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CONTENTS
Chap�er 1. Nursing in Today’s Evolving Heal�h Care Environmen�
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Chap�er 2. The His�oryand Social Con�ex� of Nursin
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g Chap�er 3. Nursing’s Pa�hway �o Professionalism
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Chap�er 4. Nursing Educa�ion in an Evolving Heal�h Care Environmen�
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Chap�er 5. Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socializa�ion In�o Prac�ice
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Chap�er 6. Nursing as a Regula�ed Prac�ice: Legal Issues
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Chap�er 7. E�hics: Basic Concep�s for Professional Nursing Prac�ice
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Chap�er 8. Concep�ual and Philosophical Founda�ions of Professional Nursing Prac�ice Chap
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�er 9. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
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Chap�er 10. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-
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Based Prac�ice Chap�er 11. Developing Nursing Judgmen� �hrough Cri
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�ical Thinking Chap�er 12. Communica�ion and Collabora�ion in Profes
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Chap�er 13. Nurses, Pa�ien�s, and Families: Caring a� �he In�ersec�ion of Heal�h, Illness, a
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nd Cul�ure
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Chap�er 14. Heal�h Care in �he Uni�ed S�a�es
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Chap�er 15. Poli�ical Ac�ivism in Nursing: Communi�ies, Organiza�ions, and Governmen�
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Chap�er 16. Nursing’s Challenge: To Con�inue �o Evolve
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Chap�er 1: Nursing in Today’s Evolving Heal�h Care Environmen�
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TIPLE CHOICE m




1. Which of �he following could even�ually change �he his�orical s�a�us of nursing as a female-
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domina�ed profession? m




a. More men gradua�ing from baccalaurea�e and higher degree programs
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b. The propor�ion of men in nursing beginning �o increase
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c. More male gradua�es of basic nursingprograms en�ering �he workplace
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d. Salarycompensa�ion increasing �o a��rac� more men
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A More men gradua�ing from baccalaurea�e and higher degree programs is no� �he
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bes� answer because associa�e degree programs produce �he mos� new gradua�e
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s.
B The percen�age of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C The more men who en�er �he workplace as nurses, �he less nursing will be seen as a f
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emale-domina�ed profession. m




D Salaryra�es do no� appear �o rela�e �o �he recrui�men� of men in�o nu
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rsing. DIF: Cogni�ive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. The racial and e�hnic composi�ion of �he nursing profession will change �o more accura�ely
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reflec� �he popula�ion as a whole when
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a. �he increased numbers of racial and e�hnic minori�ies enrolled in educa�ional
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programs gradua�e and begin �o prac�ice.
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b. �he number of Asians or Na�ive Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins �o increase.
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c. �he percen�age of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses decreases more �han �he percen�age of whi�e nurs
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d. �he nonwhi�e por�ion of �he general popula�ion decreases.
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ANS: Am




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A A larger percen�age of minori�ies are enrolled in nursing educa�ional programs
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�han previously. m




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Pacific Islanders are over represen�ed in nursing compared �o �heir percen�a
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ge of �he general popula�ion.
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C No� onlywould �he percen�age of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses need �o increase, �he percen�age of whi�e nurses w
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ould have �o decrease in order �o more accura�elyreflec� �he popula�ion as a wh
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ole.
D The nonwhi�e por�ion of �he general popula�ion is no� likely�o decrea
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se. DIF: Cogni�ive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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3. Which of �he following is a correc� s�a�emen� abou� �he regis�ered nurse (RN) popula�io
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a. The racial/e�hnic composi�ion of RNs closelyresembles �ha� of �he gener
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al popula�ion.
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b. The number of men en�ering nursing has decreased s�eadilyover �he las� decade.
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c. The ra�e of aging of RNs has slowed for �he firs� �ime in �he pas� 30 years.
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d. The majori�yof employed RNs working full �ime mus� work a second posi�ion.
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A The racial/e�hnic composi�ion of RNs is increasing, bu� does no� approxima
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�e �heir percen�age of �he overall popula�ion.
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B The number of men en�ering nursing is increasing.
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C The average age of RNs in bo�h 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a resul� of �he nu
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D According�o 2008 da�a, only12% of nurses working full �ime hold second p m m m m m m m m m m m m m




osi�ions.