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Table of Contents
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Chapterb1.bNursingbinbToday’sbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironment
Chapterb 2.b Theb Historyb andb Socialb Contextb ofb Nursing
Chapterb 3.b Nursing’sb Pathwayb tob Professionalism
Chapterb4.bNursingbEducationbinbanbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironment
Chapterb 5.b Becomingb ab Professionalb Nurse:b Definingb Nursingb andb Socializationb intob Practice
Chapterb6.bNursingbasbabRegulatedbPractice:bLegalbIssues
Chapterb7.bEthics:bBasicbConceptsbforbProfessionalbNursingbPractice
Chapterb8.bConceptualbandbPhilosophicalbFoundationsbofbProfessionalbNursingbPractice
Chapterb 9.b Nursingb Theory:b Theb Basisb forb Professionalb Nursing
Chapterb 10.b Theb Scienceb ofb Nursingb andb Evidence-Basedb Practice
Chapterb11.bDevelopingbNursingbJudgmentbThroughbCriticalbThinking
Chapterb12.bCommunicationbandbCollaborationbinbProfessionalbNursing
Chapterb 13.b Nurses,b Patients,b andb Families:b Caringb atb theb Intersectionb ofb Health,Illness,b andb Culture
Chapterb14.bHealthbCarebinbthebUnitedbStates
Chapterb 15.b Politicalb Activismb inb Nursing:b Communities,b Organizations,b Government
Chapterb16.bNursingbChallenge:bTobContinuebtobEvolve
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?
b
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANSWER:bC
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A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbthebbestba
nswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewbgraduates.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasbabf
emale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIFFERENCE:bCOGNITIVEbLEVEL:bComprehensionb REFERENCE:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybr
eflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. Thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducationalbprogramsbg
raduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. ThebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. ThebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhitebnurses.
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d. Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANSWER:bA
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A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbthanbp
reviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentageb
ofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
CbNotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesbwo
uldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwhole.
DbThebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:bCOGNITIVEbLEVEL:bComprehensionb REFERENCE:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
ANSWER:bC
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A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebtheirbp
ercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbthebn
umbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbsecondbp
ositions.
DIF:bCOGNITIVEbLEVEL:bKnowledgebREFERENCE:bMCS:b3
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbtrendsbinbnursingbeducation?
a. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbbachelorsbandbhigherbdegreesbarebincreasing.
b. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbassociatebdegreesbarebdecreasing.
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, TestbBankbforbProfessionalbNursingbConceptsb&bChallenges,b10thbEdition,bBeth
Table of Contents
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Chapterb1.bNursingbinbToday’sbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironment
Chapterb 2.b Theb Historyb andb Socialb Contextb ofb Nursing
Chapterb 3.b Nursing’sb Pathwayb tob Professionalism
Chapterb4.bNursingbEducationbinbanbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironment
Chapterb 5.b Becomingb ab Professionalb Nurse:b Definingb Nursingb andb Socializationb intob Practice
Chapterb6.bNursingbasbabRegulatedbPractice:bLegalbIssues
Chapterb7.bEthics:bBasicbConceptsbforbProfessionalbNursingbPractice
Chapterb8.bConceptualbandbPhilosophicalbFoundationsbofbProfessionalbNursingbPractice
Chapterb 9.b Nursingb Theory:b Theb Basisb forb Professionalb Nursing
Chapterb 10.b Theb Scienceb ofb Nursingb andb Evidence-Basedb Practice
Chapterb11.bDevelopingbNursingbJudgmentbThroughbCriticalbThinking
Chapterb12.bCommunicationbandbCollaborationbinbProfessionalbNursing
Chapterb 13.b Nurses,b Patients,b andb Families:b Caringb atb theb Intersectionb ofb Health,Illness,b andb Culture
Chapterb14.bHealthbCarebinbthebUnitedbStates
Chapterb 15.b Politicalb Activismb inb Nursing:b Communities,b Organizations,b Government
Chapterb16.bNursingbChallenge:bTobContinuebtobEvolve
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th
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Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
b b b b b b b
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?
b
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANSWER:bC
Feedback
A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbthebbestba
nswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewbgraduates.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasbabf
emale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIFFERENCE:bCOGNITIVEbLEVEL:bComprehensionb REFERENCE:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybr
eflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. Thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducationalbprogramsbg
raduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. ThebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. ThebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhitebnurses.
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d. Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANSWER:bA
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A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbthanbp
reviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentageb
ofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
CbNotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesbwo
uldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwhole.
DbThebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:bCOGNITIVEbLEVEL:bComprehensionb REFERENCE:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
ANSWER:bC
Feedback
A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebtheirbp
ercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbthebn
umbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbsecondbp
ositions.
DIF:bCOGNITIVEbLEVEL:bKnowledgebREFERENCE:bMCS:b3
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbtrendsbinbnursingbeducation?
a. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbbachelorsbandbhigherbdegreesbarebincreasing.
b. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbassociatebdegreesbarebdecreasing.
