TEST BANK For Essentials of Nursing
Leadership & Management
8th Edition
by Sally A. Weiss
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession.
Chapter 2. Professional Ethics and Values.
Chapter 3. Nursing Practice and the Law.
Chapter 4. Leadership and Followership.
Chapter 5. The NURSE as a Manager of Care.
Chapter 6. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing.
Chapter 7. Communicating with Others and Working with the Interprofessional Team.
Chapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment.
Chapter 10. Organizations, People and Change.
Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment.
Chapter 13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments.
Chapter 14. Launching your Career.
Chapter 15. Advancing your Career.
Chapter 16. What the Future Holds.
,Test Bank, Chapter 1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
1. Professionalism ohas obeen ohistorically odifficult oto odefine. oEarly odefinitions oof
oprofessionalism oincluded owhich oof othe ofollowing ocharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical oand omoral ovalues
D. Honesty
CORRECT oANSWER oA
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A. This ois ocorrect. oOlder odefinitions oof oprofessionalism oonly olook oat oknowledge oand
oexpertise.
B. This ois oincorrect. oEmpathy ois oa omodern ocharacteristic oof oprofessional obehavior.
C. This ois oincorrect. oA ocode oof oethics oand omoral ovalues oare omore orecent ocharacteristics
oof oprofessionalism.
D. This ois oincorrect. oHonesty ois oa omore orecent ocharacteristic oof oprofessional obehavior.
2. A oregistered oNURSE o(RN) owho ousually ouses opublic otransportation ohas onot orenewed
oher odriver’s olicense. oDuring oa orecent ocar otrip owith oa ofriend, oshe otook oover odriving
owhen oher ofriend obecametired. oWhich oof othe ofollowing ois otrue?
A. She ohas oacted oin oa oprofessional omanner.
B. She omay olose oher oRN olicense ofor odriving owithout oa olicense.
C. She oshould orenew oher odriver’s olicense oas osoon oas opossible.
D. Under othe ocircumstances, oshe owill onot obe ofaulted ofor odriving owithout oa
olicense.
CORRECT oANSWER oB
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A. This ois oincorrect. oProfessionalism orequires oNURSEs oto oavoid oillegal
obehaviors.Driving owithout oa olicense ois oillegal.
B. This ois ocorrect. oDriving owithout oa olicense ois odeemed oan ounprofessional oand
oillegal obehavior ofor owhich oa oNURSE omay olose ohis oor oher olicense.
C. This ois oincorrect. oIt ois oup oto othe oindividual oto odecide oif oshe oshould orenew
oher olicense.
D. This ois oincorrect. oDriving owithout oa ovalid odriver’s olicense ois oillegal, oand othe
oNURSEmay olose oher onursing olicense.
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3. An oRN ovisits oa omiddle oschool oclass oto odiscuss othe oprofession oof onursing.
oWhich oof othe ofollowing ostatements ois otrue oof onursing?
A. NURSEs omust ograduate ofrom onursing oschool oin oorder oto oobtain oa olicense oto
opractice.
B. Nursing ois oa ovocation othat orequires ocontinuous oeducation.
C. NURSEs ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice.
D. NURSEs omust oadhere oto oexpected oprofessional obehaviors oin otheir olives.
CORRECT oANSWER oC
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A. This ois oincorrect. oNURSEs omust ograduate ofrom oa onursing oprogram oto obe oeligible
oto otake otheNCLEX oexamination. oNURSEs omust opass othe oNCLEX oexamination
oin oorder oto obe oeligibleto oobtain oa olicense oto opractice. oPassing othe oNCLEX
oexamination odemonstrates othe oNURSE ohas oreceived ospecialized oeducation oand
otraining oand oenables othe oNURSE oto oobtain oa olicenseto opractice oin othe ostate.
B. This ois oincorrect. oAlthough olifelong olearning ois orequired oin onursing, onursing ois oa
oprofession orather othan oa ovocation.
C. This ois ocorrect. oRather othan obeing oassistants oto odoctors, oNURSEs oare oable oto
ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice. oNURSEs oformulate oand
odeliver oa oplan oof ocarefor oclients, outilizing onursing ojudgment oand ocritical othinking
oskills oto omake odecisions oin oclient ocare.
D. This ois oincorrect. oThe ostate oboards oof onursing oexpect oNURSEs oto ouphold
oprofessional ostandards oof obehavior oin otheir opractice oand opersonal olives oin
oorder oto omaintain otheirlicense.
4. An oRN ois oreviewing oprofessional obehavior oexpectations owith oa ogroup oof onew oNURSEs.
oWhich oofthe ofollowing ostatements oshould obe oincluded oin othe oteaching?
A. It ois oOK oto odiscuss oyour odays oat owork oon osocial omedia.
B. When oyou oare opassionate oabout oa otopic, ospeak oup oin oblogs oand oforums.
C. Your obehavior ooutside oof othe opractice osetting ois oup oto oyou oand owill onot
oimpact oyour olicense.
D. NURSEs omay olose otheir olicenses ofor ounprofessional oactions.
CORRECT oANSWER oD
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A. This ois oincorrect. oInappropriate ouse oof osocial omedia omay olead oto oa oNURSE
olosing ohisor oher olicense.
B. This ois oincorrect. oEmotionally ocharged oblogs oor oforums omay obe odeemed
ounprofessional obehavior.
C. This ois oincorrect. oNURSEs oare oexpected oto obehave oin oa oprofessional omanner
oin oboththeir opersonal oand oprofessional olives.
Leadership & Management
8th Edition
by Sally A. Weiss
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Characteristics of a Profession.
Chapter 2. Professional Ethics and Values.
Chapter 3. Nursing Practice and the Law.
