Question 1

Select the trait of a profession that requires the most improvement in the promotion and recognition of nursing as a full and equal profession.

Accepted Answer

A) Activities involve a high level of individual responsibility 
B) Activities are based on a specialized body of knowledge 
C) Activities serve the public and are generally altruistic in nature 
D) Activities are learned in institutions of higher education 
A) Activities involve a high level of individual responsibility 
B) Activities are based on a specialized body of knowledge 
C) Activities serve the public and are generally altruistic in nature 
D) Activities are learned in institutions of higher education D

Question 2

What is the best method for nurses to prepare for future professional practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Take additional courses in the use of computers. 
B) Understand and explore the issues involved in professionalism as nurses. 
C) Accept that nursing is a profession. 
D) Cross-train with other health-care providers, such as physical therapists, laboratory technicians, and radiologists. 
A) Take additional courses in the use of computers. 
B) Understand and explore the issues involved in professionalism as nurses. 
C) Accept that nursing is a profession. 
D) Cross-train with other health-care providers, such as physical therapists, laboratory technicians, and radiologists. B

Question 3

Select the most effective method that nurses can use to gain power over their practice.

Accepted Answer

A) Use strikes and union tactics to increase pay 
B) Join professional organizations in large numbers 
C) Leave nursing as soon as better jobs come along 
D) Confront hospital administrators about poor staffing 
A) Use strikes and union tactics to increase pay 
B) Join professional organizations in large numbers 
C) Leave nursing as soon as better jobs come along 
D) Confront hospital administrators about poor staffing B

Question 4

In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what corresponding factors must the nursing profession embrace?

Accepted Answer

A) Health and happiness 
B) Chaos and disorder 
C) Loss of control and negative feedback 
D) Responsibility and accountability 
A) Health and happiness 
B) Chaos and disorder 
C) Loss of control and negative feedback 
D) Responsibility and accountability

Question 5

Which statement is the best description of a profession from the "power approach" method of defining a profession?

Accepted Answer

A) The members of the profession attain all the traits required for that profession. 
B) The members of the profession have high income levels. 
C) The profession is near the end of its developmental process. 
D) The education for the members of the profession must be attained in graduate schools. 
A) The members of the profession attain all the traits required for that profession. 
B) The members of the profession have high income levels. 
C) The profession is near the end of its developmental process. 
D) The education for the members of the profession must be attained in graduate schools.

Question 6

Identify the element that is the best indicator of increasing accountability in the profession of nursing.

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing pay scale for staff nurses 
B) Improved public image of nurses on television and in movies 
C) Demonstration of competency and high-quality care through peer review 
D) Taking care of larger numbers of clients with the help of unlicensed assistive personnel 
A) Increasing pay scale for staff nurses 
B) Improved public image of nurses on television and in movies 
C) Demonstration of competency and high-quality care through peer review 
D) Taking care of larger numbers of clients with the help of unlicensed assistive personnel

Question 7

A nursing student is approached by a friend who is not majoring in nursing. The friend asks why the nursing profession does not seem to be actively involved in the women's rights movement. How can the student best respond to this question?

Accepted Answer

A) Nurses do take an active part in leading the women's rights movement, but it is done very quietly. 
B) The women's rights movement shuns participation by nurses because of nursing's subservient image. 
C) The health-care industry discourages nurses from becoming involved in women's rights issues. 
D) Nurses avoid becoming involved in women's rights issues because of their traditional role as "helpers." 
A) Nurses do take an active part in leading the women's rights movement, but it is done very quietly. 
B) The women's rights movement shuns participation by nurses because of nursing's subservient image. 
C) The health-care industry discourages nurses from becoming involved in women's rights issues. 
D) Nurses avoid becoming involved in women's rights issues because of their traditional role as "helpers."

