Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends 7th Edition – Test Bank

Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends 7th ED Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends 7th Edition – Test Bank Chapter 03: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to or instead of traditional pencil-and-paper evaluations. This type of evaluation is referred to as: a. core practice competencies. b. continuing competence. c. distance learning. d. performance-based assessment. ANS: D Performance-based assessment is the evaluation of abilities based on an objective demonstration of specific required competencies. This may include performance in actual or simulated situations. 2. One of the major trends that currently influences nursing education and practice is: a. increased technology in the field of critical care. b. a narrowing scope of practice for nurses. c. incivility or disregard of others’ rights in social interactions. d. a decrease in ethnicity due to international programs allowing students to study from a distance. ANS: C Incivility has escalated and can be demonstrated by the common practice of text-messaging during class and an increase in academic dishonesty. 3. Although the use of technology and the Internet provides nursing faculty and students with unlimited resources and current information, an outcome associated with this trend is that: a. users of electronic resources spend a disproportionate amount of time looking for pertinent content. b. additional time is available to study and revise curricula because special skills are not needed to access information via the Internet. c. immediate results and outcomes are expected from students and faculty, thus enhancing time management. d. skills that require problem solving and reflective abilities are developed. ANS: A Students can easily become distracted by pursuit of the intriguing web of links they encounter while they search websites to complete assignments or find pertinent content. 4. A new trend in nursing education