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PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 10TH EDITION
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Table of Contents
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Chaptern1. n NursingninnToday’sn EvolvingnHealthnCaren Environment
Chaptern2. n ThenHistoryn andnSocialnContextnofnNursing
Chaptern3. n Nursing’snPathwayntonProfessionalism
Chaptern4. nNursingnEducationninnannEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironment
Chaptern5. nBecomingnanProfessionalnNurse:nDefiningnNursingnandnSocializationnintonPractice
Chaptern6. n NursingnasnanRegulatedn Practice:nLegaln Issues
Chaptern7. nEthics:nBasicnConceptsnfornProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern8. nConceptualnandnPhilosophicalnFoundationsnofnProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern9. nNursingnTheory:nThenBasisnfornProfessionalnNursing
Chaptern10. nThenSciencenofnNursingnandnEvidence-BasednPractice
Chaptern11. n DevelopingnNursingnJudgmentnThroughn Criticaln Thinking
Chaptern12. n CommunicationnandnCollaborationn inn Professionaln Nursing
Chaptern13. nNurses, nPatients, nandnFamilies:nCaringnatnthenIntersectionnofnHealth,Illness,nandnCulture
Chaptern14. n HealthnCareninnthenUnitednStates
Chaptern15. n PoliticalnActivismninnNursing:nCommunities,nOrganizations,n Government
Chaptern 16. n NursingnChallenge:nTonContinuen ton Evolve
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Ed
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnof nthenfollowingn could n eventuallyn changen thenhistoricaln statusn of nnursingnasnanfemale-
n dominated n profession?
a. Morenmenn graduatingn fromn baccalaureaten and n highern degreen programs
b. Then proportionn of n menn inn nursingn beginningn ton increase
c. Morenmalen graduatesn of n basicn nursingn programsn enteringn then workplace
d. Salaryncompensationn increasingn ton attract n moren men
ANSWER:n C
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A Morenmenn graduatingn fromnbaccalaureaten and nhigherndegreenprogramsn isn notnthenbestna
nswern becausen associaten degreen programsn producen then most n new n graduates.
B Then percentagen of n menn inn nursingn hasn increased n 50%n sincen 2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhon entern thenworkplacen asn nurses,n thenlessn nursingn willn benseennasn an f
emale-dominated n profession.
D Salaryn ratesn don not n appearn ton relaten ton then recruitment n of n menn inton nursing.
DIFFERENCE:n COGNITIVEn LEVEL:n Comprehensionn REFERENCE:n MCS:n 2
2. Thenracialn and nethnicn compositionn of nthennursingnprofessionnwilln changenton morenaccuratelyn r
eflect n then populationn asn an wholen when
a. Thenincreased nnumbersnof nracialn and nethnicnminoritiesnenrolled ninneducationalnprogramsn
graduaten and n beginn ton practice.
b. Thennumbern of nAsiansn orn Nativen Hawaiian-Pacificn Islandersn beginsn ton increase.
c. Thenpercentagenof nAfrican-
Americannand n Hispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthen percentagen of n whiten nurses.
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d. Then nonwhiten portionn of n then generaln populationn decreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A An largernpercentagenof nminoritiesn aren enrolled n inn nursingn educationaln programsn thann
previously.
B Asiansnand nNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresented ninnnursingn compared n ton theirn percentagen
of n then generaln population.
CnNot n onlyn would nthen percentagen ofn African-
Americann and nHispanicn nursesn need nton increase,n then percentagen of nwhiten nursesnwo
uld n haven ton decreasen inn ordern ton moren accuratelyn reflect n then populationn asn an whole.
DnThen nonwhiten portionn of n then generaln populationn isn not n likelyn ton decrease.
DIFFERENCE:n COGNITIVEn LEVEL:n Comprehensionn REFERENCE:n MCS:n 3
3. Whichnof n then followingn isn an correct n statement n about n then registered n nursen (RN)n population?
a. Thenracial/ethnicn compositionn of n RNsn closelyn resemblesn that n of n then generaln population.
b. Thennumbern of n menn enteringn nursingn hasn decreased n steadilyn overn then last n decade.
c. Thenraten of n agingn of n RNsn hasn slowed n forn then first n timen inn then past n 30n years.
d. Thenmajorityn of n employed n RNsn workingn fulln timen must n workn an second n position.
ANSWER:n C
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A Thenracial/ethnicn compositionn of nRNsnisnincreasing,n but ndoesnnot n approximatentheirn
percentagen of n then overalln population.
