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1. Whichsofsthesfollowingscouldseventuallyschangestheshistoricalsstatussofsnursingsassasfemale-
dominatedsprofession?
a. Moresmensgraduatingsfromsbaccalaureatesandshighersdegreesprograms
b. Thesproportionsofsmensinsnursingsbeginningstosincrease
c. Moresmalesgraduatessofsbasicsnursingsprogramssenteringsthesworkplace
d. Salaryscompensationsincreasingstosattractsmoresmen
ANS:sC
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A Moresmensgraduatingsfromsbaccalaureatesandshighersdegreesprogramssissnotsthesbestsan
swersbecausesassociatesdegreesprogramssproducesthesmostsnewsgraduates.
B Thespercentagesofsmensinsnursingshassincreaseds50%ssinces2000.
C Thesmoresmenswhosentersthesworkplacesassnurses,stheslesssnursingswillsbesseensassasfe
male-dominatedsprofession.
D Salarysratessdosnotsappearstosrelatestosthesrecruitmentsofsmensintosnursing.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sComprehensionsREF:sMCS:s2
2. Thesracialsandsethnicscompositionsofsthesnursingsprofessionswillschangestosmoresaccuratelysref
lectsthespopulationsassaswholeswhen
a. Thesincreasedsnumberssofsracialsandsethnicsminoritiessenrolledsinseducationalsprogramssgr
aduatesandsbeginstospractice.
b. ThesnumbersofsAsianssorsNativesHawaiian-PacificsIslanderssbeginsstosincrease.
c. ThespercentagesofsAfrican-
AmericansandsHispanicsnursessdecreasessmoresthansthespercentagesofswhitesnurses.
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d. Thesnonwhitesportionsofsthesgeneralspopulationsdecreases.
ANS:sA
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A Aslargerspercentagesofsminoritiessaresenrolledsinsnursingseducationalsprogramssthanspr
eviously.
B AsianssandsNativesHawaiian-
PacificsIslanderssaresoversrepresentedsinsnursingscomparedstostheirspercentageso
fsthesgeneralspopulation.
CsNotsonlyswouldsthespercentagesofsAfrican-
AmericansandsHispanicsnursessneedstosincrease,sthespercentagesofswhitesnursesswoul
dshavestosdecreasesinsorderstosmoresaccuratelysreflectsthespopulationsassaswhole.
DsThesnonwhitesportionsofsthesgeneralspopulationsissnotslikelystosdecrease.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sComprehensionsREF:sMCS:s3
3. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissascorrectsstatementsaboutsthesregisteredsnurses(RN)spopulation?
a. Thesracial/ethnicscompositionsofsRNsscloselysresemblessthatsofsthesgeneralspopulation.
b. Thesnumbersofsmensenteringsnursingshassdecreasedssteadilysoverstheslastsdecade.
c. ThesratesofsagingsofsRNsshassslowedsforsthesfirststimesinsthespasts30syears.
d. ThesmajoritysofsemployedsRNssworkingsfullstimesmustsworksassecondsposition.
ANS:sC
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A Thesracial/ethnicscompositionsofsRNssissincreasing,sbutsdoessnotsapproximatestheirspe
rcentagesofsthesoverallspopulation.
B Thesnumbersofsmensenteringsnursingsissincreasing.
C ThesaveragesagesofsRNssinsboths2004sands2008swass46.sThississasresultsofsthesnu
mberssofsRNssunders30sinsthesworkforce.
D Accordingstos2008sdata,sonlys12%sofsnursessworkingsfullstimesholdssecondspo
sitions.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s3
4. Whichsofsthesfollowingsbestsdescribesstrendssinsnursingseducation?
a. NumberssofsRNsswithsbachelorssandshighersdegreessaresincreasing.
b. NumberssofsRNsswithsassociatesdegreessaresdecreasing.
