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ChapterM1.NursingMinMToday’sMEvolvingMHealthMCa
reMEnvironment
ChapterM2.TheMHistoryMandMSocialMContextMofMNursingM
ChapterM3.Nursing’sMPathwayMtoMProfessionalismMChap
terM4.NursingMEducationMinManMEvolvingMHealthMCareMEn
vironment
ChapterM5.BecomingMaMProfessionalMNurse:M DefiningMNursi
ngMandMSocializationMintoMPractice
ChapterM6.NursingMasMaMRegulatedMPractice:MLegalMIssues
MChapterM7.Ethics:M BasicMConceptsMforMProfessionalMNurs
ingMPractice
ChapterM8.ConceptualMandMPhilosophicalMFoundationsM
ofMProfessionalMNursingMPractice
ChapterM9.NursingMTheory:M TheMBasisMforMProfessionalMNursi
ngMChapterM10.TheMScienceMofMNursingMandMEvidence-
BasedMPractice
ChapterM11.DevelopingMNursingMJudgmentMThroughMCriticalMThinking
ChapterM12.CommunicationMandMCollaborationMinMProfessionalMNursing
ChapterM13.Nurses,MPatients,MandMFamilies:M CaringMatMtheMIntersectionMofMHealth,MIllness,Ma
ndMCulture
ChapterM14.HealthMCareMinMtheMUnitedMStates
ChapterM15.PoliticalMActivismMinMNursing:M Communities,MOrganizations,MGovernment
ChapterM16.NursingMChallenge:MToMContinueMtoMEvolve
ChapterM1.NursingMinMToday’sMEvolvingMHealthMCareMEnvironment
MULTIPLEMCHOICE
1. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMcouldMeventuallyMchangeMtheMhistoricalMstatusMofMnursingM
asMaMfemale-MdominatedMprofession?
a. MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprograms
b. TheMproportionMofMmenMinMnursingMbeginningMtoMincrease
c. MoreMmaleMgraduatesMofMbasicMnursingMprogramsMenteringMtheMworkplace
d. SalaryMcompensationMincreasingMtoMattractMmoreMmen
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A MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprogramsMisMnotMtheM
bestManswerMbecauseMassociateMdegreeMprogramsMproduceMtheMmostMnewMgraduates.
B TheMpercentageMofMmenMinMnursingMhasMincreasedM50%MsinceM2000.
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MasMaMfemale-dominatedMprofession.
D SalaryMratesMdoMnotMappearMtoMrelateMtoMtheMrecruitmentMofMmenM
intoMnursing.DIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M2
2. TheMracialMandMethnicMcompositionMofMtheMnursingMprofessionMwillMchangeMtoM
moreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMasMaMwholeMwhen
a. theMincreasedMnumbersMofMracialMandMethnicMminoritiesMenrolledMinMeducationalMprogr
amsMgraduateMandMbeginMtoMpractice.
b. theMnumberMofMAsiansMorMNativeMHawaiian-PacificMIslandersMbeginsMtoMincrease.
c. theMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMdecreasesMmoreMthanMtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnu
rses.
d. theMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMdecreases.
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A AMlargerMpercentageMofMminoritiesMareMenrolledMinMnursingMeducationalMprogramsMt
hanMpreviously.
B AsiansMandMNativeMHawaiian-
PacificMIslandersMareMoverMrepresentedMinMnursingMcomparedMtoMtheirMpercentageMofMthe
MgeneralMpopulation.
C NotMonlyMwouldMtheMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMneedMtoMincrease,MtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnurse
sMwouldMhaveMtoMdecreaseMinMorderMtoMmoreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMas
MaMwhole.
D TheMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMisMnotMlikelyMtoMdecre
ase.DIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M3
3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMcorrectMstatementMaboutMtheMregisteredMnurseM(RN)Mpopulation?
a. TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMcloselyMresemblesMthatMofMtheMgeneralMpopulation.
b. TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMhasMdecreasedMsteadilyMoverMtheMlastMdecade.
c. TheMrateMofMagingMofMRNsMhasMslowedMforMtheMfirstMtimeMinMtheMpastM30Myears.
d. TheMmajorityMofMemployedMRNsMworkingMfullMtimeMmustMworkMaMsecondMposition.
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A TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMisMincreasing,MbutMdoesMnotMapproximateMt
heirMpercentageMofMtheMoverallMpopulation.
B TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMisMincreasing.
C TheMaverageMageMofMRNsMinMbothM2004MandM2008MwasM46.MThisMisMaMresultMofMtheMnumb
ersMofMRNsMunderM30MinMtheMworkforce.
D AccordingMtoM2008Mdata,MonlyM12%MofMnursesMworkingMfullMtimeMholdMsecondMpositi
ons.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MKnowledgeMREF:MMCS:M3
4. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMtrendsMinMnursingMeducation?
a. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMbachelorsMandMhigherMdegreesMareMincreasing.
b. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMassociateMdegreesMareMdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornMnursesMpracticingMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMareMseenMasMlessMknowledgeableMbeca
useMofMtheirMlesserMeducationalMpreparation.
