Test Bank For Professional Nursing, 10th - 2023/2024
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ProfessionalNursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition
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By: ssBeth ssBlack ssPhD, s s RN, ssFAAN s s (Author)
Chapter ss1.Nursing ssin ssToday’s ssEvolving ssHealth ssCare
ssEnvironment
Chapter ss2.The ssHistory ssand ssSocial ssContext ssof ssNursing
ssChapter ss3.Nursing’s ssPathway ssto ssProfessionalism
ssChapter ss4.Nursing ssEducation ssin ssan ssEvolving ssHealth
ssCare s s Environment
Chapter ss5.Becoming ssa ssProfessional ssNurse: Defining ssNursing
ssand ssSocialization ssinto ssPractice
Chapter ss6.Nursing ssas ssa ssRegulated ssPractice: ssLegal ssIssues
ssChapter ss7.Ethics: Basic ssConcepts ssfor ssProfessional
ssNursing ssPractice
Chapterss8.Conceptual ssand ssPhilosophical ssFoundations ssof
ssProfessional ssNursing ssPractice
Chapter ss9.Nursing ssTheory: The ssBasis ssfor ssProfessional
ssNursing ssChapter ss10.The ssScience ssof ssNursing ssand
ssEvidence- ssBased ssPractice
Chapter ss11.Developing ssNursing s s Judgment s s Through s s Critical s s Thinking
Chapter ss12.Communication ssand s s Collaboration ssin ssProfessional s s Nursing
Chapter ss13.Nurses, ssPatients, ssand ssFamilies: Caring ssat ssthe ssIntersection ssof ssHealth, ssIllness,
ssand ssCulture
Chapter s s 14.Health ssCare s s in ssthe ssUnited s s States
Chapter ss15.Political s s Activism ssin ssNursing: Communities, ssOrganizations, ss Government
Chapter s s 16.Nursing s s Challenge: To ssContinue ssto s s Evolve
Chapter ss1.Nursing ssin ssToday’s ssEvolving ssHealth ssCare ssEnvironment
ssMULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sscould sseventually sschange ssthe sshistorical ssstatus ssof
ssnursing ssas s s a ssfemale- ssdominated ssprofession?
a. More ssmen s s graduating s s from ssbaccalaureate s s and s s higher s s degree s s programs
b. The ssproportion s s of s s men s s in s s nursing s s beginning s s to s s increase
c. More ssmale s s graduates s s of s s basic s s nursing s s programs s s entering s s the ssworkplace
d. Salary sscompensation s s increasing s s to ssattract ss more ssmen
ANS: C ss
Feedback
A More ssmen ssgraduating ssfrom ssbaccalaureate ssand sshigher ssdegree ssprograms ssis ssnot
ssthe ssbest s s answer s s because s s associate s s degree s s programs s s produce ssthe ssmost s s new
s s graduates.
B The sspercentage s s of s s men s s in s s nursing s s has s s increased s s 50% sssince s s 2000.
C The ssmore ssmen sswho ssenter ssthe ssworkplace ssas ssnurses, ssthe ssless ssnursing sswill ssbe
ssseen ssas ssa ssfemale-dominated ssprofession.
,D Salary ssrates ssdo ssnot ssappear ssto ssrelate ssto ssthe ssrecruitment ssof ssmen
ssinto ssnursing. ssDIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension ssREF: ssMCS: ss2
2. The ssracial ssand ssethnic sscomposition ssof ssthe ssnursing ssprofession sswill
sschange ssto ssmore ssaccurately ssreflect ssthe sspopulation ssas ssa sswhole sswhen
a. the ssincreased ssnumbers ssof ssracial ssand ssethnic ssminorities ssenrolled ssin
sseducational ssprograms ssgraduate ssand ssbegin ssto sspractice.
b. the ssnumber ss of ssAsians ssor s s Native s s Hawaiian-Pacific s s Islanders s s begins s s to ss increase.
c. the sspercentage ssof ssAfrican-American ssand ssHispanic ssnurses ssdecreases ssmore
ssthan ssthe sspercentage ssof sswhite ssnurses.
d. the s s nonwhite ssportion ss of s s the ssgeneral s s population s s decreases.
ANS: A ss
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A A sslarger sspercentage ssof ssminorities ssare ssenrolled ssin ssnursing sseducational
ssprograms ssthan sspreviously.
B Asians ssand ssNative ssHawaiian-Pacific ssIslanders ssare ssover ssrepresented ssin
ssnursing sscompared ssto sstheir sspercentage ssof ssthe ssgeneral sspopulation.
C Not ssonly sswould ssthe sspercentage ssof ssAfrican-American ssand ssHispanic ssnurses
ssneed s s to ssincrease, ssthe sspercentage ssof sswhite ssnurses sswould sshave ssto ssdecrease
ssin ssorder ssto ssmore ssaccurately ssreflect ssthe sspopulation ssas ssa sswhole.
