
4. Established a code of ethics
◉ A profession is different from an occupation in at least these two
ways-. Answer: Preparation and commitment
◉ Comparing occupations and professions (picture)-. Answer:
◉ Interprofessionality. Answer: The process by which professionals
reflect on and develop ways of practicing that provides an integrated
and cohesive answer to the needs of the
client/family/population.......[involving] continuous interaction and
knowledge sharing between professionals.
◉ Four domains of inter-professional collaborative practice
competency-. Answer: 1. Value/ethics for inter-professional practice
2. Roles/responsibilities
3. Inter-professional communication
4. Teams and teamwork
, ◉ Kelly's (1981) Criteria: Eight characteristics of a profession-.
Answer: 1. The services provided are vital to humanity and the
welfare of society.
2. There is a special body of knowledge that is continually enlarged
through research.
3. The services involve intellectual activities; individual
responsibility (accountability) is a strong feature.
4. Practitioners are educated in institutions of higher learning.
5. Practitioners are relatively independent and control their own
policies and activities (autonomy).
6. Practitioners are motivated by service altruism and consider their
work an important component of their lives.
7. There is a code of ethics to to guide decisions and conduct of
practitioners.
8. There is an organization (association) that encourages and
supports high standards of practice.
◉ The wheel of professionalism in nursing (picture)-. Answer:
◉ Three major documents that guide all nurses in their profession-.
Answer: 1. Nursing's Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the
Profession
2. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
3. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