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M M
Professional Nursing: Concepts &
M M M M
Challenges, 10th Edition
M M
BethMBlackMPhD,MRN,MFAANM(Author)
ChapterM1.NursingMinMToday’sMEvolvingMHealthMCa
reMEnvironment
ChapterM2.TheMHistoryMandMSocialMContextMofMNursingM
ChapterM3.Nursing’sMPathwayMtoMProfessionalismMChap
terM4.NursingMEducationMinManMEvolvingMHealthMCareMEn
vironment
ChapterM5.BecomingMaMProfessionalMNurse:M DefiningMNursi
ngMandMSocializationMintoMPractice
ChapterM6.NursingMasMaMRegulatedMPractice:MLegalMIssues
MChapterM7.Ethics:M BasicMConceptsMforMProfessionalMNurs
ingMPractice
ChapterM8.ConceptualMandMPhilosophicalMFoundationsM
ofMProfessionalMNursingMPractice
ChapterM9.NursingMTheory:M TheMBasisMforMProfessionalMNursi
ngMChapterM10.TheMScienceMofMNursingMandMEvidence-
BasedMPractice
ChapterM11.DevelopingMNursingMJudgmentMThroughMCriticalMThinking
ChapterM12.CommunicationMandMCollaborationMinMProfessionalMNursing
ChapterM13.Nurses,MPatients,MandMFamilies:M CaringMatMtheMIntersectionMofMHealth,MIllness,Ma
ndMCulture
ChapterM14.HealthMCareMinMtheMUnitedMStates
ChapterM15.PoliticalMActivismMinMNursing:M Communities,MOrganizations,MGovernment
ChapterM16.NursingMChallenge:MToMContinueMtoMEvolve
ChapterM1.NursingMinMToday’sMEvolvingMHealthMCareMEnvironment
MULTIPLEMCHOICE
1. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMcouldMeventuallyMchangeMtheMhistoricalMstatusMofMnursingM
asMaMfemale-MdominatedMprofession?
a. MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprograms
b. TheMproportionMofMmenMinMnursingMbeginningMtoMincrease
c. MoreMmaleMgraduatesMofMbasicMnursingMprogramsMenteringMtheMworkplace
d. SalaryMcompensationMincreasingMtoMattractMmoreMmen
ANS:MC
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A MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprogramsMisMnotMtheM
bestManswerMbecauseMassociateMdegreeMprogramsMproduceMtheMmostMnewMgraduates.
B TheMpercentageMofMmenMinMnursingMhasMincreasedM50%MsinceM2000.
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,C TheMmoreMmenMwhoMenterMtheMworkplaceMasMnurses,MtheMlessMnursingMwillMbeMseen
MasMaMfemale-dominatedMprofession.
D SalaryMratesMdoMnotMappearMtoMrelateMtoMtheMrecruitmentMofMmenM
intoMnursing.DIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M2
2. TheMracialMandMethnicMcompositionMofMtheMnursingMprofessionMwillMchangeMtoM
moreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMasMaMwholeMwhen
a. theMincreasedMnumbersMofMracialMandMethnicMminoritiesMenrolledMinMeducationalMprogr
amsMgraduateMandMbeginMtoMpractice.
b. theMnumberMofMAsiansMorMNativeMHawaiian-PacificMIslandersMbeginsMtoMincrease.
c. theMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMdecreasesMmoreMthanMtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnu
rses.
d. theMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMdecreases.
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Feedback
A AMlargerMpercentageMofMminoritiesMareMenrolledMinMnursingMeducationalMprogramsMt
hanMpreviously.
B AsiansMandMNativeMHawaiian-
PacificMIslandersMareMoverMrepresentedMinMnursingMcomparedMtoMtheirMpercentageMofMthe
MgeneralMpopulation.
C NotMonlyMwouldMtheMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMneedMtoMincrease,MtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnurse
sMwouldMhaveMtoMdecreaseMinMorderMtoMmoreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMas
MaMwhole.
D TheMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMisMnotMlikelyMtoMdecre
ase.DIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M3
3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMcorrectMstatementMaboutMtheMregisteredMnurseM(RN)Mpopulation?
a. TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMcloselyMresemblesMthatMofMtheMgeneralMpopulation.
b. TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMhasMdecreasedMsteadilyMoverMtheMlastMdecade.
c. TheMrateMofMagingMofMRNsMhasMslowedMforMtheMfirstMtimeMinMtheMpastM30Myears.
d. TheMmajorityMofMemployedMRNsMworkingMfullMtimeMmustMworkMaMsecondMposition.
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Feedback
A TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMisMincreasing,MbutMdoesMnotMapproximateMt
heirMpercentageMofMtheMoverallMpopulation.
B TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMisMincreasing.
C TheMaverageMageMofMRNsMinMbothM2004MandM2008MwasM46.MThisMisMaMresultMofMtheMnumb
ersMofMRNsMunderM30MinMtheMworkforce.
D AccordingMtoM2008Mdata,MonlyM12%MofMnursesMworkingMfullMtimeMholdMsecondMpositi
ons.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MKnowledgeMREF:MMCS:M3
4. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMtrendsMinMnursingMeducation?
a. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMbachelorsMandMhigherMdegreesMareMincreasing.
b. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMassociateMdegreesMareMdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornMnursesMpracticingMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMareMseenMasMlessMknowledgeableMbeca
useMofMtheirMlesserMeducationalMpreparation.
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