According to Diers and Evans, excellent nurses are inflamed by ...

[jayhills49]

According to Diers and Evans, excellent nurses are inflamed by nursing. By inflamed, these authors meant that excellent nurses are:
 
  A. Outspoken and aggressive
  B. Politically active
  C. Passionate about their work
  D. Skilled clinicians

Question 2

Professional nurses who strive for and expect excellence would most likely do which of the following in work situations where people seem to be satisfied with maintaining the status quo?
 
  A. Question assumptions that underlie exist-ing practices and report faulty ones to the person in charge.
  B. Ask why things are done the way they are and offer thoughtful alternatives for doing things differently.
  C. Be highly critical of the people in the set-ting and the procedures used.
  D. Demand immediate change, regardless of the cost.

[Jadwiga9]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because being outspoken and aggressive is not being inflamed.
B Incorrect because being politically astute is not being inflamed.
C Correct because inflamed means being passionate about one's work.
D Incorrect because being a skilled clinician is not being inflamed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect because complaining and re-porting to the authority figure will not generate excellence.
B Correct because it is best to try to change the status quo by offering new solutions for problems.
C Incorrect because being critical and not offering any solutions is not the profes-sional way to make a change.
D Incorrect because demanding a change is not professional and one cannot disregard the cost of new solutions.

[jayhills49]

Excellent

[lindahyatt42]

Gracias!