Transition to the professional nursing role
Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Occupation - Correct answer-A group of jobs similar in the type of work that are
usually found throughout an industry or work environment
Position - Correct answer-a group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job - Correct answer-a group of positions similar in nature and skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals
Profession - Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-A person who belongs to and practices a profession
Professionalism - Correct answer-The demonstration of high level personal,
ethical, and skill characteristics of a member of a profession
Process approach - Correct answer-views all occupations as points of development
into a profession situated along a continuum ranging from position to profession
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,Process approach - Correct answer-using this approach, the question becomes not
whether nursing and truck driving are professions but where are the located along
the continuum
Power approach - Correct answer-This approach uses two criteria to define a
profession: 1.) How much independance of practice does this occcupation have 2.)
How much power does this occupation control
Abraham Flexner, Elizabeth Bixler, Eliza Pavalko - Correct answer-3 Theorist who
have attempted to identify traits that define a profession
Intellectual level - Correct answer-Professional nurses must function at a high
Accountability - Correct answer-this has legal, ethical, and professional
implications that include accepting responsibility for actions taken to provide client
care and for the consequences of actions that are not performed
evidence based practice - Correct answer-the practice of nursing in which
interventions are based on data from research that demonstrates that they are
appropriate and successful. It involves a systemic process of uncovering,
evaluating, and using information from research as the basis for making decisions
about and providing client care
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,accustomed practices - Correct answer-nursing practices that were performed
merely because they have always been done that way
when defining nursing - Correct answer-almost all major nursing theorist include a
statement that refers to a goal of helping clients adapt to illness and achieve their
highest level of functioning
The public service function of nursing - Correct answer-has always been
recognized and acknowledged by society's willingness to continue to educate
nurses in public, tax supported institutions and in private schools
The National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Nurses Association
(ANA) - Correct answer-The 2 Major national organizations that represent nursing
in today's health care system
National League for Nursing (NLN) - Correct answer-Is primarily responsible for
regulating the quality of the educational programs that prepare nurses for the
practice of nursing
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Correct answer-Is concerned with the
quality of nursing practice in the daily health care setting
Nurse practicianers - Correct answer-These types of nurses in advance practice can
and do establish their own independent practice
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, Nurse case managers - Correct answer-Nurses who are prepared to coordinate care
for vulnerable populations requiring costly services over extended periods
Physician (MD) - Correct answer-Hold a medical licence that is limited only by
specialization; some serve as PCP
Physician (DO) - Correct answer-Hold a Osteopath licence in the medical practice
which focuses on body movement and holistic health-similar to MD can serve as
PCP
Physician (DC) - Correct answer-Holds a chiropractic licence in a limited practice
that focuses on the spinal column and nervous system. Unable to prescribe
medications
Physician (DPM) - Correct answer-Holds a podiatry licence in a limited practice
that focuses on foot problems. Can prescribe medications and perform foot surgery
Physician assistant - Correct answer-Holds a certification and practices on a
physicians licence. Practice is limited by medical practice act and wishes of the
supervising physician
Social worker - Correct answer-Holds a licence and is increasingly important as
health care becomes more complex. Resolves financial, housing, psychosocial, and
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Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Occupation - Correct answer-A group of jobs similar in the type of work that are
usually found throughout an industry or work environment
Position - Correct answer-a group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job - Correct answer-a group of positions similar in nature and skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals
Profession - Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-A person who belongs to and practices a profession
Professionalism - Correct answer-The demonstration of high level personal,
ethical, and skill characteristics of a member of a profession
Process approach - Correct answer-views all occupations as points of development
into a profession situated along a continuum ranging from position to profession
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,Process approach - Correct answer-using this approach, the question becomes not
whether nursing and truck driving are professions but where are the located along
the continuum
Power approach - Correct answer-This approach uses two criteria to define a
profession: 1.) How much independance of practice does this occcupation have 2.)
How much power does this occupation control
Abraham Flexner, Elizabeth Bixler, Eliza Pavalko - Correct answer-3 Theorist who
have attempted to identify traits that define a profession
Intellectual level - Correct answer-Professional nurses must function at a high
Accountability - Correct answer-this has legal, ethical, and professional
implications that include accepting responsibility for actions taken to provide client
care and for the consequences of actions that are not performed
evidence based practice - Correct answer-the practice of nursing in which
interventions are based on data from research that demonstrates that they are
appropriate and successful. It involves a systemic process of uncovering,
evaluating, and using information from research as the basis for making decisions
about and providing client care
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,accustomed practices - Correct answer-nursing practices that were performed
merely because they have always been done that way
when defining nursing - Correct answer-almost all major nursing theorist include a
statement that refers to a goal of helping clients adapt to illness and achieve their
highest level of functioning
The public service function of nursing - Correct answer-has always been
recognized and acknowledged by society's willingness to continue to educate
nurses in public, tax supported institutions and in private schools
The National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Nurses Association
(ANA) - Correct answer-The 2 Major national organizations that represent nursing
in today's health care system
National League for Nursing (NLN) - Correct answer-Is primarily responsible for
regulating the quality of the educational programs that prepare nurses for the
practice of nursing
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Correct answer-Is concerned with the
quality of nursing practice in the daily health care setting
Nurse practicianers - Correct answer-These types of nurses in advance practice can
and do establish their own independent practice
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, Nurse case managers - Correct answer-Nurses who are prepared to coordinate care
for vulnerable populations requiring costly services over extended periods
Physician (MD) - Correct answer-Hold a medical licence that is limited only by
specialization; some serve as PCP
Physician (DO) - Correct answer-Hold a Osteopath licence in the medical practice
which focuses on body movement and holistic health-similar to MD can serve as
PCP
Physician (DC) - Correct answer-Holds a chiropractic licence in a limited practice
that focuses on the spinal column and nervous system. Unable to prescribe
medications
Physician (DPM) - Correct answer-Holds a podiatry licence in a limited practice
that focuses on foot problems. Can prescribe medications and perform foot surgery
Physician assistant - Correct answer-Holds a certification and practices on a
physicians licence. Practice is limited by medical practice act and wishes of the
supervising physician
Social worker - Correct answer-Holds a licence and is increasingly important as
health care becomes more complex. Resolves financial, housing, psychosocial, and
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