Leadership & Management 8th Edition
Sally A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterlv1:lvCharacteristicslvoflvalvProfession
Chapterlv2:lvProfessionallvEthicslvandlvValues
Chapterlv3:lvNursinglvPracticelvandlvthelvLaw
Chapterlv4:lvLeadershiplvandlvFollowership
Chapterlv5:lvThelvNurselvaslvManagerlvoflvCare
Chapterlv6:lvDelegationlvandlvPrioritizationlvoflvClientlvCarelvStaffing
Chapterlv7:lvCommunicatinglvWithlvOtherslvandlvWorkinglvWithlvthelvInterprofessionallvTeam
Chapterlv8:lvResolvinglvProblemslvandlvConflicts
Chapterlv9:lvOrganizations,lvPower,lvandlvProfessionallvEmpowerment
Chapterlv10:lvOrganizations,lvPeople,lvandlvChange
Chapterlv11:lvQualitylvandlvSafety
Chapterlv12:lvMaintaininglvalvSafelvWorklvEnvironment
Chapterlv13:lvPromotinglvalvHealthylvWorklvEnvironment
Chapterlv14:lvLaunchinglvYourlvCareer
Chapterlv15:lvAdvancinglvYourlvCareer
Chapterlv16:lvWhatlvthelvFuturelvHoldslv
,TestlvBank,lvChapterlv1
Weiss,lvEssentialslvoflvNursinglvLeadershiplvandlvManagement,lv8e Pagelv1lvoflv12
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Chapterlv1:lvCharacteristicslvoflvalvProfession—AnswerslvandlvRationales
1. Professionalismlvhaslvbeenlvhistoricallylvdifficultlvtolvdefine.lvEarlylvdefinitionslvoflvprofessionali
smvlincludedlvwhichlvoflvthelvfollowinglvcharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethicallvandlvmorallvvalues
D. Honesty
ANSWER:lvA
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A. Thislvislvcorrect.lvOlderlvdefinitionslvoflvprofessionalismlvonlylvlooklvatlvknowledgelvand
expertise.
B. Thislvislvincorrect.lvEmpathylvislvalvmodernlvcharacteristiclvoflvprofessionallvbehavior.
C. Thislvislvincorrect.lvAlvcodelvoflvethicslvandlvmorallvvalueslvarelvmorelvrecentlvcharacteristicslvo
f
professionalism.
D. Thislvislvincorrect.lvHonestylvislvalvmorelvrecentlvcharacteristiclvoflvprofessionallvbehavior.
2. Alvregisteredlvnurselv(RN)lvwholvusuallylvuseslvpubliclvtransportationlvhaslvnotlvrenewedlvherlvdri
ver’slvlicense.lvDuringlvalvrecentlvcarlvtriplvwithlvalvfriend,lvshelvtooklvoverlvdrivinglvwhenlvherlvfrie
ndlvbecamelvtired.lvWhichlvoflvthelvfollowinglvislvtrue?
A. Shelvhaslvactedlvinlvalvprofessionallvmanner.
B. ShelvmaylvloselvherlvRNlvlicenselvforlvdrivinglvwithoutlvalvlicense.
C. Shelvshouldlvrenewlvherlvdriver’slvlicenselvaslvsoonlvaslvpossible.
D. Underlvthelvcircumstances,lvshelvwilllvnotlvbelvfaultedlvforlvdrivinglvwithoutlvalvlicense.
ANSWER:lvB
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A. Thislvislvincorrect.lvProfessionalismlvrequireslvnurseslvtolvavoidlvillegallvbehaviors.
Drivinglvwithoutlvalvlicenselvislvillegal.
B. Thislvislvcorrect.lvDrivinglvwithoutlvalvlicenselvislvdeemedlvanlvunprofessionallvandlville
gal
behaviorlvforlvwhichlvalvnurselvmaylvloselvhislvorlvherlvlicense.
C. Thislvislvincorrect.lvItlvislvuplvtolvthelvindividuallvtolvdecidelviflvshelvshouldlvrenewlvher
license.
