PROFESSIONAL ROLE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The hhnursing hhinstructor hhis hhevaluating hhthe hhwork hhethic hhof hhnursing hhstudents
hhwho hhare hhfinishing hha hhmedical-surgical hhclinical hhrotation. hhWhich hhnursing
hhstudent's hhbehavior hhbest hhreflects hha hhstrong hhwork hhethic?
1. hhArriving hhat hhthe hhclinical hhsite hhno hhmore hhthan hhfive hhminutes hhafter hhthe
hhscheduled hhstart hhtime
2. hhAttending hhthe hhmajority hhof hhthe hhscheduled hhpre- hhand hhpost-conferences hhat
hhthe hhclinical hhsite
3. hhHaving hha hhcontingency hhplan hhfor hhdealing hhwith hhtransportation hhissues
hhrelated hhto hhcar hhproblems
4. hhTaking hhpreventative hhmeasures, hhsuch hhas hhchoosing hhnot hhto hhbe hhvaccinated
hhfor hhthe hhflu hh- hhAnswer hh3. hh
Behaviors hhthat hhreflect hha hhstrong hhwork hhethic hhamong hhnursing hhstudents hhinclude
hhhaving hhcontingency hhplans hhfor hhhandling hhcircumstances hhsuch hhas hhan hhill
hhchild hhor hhcar hhtrouble; hhattending hhevery hhclass, hhclinical, hhand hhscheduled
hhactivity; hharriving hhon hhtime hhfor hhall hhscheduled hhactivities; hhand hhtaking
hhpreventative hhmeasures, hhsuch hhas hhbeing hhvaccinated hhfor hhthe hhflu.
The hhnovice hhnurse hhis hhpaired hhwith hha hhnurse hhpreceptor hhwho hhis hha hhmember
hhof hhthe hhveteran hhgeneration. hhWhich hhcharacteristic hhor hhbehavior hhis hhmost
hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnovice hhnurse hhto hhexpect hhthe hhnurse hhpreceptor hhto
hhdemonstrate?
1. hhRewarding hhthe hhnovice hhnurse hhfor hhworking hhhard
2. hhPromoting hhan hhapproach hhin hhwhich hhthe hhnovice hhnurse hhpolitely hhquestions
hhauthority
3. hhCommunicating hhwith hhthe hhnovice hhnurse hhthrough hhe-mail
4. hhEncouraging hhthe hhnovice hhnurse hhto hhquickly hhseek hhout hha hhleadership hhrole hh-
hhAnswer hh1 hh
With hhregard hhto hhwork hhethic, hhcharacteristics hhand hhbehaviors hhdemonstrated hhby
hhthe hhveteran hhgeneration hhinclude hhrewarding hhsacrifice hhand hhhard hhwork,
hhbelieving hhseniority hhis hhimportant hhfor hhcareer hhadvancement, hhand hhpreferring hhto
hhwork hhin hhteams hhwith hhdesignated hhleaders. hhMembers hhof hhthe hhveteran
hhgeneration hhtend hhto hhrespect hhauthority, hhvalue hhloyalty, hhand hhprefer hhpersonal
hhforms hhof hhcommunication.
The hhnursing hhstudent hhis hhpreparing hha hhpresentation hhthat hhdescribes hhhow
hhvarying hhintergenerational hhstyles hhcan hhaffect hhpeer hhperceptions. hhWhich
hhexample hhis hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnursing hhstudent hhto hhinclude hhin hhthe
hhpresentation? hh
,1. hhYounger hhnurses hhmay hhview hholder hhnurses' hhgoals hhfor hhdeveloping
hhtechnological hhcompetence hhas hhunattainable. hh
2. hhOlder hhnurses hhmay hhview hhyounger hhnurses hhas hhhaving hha hh"slacker"
hhattitude. hh
3. hhYounger hhnurses hhmay hhview hholder hhnurses hhas hhbeing hharrogant hhand hhlacking
hhprofessional hhcommitment.
