TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management 8th Edition 2024, by Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, || Complete Newest Version || Grade A+.

TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing Leaders
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hip & Management
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8th Edition
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by Sally A. Weiss
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Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession. Cha
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pter 2. Professional Ethics and Values. Chapter
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3. Nursing Practice and the Law. Chapter 4. Le
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adership and Followership. Chapter 5. The NU
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RSE as a Manager of Care.
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Chapter 6. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing.
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Chapter 7. Communicating with Others and Working with the Interprofessional Team. Ch
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apter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
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Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment. Chapt
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er 10. Organizations, People and Change.
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Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
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Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment. Chapt
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er 13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments. Chapter 1
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4. Launching your Career.
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Chapter 15. Advancing your Career. Chapt
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er 16. What the Future Holds.
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Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
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1. Professionalism has been historically difficult to define. Early definitions of professionalis
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m included which of the following characteristics?
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A. Expertise
B. Empathy
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D. Honesty

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A. This is correct. Older definitions of professionalism only look at knowledge and expert
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ise.
B. This is incorrect. Empathy is a modern characteristic of professional behavior.
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C. This is incorrect. A code of ethics and moral values are more recent characteristics of pro
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fessionalism.
D. This is incorrect. Honesty is a more recent characteristic of professional behavior.
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2. A registered NURSE (RN) who usually uses public transportation has not renewed her dri
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ver’s license. During a recent car trip with a friend, she took over driving when her friend
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becametired. Which of the following is true? c* c* c* c* c* c*


A. She has acted in a professional manner. c* c* c* c* c* c*


B. She may lose her RN license for driving without a license.
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C. She should renew her driver’s license as soon as possible.
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D. Under the circumstances, she will not be faulted for driving without a license.
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CORRECT ANSWER B c* c*


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A. This is incorrect. Professionalism requires NURSEs to avoid illegal behaviors.Dri
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ving without a license is illegal.
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B. This is correct. Driving without a license is deemed an unprofessional and illegal
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behavior for which a NURSE may lose his or her license.
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C. This is incorrect. It is up to the individual to decide if she should renew her lic
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ense.
D. This is incorrect. Driving without a valid driver’s license is illegal, and the NUR
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SEmay lose her nursing license.
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3. An RN visits a middle school class to discuss the profession of nursing. Which of th
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e following statements is true of nursing?
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A. NURSEs must graduate from nursing school in order to obtain a license to practice. c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c*


B. Nursing is a vocation that requires continuous education. c* c* c* c* c* c* c*


C. NURSEs function autonomously within their scope of practice. c* c* c* c* c* c* c*


D. NURSEs must adhere to expected professional behaviors in their lives. c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c*




CORRECT ANSWER C c* c*


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A. This is incorrect. NURSEs must graduate from a nursing program to be eligible to ta
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ke theNCLEX examination. NURSEs must pass the NCLEX examination in order to
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*be eligibleto obtain a license to practice. Passing the NCLEX examination demonstr
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ates the NURSE has received specialized education and training and enables the NU
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RSE to obtain a licenseto practice in the state.
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B. This is incorrect. Although lifelong learning is required in nursing, nursing is a profes
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sion rather than a vocation.
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C. This is correct. Rather than being assistants to doctors, NURSEs are able to function
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*autonomously within their scope of practice. NURSEs formulate and deliver a plan
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of carefor clients, utilizing nursing judgment and critical thinking skills to make decis
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ions in client care.
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D. This is incorrect. The state boards of nursing expect NURSEs to uphold profess
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ional standards of behavior in their practice and personal lives in order to maint
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ain theirlicense.
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4. An RN is reviewing professional behavior expectations with a group of new NURSEs. Whic
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h ofthe following statements should be included in the teaching?
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A. It is OK to discuss your days at work on social media.
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B. When you are passionate about a topic, speak up in blogs and forums. c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c* c*


C. Your behavior outside of the practice setting is up to you and will not impact yo
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D. NURSEs may lose their licenses for unprofessional actions. c* c* c* c* c* c* c*




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A. This is incorrect. Inappropriate use of social media may lead to a NURSE losing
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B. This is incorrect. Emotionally charged blogs or forums may be deemed unprofess
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ional behavior. c*


C. This is incorrect. NURSEs are expected to behave in a professional manner in bo
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ththeir personal and professional lives.
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