D. Thislvislvincorrect.lvDrivinglvwithoutlvalvvalidlvdriver’slvlicenselvislvillegal,lvandlvthelvnu
rse
maylvloselvherlvnursinglvlicense.
, TestlvBank,lvChapterlv1
Weiss,lvEssentialslvoflvNursinglvLeadershiplvandlvManagement,lv8e Pagelv1lvoflv12
3. AnlvRNlvvisitslvalvmiddlelvschoollvclasslvtolvdiscusslvthelvprofessionlvoflvnursing.lvWhichlvo
flvthelvfollowinglvstatementslvislvtruelvoflvnursing?
A. Nurseslvmustlvgraduatelvfromlvnursinglvschoollvinlvorderlvtolvobtainlvalvlicenselvtolvpracti
ce.
B. Nursinglvislvalvvocationlvthatlvrequireslvcontinuouslveducation.
C. Nurseslvfunctionlvautonomouslylvwithinlvtheirlvscopelvoflvpractice.
D. Nurseslvmustlvadherelvtolvexpectedlvprofessionallvbehaviorslvinlvtheirlvlives.
ANSWER:lvC
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A. Thislvislvincorrect.lvNurseslvmustlvgraduatelvfromlvalvnursinglvprogramlvtolvbelveligiblelvtolvtak
elvthelvNCLEXlvexamination.lvNurseslvmustlvpasslvthelvNCLEXlvexaminationlvinlvorderlvtolvb
elveligiblelvtolvobtainlvalvlicenselvtolvpractice.lvPassinglvthelvNCLEXlvexaminationlvdemonstr
ateslvthelvnurselvhaslvreceivedlvspecializedlveducationlvandlvtraininglvandlvenableslvthelvnurselv
tolvobtainlvalvlicense
tolvpracticelvinlvthelvstate.
B. Thislvislvincorrect.lvAlthoughlvlifelonglvlearninglvislvrequiredlvinlvnursing,lvnursinglvislva
professionlvratherlvthanlvalvvocation.
C. Thislvislvcorrect.lvRatherlvthanlvbeinglvassistantslvtolvdoctors,lvnurseslvarelvablelvtolvfunctionlva
utonomouslylvwithinlvtheirlvscopelvoflvpractice.lvNurseslvformulatelvandlvdeliverlvalvplanlvoflvca
re
forlvclients,lvutilizinglvnursinglvjudgmentlvandlvcriticallvthinkinglvskillslvtolvmakelvdecisionslvinlv
clientlvcare.
D. Thislvislvincorrect.lvThelvstatelvboardslvoflvnursinglvexpectlvnurseslvtolvupholdlvprofessional
standardslvoflvbehaviorlvinlvtheirlvpracticelvandlvpersonallvliveslvinlvorderlvtolvmaintainlvtheirlvli
cense.
4. AnlvRNlvislvreviewinglvprofessionallvbehaviorlvexpectationslvwithlvalvgrouplvoflvnewlvnurses.lvWhi
chlvoflvthelvfollowinglvstatementslvshouldlvbelvincludedlvinlvthelvteaching?
A. ItlvislvOKlvtolvdiscusslvyourlvdayslvatlvworklvonlvsociallvmedia.
B. Whenlvyoulvarelvpassionatelvaboutlvalvtopic,lvspeaklvuplvinlvblogslvandlvforums.
C. Yourlvbehaviorlvoutsidelvoflvthelvpracticelvsettinglvislvuplvtolvyoulvandlvwilllvnotlvimpactlv
yourlvlicense.
D. Nurseslvmaylvloselvtheirlvlicenseslvforlvunprofessionallvactions.
ANSWER:lvD
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A. Thislvislvincorrect.lvInappropriatelvuselvoflvsociallvmedialvmaylvleadlvtolvalvnurselvlosingl
vhis
orlvherlvlicense.
B. Thislvislvincorrect.lvEmotionallylvchargedlvblogslvorlvforumslvmaylvbelvdeemed
unprofessionallvbehavior.
C. Thislvislvincorrect.lvNurseslvarelvexpectedlvtolvbehavelvinlvalvprofessionallvmannerlvinlvb
oth
theirlvpersonallvandlvprofessionallvlives.