4. hhOlder hhnurses hhmay hhbe hhintrigued hhby hhyounger hhnurses' hhstyle hhof hhdress. hh-
hhAnswer hh2
Varying hhintergenerational hhstyles hhcan hhlead hhto hhworkplace hhconflict. hhFor
hhexample, hholder hhnurses hhmay hhdescribe hhyounger hhnurses hhas hharrogant, hhlacking
hhin hhcommitment, hhand hhhaving hha hh"slacker" hhattitude, hhwhile hhyounger hhnurses
hhview hhthemselves hhas hhself-reliant. hhOlder hhnurses hhmay hhperceive hhyounger
hhnurses' hhdress, hhhairstyles, hhpiercings, hhand hhtattoos hhas hhbeing hhunprofessional.
hhYounger hhnurses hhmay hhbe hhdisillusioned hhby hholder hhnurses' hhperceived
hhunwillingness hhto hhdevelop hhtechnological hhcompetence.
The hhnursing hhteam hhof hhan hhextended hhcare hhfacility hhcomprises hhfour hhgenerations
hhof hhhealthcare hhproviders. hhWhich hhcharacteristic hhis hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe
hhnurse hhadministrator hhto hhexpect hhto hhobserve hhamong hhhealthcare hhproviders
hhwho hhare hhgenerational hhcohorts?
1. hhTechnological hhexpertise
2. hhOpposing hhpersonal hhvalues
3. hhInterpersonal hhtension
4. hhShared hhworkforce hhpatterns hh- hhAnswer hh4
The hhterm hhgenerational hhcohort hhis hhused hhto hhdescribe hhindividuals hhwho hhare
hhborn hhin hhthe hhsame hhgeneral hhtime hhspan hhand, hhas hhsuch, hhshare hhkey hhlife
hhexperiences. hhGenerational hhcohorts hhdemonstrate hhand hhshare hhdistinct hhvalues
hhand hhworkforce hhpatterns. hhRather hhthan hhbeing hhprone hhto hhinterpersonal
hhtension, hhgenerational hhcohorts hhtend hhto hhhave hhreduced hhinterpersonal hhtension
hhand hhconflicts. hhTechnological hhexpertise hhis hha hhcharacteristic hhshared hhby
hhmembers hhof hhspecific hhgenerations.
The hhnurse hheducator hhis hhteaching hha hhclass hhabout hhsignificant hhchanges hhthat
hhinfluenced hhworkplace hhinteraction hhbetween hhintergenerational hhteam hhmembers.
hhWhich hhstatement hhis hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnurse hheducator hhto hhinclude
hhin hhthe hhteaching?
1. hh"Technological hhadvances hhhave hhdecreased hhyounger hhnurses' hhlevel hhof
hhdependence hhon hhtheir hholder hhnurse hhcolleagues."
2. hh"Due hhto hhshared hhgovernance hhstructures, hhyounger hhnurses hhtend hhto hhbe
hhsubordinate hhto hholder hhnurses."
3. hh"Because hhof hhquality hhimprovement, hhentry-level hhnurses hhtend hhto hhreport hhto
hhmembers hhof hhthe hholder hhgeneration."
4. hh"Traditionally, hhthe hhmost hhreliable hhinformation hhand hhknowledge hhwere
hhperceived hhas hhcoming hhfrom hhthe hhnewest hhprofessional hhnurses." hh- hhAnswer hh1
Traditionally, hhindividuals hhfrom hhyounger hhgenerations hhheld hhentry-level hhpositions
hhand hhreported hhto hhpeople hhof hhthe hholder hhgeneration, hhwho hhheld hhmore hhsenior
,hhpositions. hhAs hha hhresult, hhyounger hhemployees hhwere hhsubordinate hhto hholder
hhemployees. hhHowever, hhcontinuous hhquality hhimprovement hhand hhshared
hhgovernance hhstructures hhhave hhchanged hhthis hhparadigm, hhand hhoften hhindividuals
hhfrom hhvarious hhorganizational hh"levels" hhfind hhthemselves hhequal hhteam hhmembers.
hhHistorically, hhthe hhmost hhsenior hhmembers hhof hhan hhorganization hhwere hhviewed
hhas hhoffering hhthe hhmost hhreliable hhinformation hhand hhknowledge. hhWith hhthe
hhadvent hhof hhthe hhinformation hhage, hhyounger hhnurses hhcan hheasily hhaccess
hhinformation hhfrom hharound hhthe hhworld hhon hhtheir hhcomputers hhand hhsmartphones.
hhAs hha hhresult, hhyounger hhnurses hhare hhnot hhas hhreliant hhon hhtheir hholder hhpeers.
