CPN Exam 1 Review Questions With Complete Verified Solutions.
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Course
Continuing Nursing Education
Institution
Continuing Nursing Education
Which of the following best describes the difference between an occupation and a profession?
a. A profession requires a duty to serve
b. A profession is defined by members' average income
c. In a profession, action is based on intuition
d. In a profession, knowledge is handed down from generati...
CPN Exam 1 Review Questions With
Complete Verified Solutions.
Which of the following best describes the difference between an occupation and a profession?
a. A profession requires a duty to serve
b. A profession is defined by members' average income
c. In a profession, action is based on intuition
d. In a profession, knowledge is handed down from generation to generation - Answer A profession
requires a duty to serve
Which of the following is the primary current barrier to nursing professionalism?
a. Too many men in nursing
b. Unquestioning obedience to doctors
c. Limitations placed on the practice by state legislators
d. Variability of educational backgrounds of nurses - Answer d. Variability of educational backgrounds
of nurses
Which of the following is believed to be a characteristic of a profession?
A. Members have autonomy.
B. Members are trained on the job.
C. Members are motivated primarily by financial reward.
D. The group lacks a code of ethics. - Answer Members have autonomy
Which of the following were identified as common major characteristics according to scholars? (Select all
that apply.)
A. It is based on a body of knowledge that can be learned.
B. It has a service orientation.
C. Practice is in a single recognized setting.
D. Professionals control their own practice and settings.
, E. Skills can be learned in a variety of settings, including through job training. - Answer It is based on a
body of knowledge that can be learned,
It has service orientation,
Professionals control their own practice
What is the purpose of mandatory continuing education for license renewal?
A. ensure that nurses remain up to date in knowledge
B. ensure that nurse remain competent in psychomotor skills
C. ensure that nurses attend regular staff developmental meetings
D. ensure consistency between states regarding continuing education requirements. - Answer ensure
that nurses remain up to date in knowledge
Which of the following is an example of FORMAL socialization into the profession of nursing?
A. Unplanned observation of a nurse comforting a child after a painful procedure
B. hearing two nurses discussing how to organize patient care more effectively
C. starting an indwelling urinary catheter in the simulation laboratory under faculty guidance
D. participating in a student nurses' association meeting - Answer starting an indwelling urinary
catheter in the simulation laboratory under faculty guidance.
Which nursing theorist identified the five stages of novice to expert?
A. Bandura
B. Benner
C. Cohen
D. Hinshaw - Answer Benner
Which of the following strategies may help to overcome reality shock in the novice nurse?
A. Participating in a preceptorship or residency program
B. Returning to school immediately after graduation
C. Moving frequently from job to job
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