QUESTION What are the processes for acquiring values? 1. Prescribed by the dominant religion. 2. Formal education and study. 3. Discussions with clergy. 4. Choosing, prizing, and acting. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 The valuing process includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral components, referred to as choosing, prizing, and acting. While people may be exposed to […]
QUESTION To control costs and decrease the money lost from uncharged supplies, the hospital has decided to move to a controlled distribution system for supplies. This requires the nurses to attend several in-service sessions to learn how to work with the new system. The nurses are complaining that they do not have time to “learn […]
QUESTION Which statement regarding age trends of RNs is correct? 1. The average age of persons holding RN licensure has remained the same for the last 10 years. 2. The average age of male RN graduates is decreasing while the age for female RN graduates is increasing. 3. The average age of RN graduates has […]
QUESTION The stages of change described by Lewin include: A. Change, change, and more change. B. Change and refreezing. C. Comfort, discomfort, and recomforting. D. Unfreezing, change, and refreezing. ANSWER: ANS: D
QUESTION The student nurse is using Pavalko’s work to support the argument that nursing is a profession. Which criteria should this student investigate as related to nursing? (Select all that apply.) 1. Relevance to social values 2. A code of ethics 3. Theory 4. Individual identity 5. Abstract knowledge ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 2, […]
QUESTION Individual staff members are likely to respond to change: A. In ways that can be predicted consistently. B. Consistently negatively. C. In ways affected by personality and life experience. D. Consistently positively. ANSWER: ANS: C
QUESTION What was the earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine? 1. The Code of Hammurabi 2. The writings of Hippocrates 3. The Ebers papyrus 4. The Mosaic Code ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 The earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine is the Code of Hammurabi, attributed to the Babylonians […]
QUESTION Providing psychological safety is accomplished by: A. Designing the change to be high quality. B. Allowing time for learning a new procedure. C. Delaying change implementation as long as possible. D. Putting the changes into effect as fast as possible. ANSWER: ANS: B
QUESTION Which statement about values is correct? 1. Most everyone adopts the same values. 2. Once adopted, values are not changed. 3. Values clarification is associated with personal growth. 4. People must have values identified for them. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Values clarification promotes personal growth by fostering awareness, empathy, and insight. A principle […]
QUESTION Which of the following basic elements is NOT included in Lewin’s Model of Change? A. Refreezing B. Unfreezing C. Unchanging D. Change ANSWER: ANS: C