D The ssnonwhite s s portion s s of ssthe s s general s s population s s is s s not s s likely
ssto ssdecrease. ssDIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension ssREF: ssMCS: ss3
3. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa sscorrect ssstatement ssabout ssthe ssregistered ssnurse
ss(RN) sspopulation?
a. The ssracial/ethnic s s composition ssof s s RNs s s closely s s resembles s s that s s of s s the s s general
s s population.
b. The ssnumber ssof s s men s s entering s s nursing sshas s s decreased s s steadily s s over s s the sslast s s decade.
c. The ssrate s s of s s aging s s of s s RNs s s has s s slowed s s for s s the s s first s s time ssin s s the s s past s s 30 s s years.
d. The ssmajority s s of s s employed s s RNs s s working s s full s s time s s must s s work s s a sssecond s s position.
ANS: C ss
Feedback
A The ssracial/ethnic sscomposition ssof ssRNs ssis ssincreasing, ssbut ssdoes ssnot
ssapproximate sstheir sspercentage ssof ssthe ssoverall sspopulation.
B The ssnumber ssof s s men s s entering s s nursing s s is s s increasing.
C The ssaverage s s age ssof ssRNs ssin ssboth ss2004 s s and ss2008 sswas s s 46. ssThis ssis ssa ssresult ssof ssthe
ssnumbers ssof ssRNs ssunder ss30 ssin ssthe ssworkforce.
D According ssto ss2008 ssdata, ssonly ss12% ssof ssnurses ssworking ssfull sstime sshold
sssecond sspositions. ssDIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge ssREF: ssMCS: ss3
4. Despite ssthe ssvariety ssof sswork sssettings ssavailable ssto ssthe ssRN, ssdata ssfrom ss2008 ssindicate
ssthat ssthe ssprimary sswork sssite ssfor ssRNs ssis
a. ambulatory sscare s s settings.
b. community sshealth ss settings.
c. long-term sscare ssfacilities.
d. acute s s care sshospitals.
ANS: D ss
Feedback
A ssAmbulatory sscare sssettings ssaccount ssfor ssabout ss10.5% ssof ssRNs ssplaces ssof ssemployment. ssB
ssPublic sshealth ssand sscommunity sshealth sssettings ssaccount ssfor ss7.8% ssof ssemployed ssRNs. ssC
, ss Long-term sscare ssfacilities ssaccount ssfor ss5.3% ssof ssRNs ssplaces ssof ssemployment.
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
All Chapters
ss
,TEST BANK FOR
ss ss
ProfessionalNursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition
s ss s ss ss ss
By: ssBeth ssBlack ssPhD, s s RN, ssFAAN s s (Author)
Chapter ss1.Nursing ssin ssToday’s ssEvolving ssHealth ssCare
ssEnvironment
Chapter ss2.The ssHistory ssand ssSocial ssContext ssof ssNursing
ssChapter ss3.Nursing’s ssPathway ssto ssProfessionalism
ssChapter ss4.Nursing ssEducation ssin ssan ssEvolving ssHealth
ssCare s s Environment
Chapter ss5.Becoming ssa ssProfessional ssNurse: Defining ssNursing
ssand ssSocialization ssinto ssPractice
Chapter ss6.Nursing ssas ssa ssRegulated ssPractice: ssLegal ssIssues
ssChapter ss7.Ethics: Basic ssConcepts ssfor ssProfessional
ssNursing ssPractice
Chapterss8.Conceptual ssand ssPhilosophical ssFoundations ssof
ssProfessional ssNursing ssPractice
Chapter ss9.Nursing ssTheory: The ssBasis ssfor ssProfessional
ssNursing ssChapter ss10.The ssScience ssof ssNursing ssand
ssEvidence- ssBased ssPractice
Chapter ss11.Developing ssNursing s s Judgment s s Through s s Critical s s Thinking
Chapter ss12.Communication ssand s s Collaboration ssin ssProfessional s s Nursing
Chapter ss13.Nurses, ssPatients, ssand ssFamilies: Caring ssat ssthe ssIntersection ssof ssHealth, ssIllness,
ssand ssCulture
Chapter s s 14.Health ssCare s s in ssthe ssUnited s s States
Chapter ss15.Political s s Activism ssin ssNursing: Communities, ssOrganizations, ss Government
Chapter s s 16.Nursing s s Challenge: To ssContinue ssto s s Evolve
Chapter ss1.Nursing ssin ssToday’s ssEvolving ssHealth ssCare ssEnvironment
ssMULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sscould sseventually sschange ssthe sshistorical ssstatus ssof
ssnursing ssas s s a ssfemale- ssdominated ssprofession?
a. More ssmen s s graduating s s from ssbaccalaureate s s and s s higher s s degree s s programs
b. The ssproportion s s of s s men s s in s s nursing s s beginning s s to s s increase
c. More ssmale s s graduates s s of s s basic s s nursing s s programs s s entering s s the ssworkplace
d. Salary sscompensation s s increasing s s to ssattract ss more ssmen
ANS: C ss
Feedback
A More ssmen ssgraduating ssfrom ssbaccalaureate ssand sshigher ssdegree ssprograms ssis ssnot
ssthe ssbest s s answer s s because s s associate s s degree s s programs s s produce ssthe ssmost s s new
s s graduates.
