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PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 10TH EDITION
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Table of Contents 2i 2i
Chapter 1. Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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Chapter 2. The History and Social Context of Nursing
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Chapter 3. Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
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Chapter 4. Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environm
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Chapter 5. Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Pract
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Chapter 6. Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
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Chapter 7. Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practi
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Chapter 8. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practi
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Chapter 9. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursi
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Chapter 10. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-
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Chapter 11. Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
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Chapter 12. Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursi
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Chapter 13. Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health,Illness, and Cult
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Chapter 14. Health Care in the United States
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Chapter 15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, Government
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Chapter 16. Nursing Challenge: To Continue to Evol
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 2i
1.Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female
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- dominated profession?
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a.More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
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b.The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
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c.More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
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d.Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
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ANSWER: C 2i
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AMore men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best
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answer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
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BThe percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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CThe more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen as a
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DSalary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
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DIFFERENCE: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension2 i REFERENCE: MCS: 22i 2i 2i 2i 2i
2.The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately
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a.The increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs
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b.The number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
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c.The percentage of African-
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d.The nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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ANSWER: A 2i
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AA larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs than
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C Not only would the percentage of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses w
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ould have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a whol
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D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
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DIFFERENCE: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension REFERENCE: MCS: 3
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3.Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
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a.The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
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b.The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
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c.The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
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d.The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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ANSWER: C 2i
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AThe racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not approximate their
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BThe number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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CThe average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of the
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numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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DAccording to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold second
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4.Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?
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a.Numbers of RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
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b.Numbers of RNs with associate degrees are decreasing.
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