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Table of Contents
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Chapterj1.jNursingjinjToday’sjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj 2.j Thej Historyj andj Socialj Contextj ofj Nursing
Chapterj 3.j Nursing’sj Pathwayj toj Professionalism
Chapterj4.jNursingjEducationjinjanjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj 5.j Becomingj aj Professionalj Nurse:j Definingj Nursingj andj Socializationj intoj Practice
Chapterj6.jNursingjasjajRegulatedjPractice:jLegaljIssues
Chapterj7.jEthics:jBasicjConceptsjforjProfessionaljNursingjPractice
Chapterj8.jConceptualjandjPhilosophicaljFoundationsjofjProfessionaljNursingjPractice
Chapterj 9.j Nursingj Theory:j Thej Basisj forj Professionalj Nursing
Chapterj 10.j Thej Sciencej ofj Nursingj andj Evidence-Basedj Practice
Chapterj11.jDevelopingjNursingjJudgmentjThroughjCriticaljThinking
Chapterj12.jCommunicationjandjCollaborationjinjProfessionaljNursing
Chapterj 13.j Nurses,j Patients,j andj Families:j Caringj atj thej Intersectionj ofj Health,Illness,j andj Culture
Chapterj14.jHealthjCarejinjthejUnitedjStates
Chapterj 15.j Politicalj Activismj inj Nursing:j Communities,j Organizations,j Government
Chapterj16.jNursingjChallenge:jTojContinuejtojEvolve
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjcouldjeventuallyjchangejthejhistoricaljstatusjofjnursingjasjajfemale-
dominatedjprofession?
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a. Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprograms
b. Thejproportionjofjmenjinjnursingjbeginningjtojincrease
c. Morejmalejgraduatesjofjbasicjnursingjprogramsjenteringjthejworkplace
d. Salaryjcompensationjincreasingjtojattractjmorejmen
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A Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprogramsjisjnotjthejbestjans
werjbecausejassociatejdegreejprogramsjproducejthejmostjnewjgraduates.
B Thejpercentagejofjmenjinjnursingjhasjincreasedj50%jsincej2000.
C Thejmorejmenjwhojenterjthejworkplacejasjnurses,jthejlessjnursingjwilljbejseenjasjajfema
le-dominatedjprofession.
D Salaryjratesjdojnotjappearjtojrelatejtojthejrecruitmentjofjmenjintojnursing.
DIFFERENCE:jCOGNITIVEjLEVEL:jComprehensionj REFERENCE:jMCS:j2
2. Thejracialjandjethnicjcompositionjofjthejnursingjprofessionjwilljchangejtojmorejaccuratelyjrefl
ectjthejpopulationjasjajwholejwhen
a. Thejincreasedjnumbersjofjracialjandjethnicjminoritiesjenrolledjinjeducationaljprogramsjgra
duatejandjbeginjtojpractice.
b. ThejnumberjofjAsiansjorjNativejHawaiian-PacificjIslandersjbeginsjtojincrease.
c. ThejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjdecreasesjmorejthanjthejpercentagejofjwhitejnurses.
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d. Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsjthanjpre
viously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentagejofj
thejgeneraljpopulation.
CjNotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjwouldj
havejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwhole.
DjThejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:jCOGNITIVEjLEVEL:jComprehensionj REFERENCE:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejtheirjper
centagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnumb
ersjofjRNsjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjposi
tions.
DIF:jCOGNITIVEjLEVEL:jKnowledgejREFERENCE:jMCS:j3
4. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjdescribesjtrendsjinjnursingjeducation?
a. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjbachelorsjandjhigherjdegreesjarejincreasing.
b. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjassociatejdegreesjarejdecreasing.
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Table of Contents
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Chapterj1.jNursingjinjToday’sjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj 2.j Thej Historyj andj Socialj Contextj ofj Nursing
Chapterj 3.j Nursing’sj Pathwayj toj Professionalism
Chapterj4.jNursingjEducationjinjanjEvolvingjHealthjCarejEnvironment
Chapterj 5.j Becomingj aj Professionalj Nurse:j Definingj Nursingj andj Socializationj intoj Practice
Chapterj6.jNursingjasjajRegulatedjPractice:jLegaljIssues
Chapterj7.jEthics:jBasicjConceptsjforjProfessionaljNursingjPractice
Chapterj8.jConceptualjandjPhilosophicaljFoundationsjofjProfessionaljNursingjPractice
Chapterj 9.j Nursingj Theory:j Thej Basisj forj Professionalj Nursing
Chapterj 10.j Thej Sciencej ofj Nursingj andj Evidence-Basedj Practice
Chapterj11.jDevelopingjNursingjJudgmentjThroughjCriticaljThinking
Chapterj12.jCommunicationjandjCollaborationjinjProfessionaljNursing
Chapterj 13.j Nurses,j Patients,j andj Families:j Caringj atj thej Intersectionj ofj Health,Illness,j andj Culture
Chapterj14.jHealthjCarejinjthejUnitedjStates
Chapterj 15.j Politicalj Activismj inj Nursing:j Communities,j Organizations,j Government
Chapterj16.jNursingjChallenge:jTojContinuejtojEvolve
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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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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjcouldjeventuallyjchangejthejhistoricaljstatusjofjnursingjasjajfemale-
dominatedjprofession?
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a. Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprograms
b. Thejproportionjofjmenjinjnursingjbeginningjtojincrease
c. Morejmalejgraduatesjofjbasicjnursingjprogramsjenteringjthejworkplace
d. Salaryjcompensationjincreasingjtojattractjmorejmen
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A Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprogramsjisjnotjthejbestjans
werjbecausejassociatejdegreejprogramsjproducejthejmostjnewjgraduates.
B Thejpercentagejofjmenjinjnursingjhasjincreasedj50%jsincej2000.
C Thejmorejmenjwhojenterjthejworkplacejasjnurses,jthejlessjnursingjwilljbejseenjasjajfema
le-dominatedjprofession.
D Salaryjratesjdojnotjappearjtojrelatejtojthejrecruitmentjofjmenjintojnursing.
DIFFERENCE:jCOGNITIVEjLEVEL:jComprehensionj REFERENCE:jMCS:j2
2. Thejracialjandjethnicjcompositionjofjthejnursingjprofessionjwilljchangejtojmorejaccuratelyjrefl
ectjthejpopulationjasjajwholejwhen
a. Thejincreasedjnumbersjofjracialjandjethnicjminoritiesjenrolledjinjeducationaljprogramsjgra
duatejandjbeginjtojpractice.
b. ThejnumberjofjAsiansjorjNativejHawaiian-PacificjIslandersjbeginsjtojincrease.
c. ThejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjdecreasesjmorejthanjthejpercentagejofjwhitejnurses.
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d. Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsjthanjpre
viously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentagejofj
thejgeneraljpopulation.
CjNotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjwouldj
havejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwhole.
DjThejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:jCOGNITIVEjLEVEL:jComprehensionj REFERENCE:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejtheirjper
centagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnumb
ersjofjRNsjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjposi
tions.
DIF:jCOGNITIVEjLEVEL:jKnowledgejREFERENCE:jMCS:j3
4. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjdescribesjtrendsjinjnursingjeducation?
a. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjbachelorsjandjhigherjdegreesjarejincreasing.
b. NumbersjofjRNsjwithjassociatejdegreesjarejdecreasing.