B The sspercentage s s of s s men s s in s s nursing s s has s s increased s s 50% sssince s s 2000.
C The ssmore ssmen sswho ssenter ssthe ssworkplace ssas ssnurses, ssthe ssless ssnursing sswill ssbe
ssseen ssas ssa ssfemale-dominated ssprofession.
,D Salary ssrates ssdo ssnot ssappear ssto ssrelate ssto ssthe ssrecruitment ssof ssmen
ssinto ssnursing. ssDIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension ssREF: ssMCS: ss2
2. The ssracial ssand ssethnic sscomposition ssof ssthe ssnursing ssprofession sswill
sschange ssto ssmore ssaccurately ssreflect ssthe sspopulation ssas ssa sswhole sswhen
a. the ssincreased ssnumbers ssof ssracial ssand ssethnic ssminorities ssenrolled ssin
sseducational ssprograms ssgraduate ssand ssbegin ssto sspractice.
b. the ssnumber ss of ssAsians ssor s s Native s s Hawaiian-Pacific s s Islanders s s begins s s to ss increase.
c. the sspercentage ssof ssAfrican-American ssand ssHispanic ssnurses ssdecreases ssmore
ssthan ssthe sspercentage ssof sswhite ssnurses.
d. the s s nonwhite ssportion ss of s s the ssgeneral s s population s s decreases.
ANS: A ss
Feedback
A A sslarger sspercentage ssof ssminorities ssare ssenrolled ssin ssnursing sseducational
ssprograms ssthan sspreviously.
B Asians ssand ssNative ssHawaiian-Pacific ssIslanders ssare ssover ssrepresented ssin
ssnursing sscompared ssto sstheir sspercentage ssof ssthe ssgeneral sspopulation.
C Not ssonly sswould ssthe sspercentage ssof ssAfrican-American ssand ssHispanic ssnurses
ssneed s s to ssincrease, ssthe sspercentage ssof sswhite ssnurses sswould sshave ssto ssdecrease
ssin ssorder ssto ssmore ssaccurately ssreflect ssthe sspopulation ssas ssa sswhole.
D The ssnonwhite s s portion s s of ssthe s s general s s population s s is s s not s s likely
ssto ssdecrease. ssDIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension ssREF: ssMCS: ss3
3. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa sscorrect ssstatement ssabout ssthe ssregistered ssnurse
ss(RN) sspopulation?
a. The ssracial/ethnic s s composition ssof s s RNs s s closely s s resembles s s that s s of s s the s s general
s s population.
b. The ssnumber ssof s s men s s entering s s nursing sshas s s decreased s s steadily s s over s s the sslast s s decade.
c. The ssrate s s of s s aging s s of s s RNs s s has s s slowed s s for s s the s s first s s time ssin s s the s s past s s 30 s s years.
d. The ssmajority s s of s s employed s s RNs s s working s s full s s time s s must s s work s s a sssecond s s position.
ANS: C ss
Feedback
A The ssracial/ethnic sscomposition ssof ssRNs ssis ssincreasing, ssbut ssdoes ssnot
ssapproximate sstheir sspercentage ssof ssthe ssoverall sspopulation.
B The ssnumber ssof s s men s s entering s s nursing s s is s s increasing.
C The ssaverage s s age ssof ssRNs ssin ssboth ss2004 s s and ss2008 sswas s s 46. ssThis ssis ssa ssresult ssof ssthe
ssnumbers ssof ssRNs ssunder ss30 ssin ssthe ssworkforce.
D According ssto ss2008 ssdata, ssonly ss12% ssof ssnurses ssworking ssfull sstime sshold
sssecond sspositions. ssDIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge ssREF: ssMCS: ss3
4. Despite ssthe ssvariety ssof sswork sssettings ssavailable ssto ssthe ssRN, ssdata ssfrom ss2008 ssindicate
ssthat ssthe ssprimary sswork sssite ssfor ssRNs ssis
a. ambulatory sscare s s settings.
b. community sshealth ss settings.
c. long-term sscare ssfacilities.
d. acute s s care sshospitals.
ANS: D ss
Feedback
A ssAmbulatory sscare sssettings ssaccount ssfor ssabout ss10.5% ssof ssRNs ssplaces ssof ssemployment. ssB
ssPublic sshealth ssand sscommunity sshealth sssettings ssaccount ssfor ss7.8% ssof ssemployed ssRNs. ssC
, ss Long-term sscare ssfacilities ssaccount ssfor ss5.3% ssof ssRNs ssplaces ssof ssemployment.