Chapter 4. Leadership and Followership.
Chapter 5. The NURSE as a Manager of Care.
Chapter 6. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing.
Chapter 7. Communicating with Others and Working with the Interprofessional Team.
Chapter 8. Resolving Problems and Conflicts.
Chapter 9. Organizations, Power and Professional Empowerment.
Chapter 10. Organizations, People and Change.
Chapter 11. Quality and Safety.
Chapter 12. Maintaining a Safe Work Environment.
Chapter 13. Promoting a Healthy Work Environments.
Chapter 14. Launching your Career.
Chapter 15. Advancing your Career.
Chapter 16. What the Future Holds.
,Test Bank, Chapter 1
Weiss, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,8th edition
Chapter 1: Characteristics of a Profession—Answers and Rationales
1. Professionalism ohas obeen ohistorically odifficult oto odefine. oEarly odefinitions oof
oprofessionalism oincluded owhich oof othe ofollowing ocharacteristics?
A. Expertise
B. Empathy
C. Ethical oand omoral ovalues
D. Honesty
CORRECT oANSWER oA
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A. This ois ocorrect. oOlder odefinitions oof oprofessionalism oonly olook oat oknowledge oand
oexpertise.
B. This ois oincorrect. oEmpathy ois oa omodern ocharacteristic oof oprofessional obehavior.
C. This ois oincorrect. oA ocode oof oethics oand omoral ovalues oare omore orecent ocharacteristics
oof oprofessionalism.
D. This ois oincorrect. oHonesty ois oa omore orecent ocharacteristic oof oprofessional obehavior.
2. A oregistered oNURSE o(RN) owho ousually ouses opublic otransportation ohas onot orenewed
oher odriver’s olicense. oDuring oa orecent ocar otrip owith oa ofriend, oshe otook oover odriving
owhen oher ofriend obecametired. oWhich oof othe ofollowing ois otrue?
A. She ohas oacted oin oa oprofessional omanner.
B. She omay olose oher oRN olicense ofor odriving owithout oa olicense.
C. She oshould orenew oher odriver’s olicense oas osoon oas opossible.
D. Under othe ocircumstances, oshe owill onot obe ofaulted ofor odriving owithout oa
olicense.
CORRECT oANSWER oB
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A. This ois oincorrect. oProfessionalism orequires oNURSEs oto oavoid oillegal
obehaviors.Driving owithout oa olicense ois oillegal.
B. This ois ocorrect. oDriving owithout oa olicense ois odeemed oan ounprofessional oand
oillegal obehavior ofor owhich oa oNURSE omay olose ohis oor oher olicense.
C. This ois oincorrect. oIt ois oup oto othe oindividual oto odecide oif oshe oshould orenew
oher olicense.
D. This ois oincorrect. oDriving owithout oa ovalid odriver’s olicense ois oillegal, oand othe
oNURSEmay olose oher onursing olicense.
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3. An oRN ovisits oa omiddle oschool oclass oto odiscuss othe oprofession oof onursing.
oWhich oof othe ofollowing ostatements ois otrue oof onursing?
A. NURSEs omust ograduate ofrom onursing oschool oin oorder oto oobtain oa olicense oto
opractice.
B. Nursing ois oa ovocation othat orequires ocontinuous oeducation.
C. NURSEs ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice.
D. NURSEs omust oadhere oto oexpected oprofessional obehaviors oin otheir olives.
CORRECT oANSWER oC
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A. This ois oincorrect. oNURSEs omust ograduate ofrom oa onursing oprogram oto obe oeligible
oto otake otheNCLEX oexamination. oNURSEs omust opass othe oNCLEX oexamination
oin oorder oto obe oeligibleto oobtain oa olicense oto opractice. oPassing othe oNCLEX
oexamination odemonstrates othe oNURSE ohas oreceived ospecialized oeducation oand
otraining oand oenables othe oNURSE oto oobtain oa olicenseto opractice oin othe ostate.
B. This ois oincorrect. oAlthough olifelong olearning ois orequired oin onursing, onursing ois oa
oprofession orather othan oa ovocation.
C. This ois ocorrect. oRather othan obeing oassistants oto odoctors, oNURSEs oare oable oto
ofunction oautonomously owithin otheir oscope oof opractice. oNURSEs oformulate oand
odeliver oa oplan oof ocarefor oclients, outilizing onursing ojudgment oand ocritical othinking
oskills oto omake odecisions oin oclient ocare.
D. This ois oincorrect. oThe ostate oboards oof onursing oexpect oNURSEs oto ouphold
oprofessional ostandards oof obehavior oin otheir opractice oand opersonal olives oin
oorder oto omaintain otheirlicense.
4. An oRN ois oreviewing oprofessional obehavior oexpectations owith oa ogroup oof onew oNURSEs.
oWhich oofthe ofollowing ostatements oshould obe oincluded oin othe oteaching?
A. It ois oOK oto odiscuss oyour odays oat owork oon osocial omedia.
B. When oyou oare opassionate oabout oa otopic, ospeak oup oin oblogs oand oforums.
C. Your obehavior ooutside oof othe opractice osetting ois oup oto oyou oand owill onot
oimpact oyour olicense.
D. NURSEs omay olose otheir olicenses ofor ounprofessional oactions.
CORRECT oANSWER oD
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A. This ois oincorrect. oInappropriate ouse oof osocial omedia omay olead oto oa oNURSE
olosing ohisor oher olicense.
B. This ois oincorrect. oEmotionally ocharged oblogs oor oforums omay obe odeemed
ounprofessional obehavior.
C. This ois oincorrect. oNURSEs oare oexpected oto obehave oin oa oprofessional omanner
oin oboththeir opersonal oand oprofessional olives.
