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Table of Contents
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Chapterv1.vNursingvinvToday’svEvolvingvHealthvCarevEnvironment
Chapterv 2.v Thev Historyv andv Socialv Contextv ofv Nursing
Chapterv 3.v Nursing’sv Pathwayv tov Professionalism
Chapterv4.vNursingvEducationvinvanvEvolvingvHealthvCarevEnvironment
Chapterv 5.v Becomingv av Professionalv Nurse:v Definingv Nursingv andv Socializationv intov Practice
Chapterv6.vNursingvasvavRegulatedvPractice:vLegalvIssues
Chapterv7.vEthics:vBasicvConceptsvforvProfessionalvNursingvPractice
Chapterv8.vConceptualvandvPhilosophicalvFoundationsvofvProfessionalvNursingvPractice
Chapterv 9.v Nursingv Theory:v Thev Basisv forv Professionalv Nursing
Chapterv 10.v Thev Sciencev ofv Nursingv andv Evidence-Basedv Practice
Chapterv11.vDevelopingvNursingvJudgmentvThroughvCriticalvThinking
Chapterv12.vCommunicationvandvCollaborationvinvProfessionalvNursing
Chapterv 13.v Nurses,v Patients,v andv Families:v Caringv atv thev Intersectionv ofv Health,Illness,v andv Culture
Chapterv14.vHealthvCarevinvthevUnitedvStates
Chapterv 15.v Politicalv Activismv inv Nursing:v Communities,v Organizations,v Government
Chapterv16.vNursingvChallenge:vTovContinuevtovEvolve
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvcouldveventuallyvchangevthevhistoricalvstatusvofvnursingvasvavfemale-
dominatedvprofession?
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a. Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprograms
b. Thevproportionvofvmenvinvnursingvbeginningvtovincrease
c. Morevmalevgraduatesvofvbasicvnursingvprogramsventeringvthevworkplace
d. Salaryvcompensationvincreasingvtovattractvmorevmen
ANSWER:vC
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A Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprogramsvisvnotvthevbestva
nswervbecausevassociatevdegreevprogramsvproducevthevmostvnewvgraduates.
B Thevpercentagevofvmenvinvnursingvhasvincreasedv50%vsincev2000.
C Thevmorevmenvwhoventervthevworkplacevasvnurses,vthevlessvnursingvwillvbevseenvasvavf
emale-dominatedvprofession.
D Salaryvratesvdovnotvappearvtovrelatevtovthevrecruitmentvofvmenvintovnursing.
DIFFERENCE:vCOGNITIVEvLEVEL:vComprehensionv REFERENCE:vMCS:v2
2. Thevracialvandvethnicvcompositionvofvthevnursingvprofessionvwillvchangevtovmorevaccuratelyvr
eflectvthevpopulationvasvavwholevwhen
a. Thevincreasedvnumbersvofvracialvandvethnicvminoritiesvenrolledvinveducationalvprogramsvg
raduatevandvbeginvtovpractice.
b. ThevnumbervofvAsiansvorvNativevHawaiian-PacificvIslandersvbeginsvtovincrease.
c. ThevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvdecreasesvmorevthanvthevpercentagevofvwhitevnurses.
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d. Thevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvdecreases.
ANSWER:vA
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A Avlargervpercentagevofvminoritiesvarevenrolledvinvnursingveducationalvprogramsvthanvp
reviously.
B AsiansvandvNativevHawaiian-
PacificvIslandersvarevovervrepresentedvinvnursingvcomparedvtovtheirvpercentagev
ofvthevgeneralvpopulation.
CvNotvonlyvwouldvthevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvneedvtovincrease,vthevpercentagevofvwhitevnursesvwo
uldvhavevtovdecreasevinvordervtovmorevaccuratelyvreflectvthevpopulationvasvavwhole.
DvThevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvisvnotvlikelyvtovdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:vCOGNITIVEvLEVEL:vComprehensionv REFERENCE:vMCS:v3
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavcorrectvstatementvaboutvthevregisteredvnursev(RN)vpopulation?
a. Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvcloselyvresemblesvthatvofvthevgeneralvpopulation.
b. Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvhasvdecreasedvsteadilyvovervthevlastvdecade.
c. ThevratevofvagingvofvRNsvhasvslowedvforvthevfirstvtimevinvthevpastv30vyears.
d. ThevmajorityvofvemployedvRNsvworkingvfullvtimevmustvworkvavsecondvposition.
ANSWER:vC
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A Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvisvincreasing,vbutvdoesvnotvapproximatevtheirvp
ercentagevofvthevoverallvpopulation.
B Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvisvincreasing.
C ThevaveragevagevofvRNsvinvbothv2004vandv2008vwasv46.vThisvisvavresultvofvthevn
umbersvofvRNsvunderv30vinvthevworkforce.
D Accordingvtov2008vdata,vonlyv12%vofvnursesvworkingvfullvtimevholdvsecondvp
ositions.
DIF:vCOGNITIVEvLEVEL:vKnowledgevREFERENCE:vMCS:v3
4. Whichvofvthevfollowingvbestvdescribesvtrendsvinvnursingveducation?
a. NumbersvofvRNsvwithvbachelorsvandvhighervdegreesvarevincreasing.
b. NumbersvofvRNsvwithvassociatevdegreesvarevdecreasing.