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c. Foreign-
bornsnursesspracticingsinsthesUnitedsStatessaresseensasslesssknowledgeablesbecausesofstheirsless
erseducationalspreparation.
d. NumberssofsRNsswithsdiplomaseducationssaresincreasing.
ANS:sA
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A Slightlysovers50%sofsRNsseventuallysobtainstheirsbachelorssofssciencesinsnursings(BSN)sors
ashighersnursingsdegree.
B Thesmajoritysofsnursessinsthisscountrysgetstheirsinitialsnursingseducationsinsassociatesde
greesinsnursings(ADN)sprograms.
C Foreign-
bornsnursesspracticingsinsthesUnitedsStatessmaysbesviewedsasslesssknowledge
ablesbystheirspeerssbecausesofslanguagesandsculturalsdifferences.
D Thesnumberssofsdiploma-educatedsnursessaresdeclining.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s4
5. DespitesthesvarietysofsworkssettingssavailablestosthesRN,sdatasfroms2008sindicatesthatsthespri
marysworkssitesforsRNssis
a. ambulatoryscaressettings.
b. communityshealthssettings.
c. long-termscaresfacilities.
d. acutescareshospitals.
ANS:sD
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AsAmbulatoryscaressettingssaccountsforsabouts10.5%sofsRNssplacessofsemployment.sBs
Publicshealthsandscommunityshealthssettingssaccountsfors7.8%sofsemployedsRNs.sCs L
ong-termscaresfacilitiessaccountsfors5.3%sofsRNssplacessofsemployment.
Ds Statisticssshowsthats62.2%sofsRNssworksinsacutescareshospitals.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s5
6. Onesimportantsadvantagesofsclinicalsladdersprogramssforshospital-basedsRNssissthatsthey
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CONCEPTS&CHALLENGES,
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9TH EDITION TEST BANK
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2023/2024 LATEST UPDATE
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RANKED A+ s
, TestsBanksforsProfessionalsNursingsConceptss&sChallenges,s9thsEdition,sBethsBlack
Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
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Chapters1.NursingsinsToday’ssEvolvingsHealthsCaresEnvironmentsMULTIPL
EsCHOICE
1. Whichsofsthesfollowingscouldseventuallyschangestheshistoricalsstatussofsnursingsassasfemale-
dominatedsprofession?
a. Moresmensgraduatingsfromsbaccalaureatesandshighersdegreesprograms
b. Thesproportionsofsmensinsnursingsbeginningstosincrease
c. Moresmalesgraduatessofsbasicsnursingsprogramssenteringsthesworkplace
d. Salaryscompensationsincreasingstosattractsmoresmen
ANS:sC
Feedback
A Moresmensgraduatingsfromsbaccalaureatesandshighersdegreesprogramssissnotsthesbestsan
swersbecausesassociatesdegreesprogramssproducesthesmostsnewsgraduates.
B Thespercentagesofsmensinsnursingshassincreaseds50%ssinces2000.
C Thesmoresmenswhosentersthesworkplacesassnurses,stheslesssnursingswillsbesseensassasfe
male-dominatedsprofession.
D Salarysratessdosnotsappearstosrelatestosthesrecruitmentsofsmensintosnursing.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sComprehensionsREF:sMCS:s2
2. Thesracialsandsethnicscompositionsofsthesnursingsprofessionswillschangestosmoresaccuratelysref
lectsthespopulationsassaswholeswhen
a. Thesincreasedsnumberssofsracialsandsethnicsminoritiessenrolledsinseducationalsprogramssgr
aduatesandsbeginstospractice.
b. ThesnumbersofsAsianssorsNativesHawaiian-PacificsIslanderssbeginsstosincrease.
c. ThespercentagesofsAfrican-
AmericansandsHispanicsnursessdecreasessmoresthansthespercentagesofswhitesnurses.
, TestsBanksforsProfessionalsNursingsConceptss&sChallenges,s9thsEdition,sBethsBlack
d. Thesnonwhitesportionsofsthesgeneralspopulationsdecreases.