During hhan hhannual hhevaluation, hhthe hhnurse hhmanager hhis hhassessing hhthe hhstaff
hhnurse's hhwork hhethic. hhWhich hhstatement hhby hhthe hhstaff hhnurse hhis hhmost
hhreflective hhof hha hhstrong hhwork hhethic?
1. hhI hhbelieve hhin hhthe hhimportance hhof hhearning hha hhgood hhincome.
2. hhI hhhave hhnever hhmade hhan hherror hhat hhwork.
3. hhI hhlet hhothers hhremind hhme hhto hhstart hhan hhassigned hhtask.
4. hhI hhbelieve hhin hhthe hhmoral hhworth hhof hhwork. hh- hhAnswer hh4
Work hhethic hhrefers hhto hha hhbelief hhin hhthe hhimportance hhand hhmoral hhworth hhof
hhwork. hhEarning hha hhgood hhincome hhis hhnot hhdirectly hhrelated hhto hhwork hhethic.
hhCharacteristics hhof hha hhnurse hhwith hha hhstrong hhwork hhethic hhinclude hhaccepting
hhresponsibility hhfor hhmistakes hhand hhwillingly hhaccepting hhconsequences hhof
hhactions. hhTaking hhthe hhinitiative hhto hhbegin hhan hhassigned hhtask hhwithout hhbeing
hhdirected hhto hhdo hhso hhalso hhis hha hhcharacteristic hhof hha hhstrong hhwork hhethic.
The hhnurse hheducator hhis hhteaching hha hhclass hhabout hhthe hhprofessional hhnurse's
hhwork hhethic. hhWhen hhdescribing hhthe hhnurse hhwith hha hhstrong hhwork hhethic, hhwhich
hhcharacteristics hhand hhbehaviors hhare hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnurse
hheducator hhto hhinclude hhin hhthe hhteaching?
(Select hhall hhthat hhapply.) hh
1. hhLeaving hhpersonal hhproblems hhat hhhome
2. hhRecognizing hhand hhmeeting hhmanagement's hhexpectations
3. hhDemonstrating hhperfect hhperformance hhof hhclinical hhskills
4. hhMaintaining hha hhpositive hhattitude hhat hhwork
5. hhValuing hhhard hhwork hhand hhdiligence hh- hhAnswer hh1, hh2, hh4, hh5
The hhnurse hhpreceptor hhand hhthe hhnovice hhnurse hhare hhdiscussing hhhow
hhgenerational hhdifferences hhmay hhinfluence hhinteraction hhamong hhteam hhmembers.
hhWhen hhexplaining hhthe hhsignificance hhof hhthe hhgenerational hhcohort, hhwhich
hhstatements hhare hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnurse hhpreceptor hhto hhinclude hhin
hhthe hhdiscussion?
(Select hhall hhthat hhapply.)
1. hhGenerational hhcohorts hhtend hhto hhshare hhvery hhsimilar hhkey hhlife hhexperiences.
2. hhGenerational hhcohorts hhusually hhdo hhnot hhdemonstrate hhdistinct hhworkforce
hhpatterns.
3. hhConflicts hhand hhinterpersonal hhtension hhdevelop hhdue hhto hhgenerational hhcohorts.
4. hhGeneration hhgap hhis hhanother hhterm hhfor hhgenerational hhcohort.
