NUR 3805 Exam 1 Questions

A nurse is talking to a legislator about the Continuum of Professional Development Model. Which factor makes this model a poor approach for determining the status of a profession? a. The model only uses two criteria to determine the status of a profession. b. Professions such as nursing always rank high with the public as a profession. c. The model does not have any clear criteria for determining a profession. d. Political power and money are usually more common in professions such a law. - c Which of the following is an example of collective power? a. Informing legislators about issues that affect health and nursing. b. Organizing a large group of individuals who have similar beliefs and concerns. c. Working through professional organizations to increase individual accountability. d. Demonstrating that they are professionals dedicated to a career. - b 3. Identify the information that would be most important to include in the content of an educational program on the topic of advance directives. a. A patient may change a treatment decision in an advance directive only if the patient's durable power of attorney approves the change. b. When admitted to the hospital, a patient must appoint a Durable Power of Attorney for health care decisions. c. Health care facilities are required to provide a patient information about their rights to execute an advanced directive. d. A health care facility is required to provide a patient an attorney when the patient is signing a living will. - c 4. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates that the patient understands the teaching plan that a nurse presented concerning the long term complications of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? a. I'm glad that when I'm free of this disease I'll be able to do whatever I want.