Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management 8th Edition Sall

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Chapter4m1:4mCharacteristics4mof4ma4mPr

ofession4 m Chapter4m 2:4m Professional4mEt

hics4mand4mValues4 m Chapter4m3:

Nursing4m Practice4m and4m the4mLaw4m

Chapter4m4:4mLeadership4mand4mFol

lowership4 m Chapter4m5:4mThe4mNur

se4m as4m Manager4m of4m Care

Chapter4m6:4mDelegation4mand4mPrioritization4mof4mClient4mCare4mStaffing4

m Chapter4m7:4mCommunicating4mWith4mOthers4m and4mWorking4mWith4mthe4

m Interprofessional4m Team4 m Chapter4m 8:4m Resolving4m Problems4 m and4m Co

nflicts4mChapter4m9:4mOrganizations,4mPower,4mand4mProfessional

Empowerment4 m Chapter4m 10:4m Organizations,4m People,4m and4mC

hange

Chapter4m11:4mQuality4mand4mSafety4mCh

apter4 m 12:4 m Maintaining4 m a4 m Safe4 m Wor

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Environment4 m Chapter4m 13:4 m Promoting4 m a4 m He

althy4mWork4 m Environment4 m Chapter4 m 14:4 m Laun

ching4mYour4mCareer

Chapter4m 15:4 m Advancing4 m Your4mC

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Chapter4 m 1:4 m Characteristics4 m of4 m a4m Profession—Answers4 m and4 m Rationales


1. Professionalism4mhas4mbeen4mhistorically4mdifficult4mto4mdefine.4mEarly4mdefi
nitions4mof4mprofessionalism4mincluded4mwhich4mof4mthe4mfollowing4mcharact
eristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical4mand4 m moral4m values
D. Honesty

ANSWER:4mA
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A. This4mis4mcorrect.4mOlder4mdefinitions4mof4mprofessionalism4monly4
mlook4at4mknowledge4mand4 m expertise.
m

B. This4m is4mincorrect.4mEmpathy4mis4ma4mmodern4mcharacteristic4mof4mprofess
ional
C. This4mis4mincorrect.4mA4mcode4mof4methics4mand4mmoral4mvalues4ma
re4mmore4mrecent4mcharacteristics4mof4 m professionalism.
D. This4mis4mincorrect.4mHonesty4mis4ma4mmore4mrecent4m characteristic4mof


2. A4mregistered4mnurse4m(RN)4mwho4musually4muses4mpublic4mtransportation4mhas4
mnot4m renewed4m her4m driver’s4mlicense.4m During4m a4mrecent4mcar4mtrip4m with4m a

4mfriend,4mshe4mtook4mover4m driving4m when4mher4mfriend4mbecame4mtired.4m Whi

ch4mof4mthe4mfollowing4mis4mtrue?
A. She4mhas4macted4min4ma4mprofessional4mmanner.
B. She4m may4mlose4mher4m RN4mlicense4m for4m driving4m without4m a4mlicense.
C. She4m should4 m renew4 m her4 m driver’s4 m license4 m as4m soon4m as4m possible.
D. Under4mthe4mcircumstances,4mshe4mwill4mnot4mbe4mfaulted4mfor4
mdriving4
mwithout4ma4mlicense.

ANSWER:4mB
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A. This4mis4m incorrect.4m Professionalism4mrequires4m nurses4mto4ma
void4millegal4mbehaviors.4 m Driving4mwithout4ma4mlicense4mis4milleg
al.
B. This4mis4mcorrect.4mDriving4mwithout4ma4mlicense4mis4mdeemed4man4mu
nprofessional4m and4 m illegal4 m behavior4 m for4m which4ma4m nurse4 m may
4m lose

C. This4mis4mincorrect.4mIt4mis4mup4mto4mthe4mindividual4mto4mdecide4m
if4mshe4mshould4mrenew4mher4 m license.
D. This4mis4mincorrect.4mDriving4mwithout4ma4mvalid4mdriver’s4mlicen
se4mis4millegal,4m and4mthe4mnurse4 m may4mlose4mher4mnursing4m lice
nse.

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3. An4mRN4mvisits4ma4mmiddle4mschool4mclass4mto4mdiscuss4mthe4mprofes
sion4mof4mnursing.4m Which4mof4m the4 m following4 m statements4m is4mt
rue4m of4m nursing?
A. Nurses4 m must4 m graduate4 m from4 m nursing4 m school4 m in4m order4 m to4m
obtain4 m a4mlicense4mto4mpractice.
B. Nursing4 m is4ma4mvocation4m that4m requires4mcontinuous4m education.
C. Nurses4mfunction4mautonomously4m within4mtheir4mscope4mof4mpractice.
D. Nurses4m must4m adhere4 m to4 m expected4 m professional4 m behaviors4 m i
n4mtheir4mlives.

ANSWER:4mC
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A. This4mis4mincorrect.4mNurses4mmust4mgraduate4mfrom4ma4mnursing4mprogr
am4mto4mbe4meligible4mto4mtake4mthe4 m NCLEX4mexamination.4mNurses4mm
ust4mpass4mthe4mNCLEX4mexamination4min4morder4mto4mbe4meligible4mto4mo
btain4ma4mlicense4mto4mpractice.4mPassing4mthe4mNCLEX4mexamination4m
demonstrates4mthe4mnurse
has4m received4 m specialized4 m education4m and4m training4 m and4m enables4m th
e
B. This4mis4mincorrect.4mAlthough4mlifelong4mlearning4mis4mrequi
red4min4mnursing,4 m nursing4 m is4m a4 m profession4mrather4mthan4
m a4m vocation.

C. This4m is4mcorrect.4m Rather4m than4mbeing4m assistants4mto4m doctors,4 m nurse
s4mare4mable4mto4mfunction4 m autonomously4mwithin4mtheir4mscope4mof4mpr
actice.4mNurses4mformulate4mand4mdeliver4ma4mplan4mof4mcare4 m for4mclients
,4mutilizing4mnursing
judgment4mand4mcritical4mthinking4mskills4mto4mmake4mdecisions4min4 m client
4m care.

D. This4 m is4 m incorrect.4 m The4 m state4 m boards4 m of4 m nursing4 m expect4 m nu
rses4 m to4muphold4 m professional4 m standards4 m of4 m behavior4 m in4 m their4 m
practice4 m and
personal4mlives4min4morder4mto4mmaintain4mtheir4 m license.


4. An4mRN4 m is4mreviewing4m professional4mbehavior4 m expectations4m with4ma4m gro
up4m of4mnew4mnurses.4mWhich4mof4 m the4mfollowing4mstatements4mshould4m be4
m included4m in4mthe4teaching?
m

A. It4m is4mOK4m to4m discuss4 m your4m days4mat4 m work4m on4msocial4mmedia.
B. When4myou4mare4mpassionate4mabout4ma4mtopic,4mspeak4mup4min4mbl
ogs4mand4mforums.
C. Your4mbehavior4moutside4mof4mthe4mpractice4msetting4mis4mup4mto4myou
4mand4m will4
not4mimpact4m your4 m license.
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D. Nurses4 m may4mlose4mtheir4 m licenses4 m for4 m unprofessional4m actions.

ANSWER:4mD
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A. This4mis4mincorrect.4mInappropriate4muse4mof4msocial4mmedia4m may4
mlead4m to4
ma4mnurse4mlosing4mhis4 m or4mher4mlicense.