Question 8

What allows a nurse to exert legitimate power over a client when providing nursing care?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to withhold pain medication if the client does not comply with routines 
B) The ability to provide the client with additional food when he or she does comply with the nurse's requests 
C) The power given to the nurse by reason of state licensure 
D) The establishment of a professional and personal relationship with the client 
A) The ability to withhold pain medication if the client does not comply with routines 
B) The ability to provide the client with additional food when he or she does comply with the nurse's requests 
C) The power given to the nurse by reason of state licensure 
D) The establishment of a professional and personal relationship with the client

Question 9

What allows a nurse to exert referent power over a client when providing nursing care?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to withhold pain medication if the client does not comply with routines 
B) The ability to provide the client with additional food when he or she does comply with the nurse's requests 
C) The power given to the nurse by reason of state licensure 
D) The establishment of a professional and personal relationship with the client 
A) The ability to withhold pain medication if the client does not comply with routines 
B) The ability to provide the client with additional food when he or she does comply with the nurse's requests 
C) The power given to the nurse by reason of state licensure 
D) The establishment of a professional and personal relationship with the client

Question 10

What allows a nurse to exert coercive power over a client when providing nursing care?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to withhold pain medication if the client does not comply with routines 
B) The ability to provide the client with additional food when he or she does comply with the nurse's requests 
C) The power given to the nurse by reason of state licensure 
D) The establishment of a professional and personal relationship with the client 
A) The ability to withhold pain medication if the client does not comply with routines 
B) The ability to provide the client with additional food when he or she does comply with the nurse's requests 
C) The power given to the nurse by reason of state licensure 
D) The establishment of a professional and personal relationship with the client

Question 11

List in correct order the progression of the levels of health-care providers from the least educated to the most.
____ Advanced practice nurse
____ LPN-VN
____ ADN-RN
____ UAP
____ BSN-RN

Accepted Answer

4, 2, 3, 5

Question 12

Identify the most important element in nursing's attempt to gain full autonomy of practice.

Accepted Answer

A) Economic exploitation of nurses 
B) Maintaining the education system for nurses as it is now 
C) Gaining and maintaining control of nursing practice by nurses 
D) Restricting the latitude of decisions made by nurses 
A) Economic exploitation of nurses 
B) Maintaining the education system for nurses as it is now 
C) Gaining and maintaining control of nursing practice by nurses 
D) Restricting the latitude of decisions made by nurses

Question 13

What is a group of jobs that are similar in type of work and are found throughout an industry or country?

Accepted Answer

A) Position 
B) Occupation 
C) Profession 
D) Stint 
A) Position 
B) Occupation 
C) Profession 
D) Stint

Question 14

Identify the approach that describes a profession as being in a continual state of development along a continuum.

Accepted Answer

A) The trait approach 
B) The power approach 
C) The process approach 
D) The educational approach 
A) The trait approach 
B) The power approach 
C) The process approach 
D) The educational approach

Question 15

Which of the following types of nurses are classified as technical nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) BSNs and MSNs 
B) LPNs and ADNs 
C) LVNs and BSNs 
D) UAPs and BSNs 
A) BSNs and MSNs 
B) LPNs and ADNs 
C) LVNs and BSNs 
D) UAPs and BSNs

Question 16

The overall goal of nurses who work as case managers is to ________________the use of health-care services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The overall goal of nurses who work...

Exam 1: The Development of the Profession

Select the trait of a profession that requires the most improvement in the promotion and recognition of nursing as a full and equal profession.

What is the best method for nurses to prepare for future professional practice?

Select the most effective method that nurses can use to gain power over their practice.

In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what corresponding factors must the nursing profession embrace?

Which statement is the best description of a profession from the "power approach" method of defining a profession?

Identify the element that is the best indicator of increasing accountability in the profession of nursing.

A nursing student is approached by a friend who is not majoring in nursing. The friend asks why the nursing profession does not seem to be actively involved in the women's rights movement. How can the student best respond to this question?

What allows a nurse to exert legitimate power over a client when providing nursing care?

What allows a nurse to exert referent power over a client when providing nursing care?

What allows a nurse to exert coercive power over a client when providing nursing care?

List in correct order the progression of the levels of health-care providers from the least educated to the most. ____ Advanced practice nurse ____ LPN-VN ____ ADN-RN ____ UAP ____ BSN-RN

Identify the most important element in nursing's attempt to gain full autonomy of practice.

What is a group of jobs that are similar in type of work and are found throughout an industry or country?

Identify the approach that describes a profession as being in a continual state of development along a continuum.

Which of the following types of nurses are classified as technical nurses?

The overall goal of nurses who work as case managers is to ________________the use of health-care services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

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List in correct order the progression of the levels of health-care providers from the least educated to the most. Advanced practice nurse LPN-VN ADN-RN UAP BSN-RN