Deck 1: Your Professional Identity

Question 1

The professional nurse is concerned with safe and effective care beyond the treatment facility involving such things as the environment,health,and human beings.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The definition by Kerlinger and Lee (2000)as a "a set of interrelated constructs (concepts),definitions,and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables,with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomena" is a:

A) Systems theory
B) Key concept
C) Profession
D) Theory

Answer 2

Theory

Question 3

A philosophy of nursing is the medical profession's belief system.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is not part of the standards of professional performance?

A) Systemic theory
B) Communication
C) Leadership
D) Education

Question 5

Community sanction occurs through rules and regulations,expectations for practitioners,and a professional code of ethics.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the five competencies for a healthcare professional?

A) Evidence-based practice
B) Continuing education
C) Patient-centered care
D) Informatics

Question 7

Continuing education is not part of the code of ethics.

Question 8

Evidence-based practice is the separation of clinical expertise and rules and regulations.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a profession?

A) Authority
B) Leadership
C) Systematic theory
D) Professional culture

Question 10

Which of the following does the code of ethics for nurses not address?

A) Behavior with patients
B) Behavior with colleagues
C) Behavior as patient advocates
D) Behavior with healthcare professionals

Question 11

Which of the following is not a main concept of a metaparadigm?

A) Theory
B) Health
C) Nursing
D) Human beings

Question 12

The spiritual and emotional setting(s)or climate in which the person lives,plays,and interacts,in conjunction with the social and physical setting describe:

A) A patient
B) A profession
C) An ethical code
D) An environment

Question 13

Informal groups exist within each formal group,providing further professional collegial inclusiveness.

Question 14

The judgment and self-governing within one's scope of practice is part of:

A) Evidence-based practice
B) Knowledge base
C) Code of ethics
D) Leadership

Question 15

The correct definition of a paradigm used by professionals in a scientific community consists of the belief system shared by members of that particular community and includes:

A) Conducting research, phenomena, and practicing the profession
B) The code of ethics, the practice of the profession, and conducting research
C) Practice of the profession, conducting research, and the standards of practice
D) E-based practice, practice of the profession, and conducting research