ANS:sA
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A Aslargerspercentagesofsminoritiessaresenrolledsinsnursingseducationalsprogramssthanspr
eviously.
B AsianssandsNativesHawaiian-
PacificsIslanderssaresoversrepresentedsinsnursingscomparedstostheirspercentageso
fsthesgeneralspopulation.
CsNotsonlyswouldsthespercentagesofsAfrican-
AmericansandsHispanicsnursessneedstosincrease,sthespercentagesofswhitesnursesswoul
dshavestosdecreasesinsorderstosmoresaccuratelysreflectsthespopulationsassaswhole.
DsThesnonwhitesportionsofsthesgeneralspopulationsissnotslikelystosdecrease.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sComprehensionsREF:sMCS:s3
3. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissascorrectsstatementsaboutsthesregisteredsnurses(RN)spopulation?
a. Thesracial/ethnicscompositionsofsRNsscloselysresemblessthatsofsthesgeneralspopulation.
b. Thesnumbersofsmensenteringsnursingshassdecreasedssteadilysoverstheslastsdecade.
c. ThesratesofsagingsofsRNsshassslowedsforsthesfirststimesinsthespasts30syears.
d. ThesmajoritysofsemployedsRNssworkingsfullstimesmustsworksassecondsposition.
ANS:sC
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A Thesracial/ethnicscompositionsofsRNssissincreasing,sbutsdoessnotsapproximatestheirspe
rcentagesofsthesoverallspopulation.
B Thesnumbersofsmensenteringsnursingsissincreasing.
C ThesaveragesagesofsRNssinsboths2004sands2008swass46.sThississasresultsofsthesnu
mberssofsRNssunders30sinsthesworkforce.
D Accordingstos2008sdata,sonlys12%sofsnursessworkingsfullstimesholdssecondspo
sitions.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s3
4. Whichsofsthesfollowingsbestsdescribesstrendssinsnursingseducation?
a. NumberssofsRNsswithsbachelorssandshighersdegreessaresincreasing.
b. NumberssofsRNsswithsassociatesdegreessaresdecreasing.
, TestsBanksforsProfessionalsNursingsConceptss&sChallenges,s9thsEdition,sBethsBlack
c. Foreign-
bornsnursesspracticingsinsthesUnitedsStatessaresseensasslesssknowledgeablesbecausesofstheirsless
erseducationalspreparation.
d. NumberssofsRNsswithsdiplomaseducationssaresincreasing.
ANS:sA
Feedback
A Slightlysovers50%sofsRNsseventuallysobtainstheirsbachelorssofssciencesinsnursings(BSN)sors
ashighersnursingsdegree.
B Thesmajoritysofsnursessinsthisscountrysgetstheirsinitialsnursingseducationsinsassociatesde
greesinsnursings(ADN)sprograms.
C Foreign-
bornsnursesspracticingsinsthesUnitedsStatessmaysbesviewedsasslesssknowledge
ablesbystheirspeerssbecausesofslanguagesandsculturalsdifferences.
D Thesnumberssofsdiploma-educatedsnursessaresdeclining.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s4
5. DespitesthesvarietysofsworkssettingssavailablestosthesRN,sdatasfroms2008sindicatesthatsthespri
marysworkssitesforsRNssis
a. ambulatoryscaressettings.
b. communityshealthssettings.
c. long-termscaresfacilities.
d. acutescareshospitals.
ANS:sD
Feedback
AsAmbulatoryscaressettingssaccountsforsabouts10.5%sofsRNssplacessofsemployment.sBs
Publicshealthsandscommunityshealthssettingssaccountsfors7.8%sofsemployedsRNs.sCs L
ong-termscaresfacilitiessaccountsfors5.3%sofsRNssplacessofsemployment.
Ds Statisticssshowsthats62.2%sofsRNssworksinsacutescareshospitals.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s5
6. Onesimportantsadvantagesofsclinicalsladdersprogramssforshospital-basedsRNssissthatsthey
