Chapter 8 Professional Issues

Chapter 8  Professional Issues

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What term best describes knowledge necessary to provide a service that is either essential or desired by society?
a.
professional education
b.
professional recognition
c.
professional autonomy
d.
professional responsibility

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 185 BLM: Remember

2. Which of the following traits did Flexner include in his list of criteria to identify professions?
a.
They acknowledge other kinds of influences.
b.
They are motivated by altruism.
c.
They include ethical codes.
d.
They describe a scope of practice.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 186 BLM: Remember

3. Which of the following terms relates to the characteristic of having a high level of specialized skill and knowledge?
a.
profession
b.
expertise
c.
wisdom
d.
authority

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 189 BLM: Remember

4. Which of the following terms is synonymous with “self-governing”?
a.
expertise
b.
authority
c.
autonomy
d.
accountability

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 189 BLM: Higher Order

5. Which of the following refers to being answerable to another person or persons for something one has done?
a.
autonomy
b.
expertise
c.
authority
d.
accountability

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 194 BLM: Higher Order