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PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 10TH EDITION
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Table of Contents
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Chaptern1.nNursingninnToday’snEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironment
Chaptern 2.n Then Historyn andn Socialn Contextn ofn Nursing
Chaptern 3.n Nursing’sn Pathwayn ton Professionalism
Chaptern4.nNursingnEducationninnannEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironment
Chaptern 5.n Becomingn an Professionaln Nurse:n Definingn Nursingn andn Socializationn inton Practice
Chaptern6.nNursingnasnanRegulatednPractice:nLegalnIssues
Chaptern7.nEthics:nBasicnConceptsnfornProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern8.nConceptualnandnPhilosophicalnFoundationsnofnProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern 9.n Nursingn Theory:n Then Basisn forn Professionaln Nursing
Chaptern 10.n Then Sciencen ofn Nursingn andn Evidence-Basedn Practice
Chaptern11.nDevelopingnNursingnJudgmentnThroughnCriticalnThinking
Chaptern12.nCommunicationnandnCollaborationninnProfessionalnNursing
Chaptern 13.n Nurses,n Patients,n andn Families:n Caringn atn then Intersectionn ofn Health,Illness,n andn Culture
Chaptern14.nHealthnCareninnthenUnitednStates
Chaptern 15.n Politicaln Activismn inn Nursing:n Communities,n Organizations,n Government
Chaptern16.nNursingnChallenge:nTonContinuentonEvolve
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemale-
dominatednprofession?
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a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthenbestna
nswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduates.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseennasnanf
emale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIFFERENCE:nCOGNITIVEnLEVEL:nComprehensionn REFERENCE:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelynr
eflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. Thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationalnprogramsng
raduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. ThennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. ThenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurses.
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d. Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramsnthannp
reviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercentagen
ofnthengeneralnpopulation.
CnNotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesnwo
uldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwhole.
DnThennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIFFERENCE:nCOGNITIVEnLEVEL:nComprehensionn REFERENCE:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneralnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatentheirnp
ercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnthenn
umbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecondnp
ositions.
DIF:nCOGNITIVEnLEVEL:nKnowledgenREFERENCE:nMCS:n3
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesntrendsninnnursingneducation?
a. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnbachelorsnandnhigherndegreesnarenincreasing.
b. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnassociatendegreesnarendecreasing.
TEST BANKn
PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 10TH EDITION
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Table of Contents
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Chaptern1.nNursingninnToday’snEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironment
Chaptern 2.n Then Historyn andn Socialn Contextn ofn Nursing
Chaptern 3.n Nursing’sn Pathwayn ton Professionalism
Chaptern4.nNursingnEducationninnannEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironment
Chaptern 5.n Becomingn an Professionaln Nurse:n Definingn Nursingn andn Socializationn inton Practice
Chaptern6.nNursingnasnanRegulatednPractice:nLegalnIssues
Chaptern7.nEthics:nBasicnConceptsnfornProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern8.nConceptualnandnPhilosophicalnFoundationsnofnProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern 9.n Nursingn Theory:n Then Basisn forn Professionaln Nursing
Chaptern 10.n Then Sciencen ofn Nursingn andn Evidence-Basedn Practice
Chaptern11.nDevelopingnNursingnJudgmentnThroughnCriticalnThinking
Chaptern12.nCommunicationnandnCollaborationninnProfessionalnNursing
Chaptern 13.n Nurses,n Patients,n andn Families:n Caringn atn then Intersectionn ofn Health,Illness,n andn Culture
Chaptern14.nHealthnCareninnthenUnitednStates
Chaptern 15.n Politicaln Activismn inn Nursing:n Communities,n Organizations,n Government
Chaptern16.nNursingnChallenge:nTonContinuentonEvolve
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemale-
dominatednprofession?
n
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER:nC
Feedback
A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthenbestna
nswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduates.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseennasnanf
emale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIFFERENCE:nCOGNITIVEnLEVEL:nComprehensionn REFERENCE:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelynr
eflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. Thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationalnprogramsng
raduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. ThennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. ThenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurses.
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d. Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramsnthannp
reviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercentagen
ofnthengeneralnpopulation.
CnNotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesnwo
uldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwhole.
DnThennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIFFERENCE:nCOGNITIVEnLEVEL:nComprehensionn REFERENCE:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneralnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER:nC
Feedback
A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatentheirnp
ercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnthenn
umbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecondnp
ositions.
DIF:nCOGNITIVEnLEVEL:nKnowledgenREFERENCE:nMCS:n3
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesntrendsninnnursingneducation?
a. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnbachelorsnandnhigherndegreesnarenincreasing.
b. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnassociatendegreesnarendecreasing.
