The characteristics of a profession are many, and nursing is delineated as an emerging profession because of the absence of what characteristic?
A)
Use of a specialized database
B)
Standardized educational entry
C)
Specialized competencies
D)
Autonomy and control over work
Question 2Attending a workshop on the development of a professional self-concept, a nurse is exposed to Benner's Novice-to-Expert Model. Which of the following is one of the three general aspects of skilled performance in Benner's model?
A)
Ability to move back and forth between principles of model
B)
Change in perception of demand from whole parts being relevant to portions being equally relevant
C)
Movement of past experiences to abstract principles as paradigms
D)
Passage of a detached performer to an involved performer engaged in the situation
Question 3A nurse returns to school to complete an advanced degree and is finding it difficult to meet all expectations of being a new mother, a student, a wife, and a full-time employee. The nurse is experiencing what type of issue?
A)
Value conflict
B)
Behavioral conflict
C)
Role conflict
D)
Attitude conflict
Question 4A nurse works in the medical-surgical unit of a suburban hospital and is taking care of a client who is complex.
The nurse exhibits habits of flexibility, inquisitiveness, and open mindedness in caring for the client. What type of thinking is this nurse exhibiting?
A)
Critical thinking
B)
Creative thinking
C)
Reflective thinking
D)
Independent thinking
Question 5The second phase of Bridge's Managing Transitions Theory is highlighted when the old identity has vanished but the new one is not fully developed.
In this phase, people experience a very unsettled feeling because they may not know how to act or what questions to ask. What is the name of this second phase?
A)
New beginning
B)
Neutral zone
C)
Transition one
D)
Letting go
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