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Table of Contents
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Chapterv1.vNursingvinvToday’svEvolvingvHealthvCarevEnvironment
Chapterv 2.v Thev Historyv andv Socialv Contextv ofv Nursing
Chapterv 3.v Nursing’sv Pathwayv tov Professionalism
Chapterv4.vNursingvEducationvinvanvEvolvingvHealthvCarevEnvironment
Chapterv 5.v Becomingv av Professionalv Nurse:v Definingv Nursingv andv Socializationv intov Practice
Chapterv6.vNursingvasvavRegulatedvPractice:vLegalvIssues
Chapterv7.vEthics:vBasicvConceptsvforvProfessionalvNursingvPractice
Chapterv8.vConceptualvandvPhilosophicalvFoundationsvofvProfessionalvNursingvPractice
Chapterv 9.v Nursingv Theory:v Thev Basisv forv Professionalv Nursing
Chapterv 10.v Thev Sciencev ofv Nursingv andv Evidence-Basedv Practice
Chapterv11.vDevelopingvNursingvJudgmentvThroughvCriticalvThinking
Chapterv12.vCommunicationvandvCollaborationvinvProfessionalvNursing
Chapterv 13.v Nurses,v Patients,v andv Families:v Caringv atv thev Intersectionv ofv Health,Illness,v andv Culture
Chapterv14.vHealthvCarevinvthevUnitedvStates
Chapterv 15.v Politicalv Activismv inv Nursing:v Communities,v Organizations,v Government
Chapterv16.vNursingvChallenge:vTovContinuevtovEvolve
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10thE
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvcouldveventuallyvchangevthevhistoricalvstatusvofvnursingvasvavfemale-
dominatedvprofession?
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a. Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprograms
b. Thevproportionvofvmenvinvnursingvbeginningvtovincrease
c. Morevmalevgraduatesvofvbasicvnursingvprogramsventeringvthevworkplace
d. Salaryvcompensationvincreasingvtovattractvmorevmen
ANSWER:vC
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A Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprogramsvisvnotvthevbestva
nswervbecausevassociatevdegreevprogramsvproducevthevmostvnewvgraduates.
B Thevpercentagevofvmenvinvnursingvhasvincreasedv50%vsincev2000.
C Thevmorevmenvwhoventervthevworkplacevasvnurses,vthevlessvnursingvwillvbevseenvasvavf
emale-dominatedvprofession.
D Salaryvratesvdovnotvappearvtovrelatevtovthevrecruitmentvofvmenvintovnursing.
DIFFERENCE:vCOGNITIVEvLEVEL:vComprehensionv REFERENCE:vMCS:v2
2. Thevracialvandvethnicvcompositionvofvthevnursingvprofessionvwillvchangevtovmorevaccuratelyvr
eflectvthevpopulationvasvavwholevwhen
a. Thevincreasedvnumbersvofvracialvandvethnicvminoritiesvenrolledvinveducationalvprogramsvg
raduatevandvbeginvtovpractice.
b. ThevnumbervofvAsiansvorvNativevHawaiian-PacificvIslandersvbeginsvtovincrease.
c. ThevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvdecreasesvmorevthanvthevpercentagevofvwhitevnurses.
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d. Thevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvdecreases.
ANSWER:vA
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A Avlargervpercentagevofvminoritiesvarevenrolledvinvnursingveducationalvprogramsvthanvp
reviously.
B AsiansvandvNativevHawaiian-
PacificvIslandersvarevovervrepresentedvinvnursingvcomparedvtovtheirvpercentagev
ofvthevgeneralvpopulation.
CvNotvonlyvwouldvthevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvneedvtovincrease,vthevpercentagevofvwhitevnursesvwo
uldvhavevtovdecreasevinvordervtovmorevaccuratelyvreflectvthevpopulationvasvavwhole.
DvThevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvisvnotvlikelyvtovdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:vCOGNITIVEvLEVEL:vComprehensionv REFERENCE:vMCS:v3
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavcorrectvstatementvaboutvthevregisteredvnursev(RN)vpopulation?
a. Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvcloselyvresemblesvthatvofvthevgeneralvpopulation.
b. Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvhasvdecreasedvsteadilyvovervthevlastvdecade.
c. ThevratevofvagingvofvRNsvhasvslowedvforvthevfirstvtimevinvthevpastv30vyears.
d. ThevmajorityvofvemployedvRNsvworkingvfullvtimevmustvworkvavsecondvposition.
ANSWER:vC
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A Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvisvincreasing,vbutvdoesvnotvapproximatevtheirvp
ercentagevofvthevoverallvpopulation.
B Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvisvincreasing.
C ThevaveragevagevofvRNsvinvbothv2004vandv2008vwasv46.vThisvisvavresultvofvthevn
umbersvofvRNsvunderv30vinvthevworkforce.
D Accordingvtov2008vdata,vonlyv12%vofvnursesvworkingvfullvtimevholdvsecondvp
ositions.
DIF:vCOGNITIVEvLEVEL:vKnowledgevREFERENCE:vMCS:v3
4. Whichvofvthevfollowingvbestvdescribesvtrendsvinvnursingveducation?
a. NumbersvofvRNsvwithvbachelorsvandvhighervdegreesvarevincreasing.
b. NumbersvofvRNsvwithvassociatevdegreesvarevdecreasing.