, 5. hhGenerational hhcohorts hhare hhborn hhin hhthe hhsame hhtime hhspan. hh- hhAnswer hh1,
hh5 hh
The hhterm hhgenerational hhcohort hhis hhused hhto hhdescribe hhindividuals hhwho hhare
hhborn hhin hhthe hhsame hhgeneral hhtime hhspan hhand, hhas hhsuch, hhshare hhkey hhlife
hhexperiences. hhGenerational hhcohorts hhdemonstrate hhdistinct hhvalues hhand
hhworkforce hhpatterns. hhGenerational hhdifferences hh(sometimes hhcalled hha
hhgeneration hhgap) hhcan hhlead hhto hhthe hhdevelopment hhof hhconflicts hhand
hhinterpersonal hhtension.
describing hhindividuals hhwho hhare hhcurrently hhin hhtheir hh50s hhand hh60s?
1. hhNet hhgeneration
2. hhBaby hhboomers
3. hhSurvivalists
4. hhTraditionalists hh- hhAnswer hh2 hh
The hhbaby hhboomers hhwere hhborn hhbetween hhapproximately hh1945 hhand hh1960
hhand hhare hhcurrently hhin hhtheir hh50s hhand hh60s. hhMembers hhof hhthe hhveteran
hhgeneration, hhwhich hhcomprises hhindividuals hhwho hhwere hhborn hhbetween hh1925
hhand hh1944 hhand hhwho hhare hhcurrently hhin hhtheir hh70s hhand hh80s, hhare hhalso
hhknown hhas hhsurvivalists, hhtraditionalists, hhand hhthe hhsilent hhgeneration. hhThe
hhmillennial hhgeneration, hhwhich hhis hhmade hhup hhof hhindividuals hhwho hhwere hhborn
hhbetween hh1981 hhand hh2000, hhis hhalso hhknown hhas hhGeneration hhY, hhGeneration
hhNext, hhand hhthe hhnet hhgeneration.
correct, hh50.3.2rem3 hh
The hhnursing hhstudent hhis hhwriting hha hhpaper hhabout hhGeneration hhX hhand hhwork
hhethic. hhTo hhdescribe hhthe hhwork hhethic hhof hhGeneration hhX, hhwhich hhcharacteristics
hhand hhbehaviors hhare hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnursing hhstudent hhto hhinclude
hhin hhthe hhpaper?
(Select hhall hhthat hhapply.)
1. hhPossessing hhlimited hhmotivation hhto hhstay hhwith hhone hhemployer
2. hhBelieving hhseniority hhis hhimportant hhfor hhcareer hhadvancement
3. hhBeing hhprone hhto hhdeveloping hhworkaholism
4. hhPreferring hhmanagers hhto hhbe hhmentors hhand hhcoaches
5. hhExpecting hhinstant hhaccess hhto hhinformation hh- hhAnswer hh1, hh4, hh5
Characteristics hhand hhbehaviors hhof hhGeneration hhX hhrelated hhto hhwork hhethic
hhinclude hhexpecting hhinstant hhaccess hhto hhinformation, hhpreferring hhmanagers hhto
hhbe hhmentors hhand hhcoaches, hhand hhdemonstrating hhprofessional hhloyalty hhbut
hhpossessing hhlimited hhmotivation hhto hhremain hhwith hhthe hhsame hhemployer.
hhVeterans hhtend hhto hhbelieve hhseniority hhis hhimportant hhfor hhcareer hhadvancement.
hhBaby hhboomers hhare hhprone hhto hhdeveloping hhworkaholism.
The hhnurse hhleader hhis hhdescribing hhthe hheffects hhof hhthe hhshift hhin hhthe hhnature hhof
hhwork hhto hhthe hhstaff hhnurse. hhWhen hhexplaining hhthe hhshift hhin hhthe hhnature hhof
hhwork hhand hhits hheffects hhon hhnurses hhfrom hhdifferent hhgenerational hhgroups, hhwhich
hhstatement hhis hhmost hhappropriate hhfor hhthe hhnurse hhleader hhto hhinclude hhin hhthe
hhdiscussion?