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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Ch
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allenges, 10th Edition
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BethjBlackjPhD,jRN,jFAANj(Author)
Chapterj1.NursingjinjToday’sjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj2.ThejHistoryjandjSocialjContextjofjNursingjCha
pterj3.Nursing’sjPathwayjtojProfessionalismjChapterj4.N
ursingjEducationjinjanjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj5.BecomingjajProfessionaljNurse:j DefiningjNursingjandj
SocializationjintojPractice
Chapterj6.NursingjasjajRegulatedjPractice:jLegaljIssuesjChapter
j7.Ethics:j BasicjConceptsjforjProfessionaljNursingjPractice
Chapterj8.ConceptualjandjPhilosophicaljFoundationsjofjProfessio
naljNursingjPractice
Chapterj9.NursingjTheory:j ThejBasisjforjProfessionaljNursingjC
hapterj10.ThejSciencejofjNursingjandjEvidence-BasedjPractice
Chapterj11.DevelopingjNursingjJudgmentjThroughjCriticaljThinking
Chapterj12.CommunicationjandjCollaborationjinjProfessionaljNursing
Chapterj13.Nurses,jPatients,jandjFamilies:j CaringjatjthejIntersectionjofjHealth,jIllness,jandjCultur
e
Chapterj14.HealthjCarejinjthejUnitedjStates
Chapterj15.PoliticaljActivismjinjNursing:j Communities,jOrganizations,jGovernment
Chapterj16.NursingjChallenge:jTojContinuejtojEvolve
Chapterj1.NursingjinjToday’sjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironmentjMULTIPL
EjCHOICE
1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjcouldjeventuallyjchangejthejhistoricaljstatusjofjnursingjasjajfe
male-jdominatedjprofession?
a. Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprograms
b. Thejproportionjofjmenjinjnursingjbeginningjtojincrease
c. Morejmalejgraduatesjofjbasicjnursingjprogramsjenteringjthejworkplace
d. Salaryjcompensationjincreasingjtojattractjmorejmen
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A Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprogramsjisjnotjthejbestjan
swerjbecausejassociatejdegreejprogramsjproducejthejmostjnewjgraduates.
B Thejpercentagejofjmenjinjnursingjhasjincreasedj50%jsincej2000.
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,C Thejmorejmenjwhojenterjthejworkplacejasjnurses,jthejlessjnursingjwilljbejseenjasjajfe
male-dominatedjprofession.
D Salaryjratesjdojnotjappearjtojrelatejtojthejrecruitmentjofjmenjintojnu
rsing.DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j2
2. Thejracialjandjethnicjcompositionjofjthejnursingjprofessionjwilljchangejtojmorejac
curatelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwholejwhen
a. thejincreasedjnumbersjofjracialjandjethnicjminoritiesjenrolledjinjeducationaljprogramsjgr
aduatejandjbeginjtojpractice.
b. thejnumberjofjAsiansjorjNativejHawaiian-PacificjIslandersjbeginsjtojincrease.
c. thejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjdecreasesjmorejthanjthejpercentagejofjwhitejnurses.
d. thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsjthanjpr
eviously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentagejofjthejgener
aljpopulation.
C NotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjwou
ldjhavejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwhole.
D Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.D
IF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejtheirjpe
rcentagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnumbersjofjRN
sjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjpositions.jDI
F:jCognitivejLevel:jKnowledgejREF:jMCS:j3
4. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjdescribesjtrendsjinjnursingjeducation?
a. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjbachelorsjandjhigherjdegreesjarejincreasing.
b. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjassociatejdegreesjarejdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornjnursesjpracticingjinjthejUnitedjStatesjarejseenjasjlessjknowledgeablejbecausejofj
theirjlesserjeducationaljpreparation.
d. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjdiplomajeducationsjarejincreasing.
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Ch
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allenges, 10th Edition
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BethjBlackjPhD,jRN,jFAANj(Author)
Chapterj1.NursingjinjToday’sjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj2.ThejHistoryjandjSocialjContextjofjNursingjCha
pterj3.Nursing’sjPathwayjtojProfessionalismjChapterj4.N
ursingjEducationjinjanjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj5.BecomingjajProfessionaljNurse:j DefiningjNursingjandj
SocializationjintojPractice
Chapterj6.NursingjasjajRegulatedjPractice:jLegaljIssuesjChapter
j7.Ethics:j BasicjConceptsjforjProfessionaljNursingjPractice
Chapterj8.ConceptualjandjPhilosophicaljFoundationsjofjProfessio
naljNursingjPractice
Chapterj9.NursingjTheory:j ThejBasisjforjProfessionaljNursingjC
hapterj10.ThejSciencejofjNursingjandjEvidence-BasedjPractice
Chapterj11.DevelopingjNursingjJudgmentjThroughjCriticaljThinking
Chapterj12.CommunicationjandjCollaborationjinjProfessionaljNursing
Chapterj13.Nurses,jPatients,jandjFamilies:j CaringjatjthejIntersectionjofjHealth,jIllness,jandjCultur
e
Chapterj14.HealthjCarejinjthejUnitedjStates
Chapterj15.PoliticaljActivismjinjNursing:j Communities,jOrganizations,jGovernment
Chapterj16.NursingjChallenge:jTojContinuejtojEvolve
Chapterj1.NursingjinjToday’sjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironmentjMULTIPL
EjCHOICE
1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjcouldjeventuallyjchangejthejhistoricaljstatusjofjnursingjasjajfe
male-jdominatedjprofession?
a. Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprograms
b. Thejproportionjofjmenjinjnursingjbeginningjtojincrease
c. Morejmalejgraduatesjofjbasicjnursingjprogramsjenteringjthejworkplace
d. Salaryjcompensationjincreasingjtojattractjmorejmen
ANS:jC
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A Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprogramsjisjnotjthejbestjan
swerjbecausejassociatejdegreejprogramsjproducejthejmostjnewjgraduates.
B Thejpercentagejofjmenjinjnursingjhasjincreasedj50%jsincej2000.
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,C Thejmorejmenjwhojenterjthejworkplacejasjnurses,jthejlessjnursingjwilljbejseenjasjajfe
male-dominatedjprofession.
D Salaryjratesjdojnotjappearjtojrelatejtojthejrecruitmentjofjmenjintojnu
rsing.DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j2
2. Thejracialjandjethnicjcompositionjofjthejnursingjprofessionjwilljchangejtojmorejac
curatelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwholejwhen
a. thejincreasedjnumbersjofjracialjandjethnicjminoritiesjenrolledjinjeducationaljprogramsjgr
aduatejandjbeginjtojpractice.
b. thejnumberjofjAsiansjorjNativejHawaiian-PacificjIslandersjbeginsjtojincrease.
c. thejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjdecreasesjmorejthanjthejpercentagejofjwhitejnurses.
d. thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
ANS:jA
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsjthanjpr
eviously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentagejofjthejgener
aljpopulation.
C NotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjwou
ldjhavejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwhole.
D Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.D
IF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
ANS:jC
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejtheirjpe
rcentagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnumbersjofjRN
sjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjpositions.jDI
F:jCognitivejLevel:jKnowledgejREF:jMCS:j3
4. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjdescribesjtrendsjinjnursingjeducation?
a. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjbachelorsjandjhigherjdegreesjarejincreasing.
b. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjassociatejdegreesjarejdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornjnursesjpracticingjinjthejUnitedjStatesjarejseenjasjlessjknowledgeablejbecausejofj
theirjlesserjeducationaljpreparation.
d. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjdiplomajeducationsjarejincreasing.
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