B Then numbern of n menn enteringn nursingn isn increasing.
C Thenaveragen agenof n RNsn innbothn2004nandn2008nwasn 46.nThisn isn anresult n ofnthen n
umbersn of n RNsn undern 30n inn then workforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,n onlyn12%nof nnursesnworkingnfullntimenhold n second n
positions.
DIF:nCOGNITIVEn LEVEL:n Knowledgen REFERENCE:n MCS:n 3
4. Whichn of n then followingn best n describesn trendsn inn nursingn education?
a. Numbersnof n RNsn withn bachelorsn and n highern degreesn aren increasing.
b. Numbersn of n RNsn withn associaten degreesn aren decreasing.
TESTn BANK
PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 10TH EDITION
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, TestnBanknfornProfessionalnNursing nConceptsn&nChallenges,n10thnEdition,nBeth
Table of Contents
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Chaptern1. n NursingninnToday’sn EvolvingnHealthnCaren Environment
Chaptern2. n ThenHistoryn andnSocialnContextnofnNursing
Chaptern3. n Nursing’snPathwayntonProfessionalism
Chaptern4. nNursingnEducationninnannEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironment
Chaptern5. nBecomingnanProfessionalnNurse:nDefiningnNursingnandnSocializationnintonPractice
Chaptern6. n NursingnasnanRegulatedn Practice:nLegaln Issues
Chaptern7. nEthics:nBasicnConceptsnfornProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern8. nConceptualnandnPhilosophicalnFoundationsnofnProfessionalnNursingnPractice
Chaptern9. nNursingnTheory:nThenBasisnfornProfessionalnNursing
Chaptern10. nThenSciencenofnNursingnandnEvidence-BasednPractice
Chaptern11. n DevelopingnNursingnJudgmentnThroughn Criticaln Thinking
Chaptern12. n CommunicationnandnCollaborationn inn Professionaln Nursing
Chaptern13. nNurses, nPatients, nandnFamilies:nCaringnatnthenIntersectionnofnHealth,Illness,nandnCulture
Chaptern14. n HealthnCareninnthenUnitednStates
Chaptern15. n PoliticalnActivismninnNursing:nCommunities,nOrganizations,n Government
Chaptern 16. n NursingnChallenge:nTonContinuen ton Evolve
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Ed
n n n n n n
ition Test Bank
n n
Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
n n n n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnof nthenfollowingn could n eventuallyn changen thenhistoricaln statusn of nnursingnasnanfemale-
n dominated n profession?
a. Morenmenn graduatingn fromn baccalaureaten and n highern degreen programs
b. Then proportionn of n menn inn nursingn beginningn ton increase
c. Morenmalen graduatesn of n basicn nursingn programsn enteringn then workplace
d. Salaryncompensationn increasingn ton attract n moren men
ANSWER:n C
Feedback
A Morenmenn graduatingn fromnbaccalaureaten and nhigherndegreenprogramsn isn notnthenbestna
nswern becausen associaten degreen programsn producen then most n new n graduates.
B Then percentagen of n menn inn nursingn hasn increased n 50%n sincen 2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhon entern thenworkplacen asn nurses,n thenlessn nursingn willn benseennasn an f
emale-dominated n profession.
D Salaryn ratesn don not n appearn ton relaten ton then recruitment n of n menn inton nursing.
DIFFERENCE:n COGNITIVEn LEVEL:n Comprehensionn REFERENCE:n MCS:n 2
2. Thenracialn and nethnicn compositionn of nthennursingnprofessionnwilln changenton morenaccuratelyn r
eflect n then populationn asn an wholen when
a. Thenincreased nnumbersnof nracialn and nethnicnminoritiesnenrolled ninneducationalnprogramsn
graduaten and n beginn ton practice.
b. Thennumbern of nAsiansn orn Nativen Hawaiian-Pacificn Islandersn beginsn ton increase.
c. Thenpercentagenof nAfrican-
Americannand n Hispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthen percentagen of n whiten nurses.
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d. Then nonwhiten portionn of n then generaln populationn decreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A An largernpercentagenof nminoritiesn aren enrolled n inn nursingn educationaln programsn thann
previously.
B Asiansnand nNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresented ninnnursingn compared n ton theirn percentagen
of n then generaln population.
CnNot n onlyn would nthen percentagen ofn African-
Americann and nHispanicn nursesn need nton increase,n then percentagen of nwhiten nursesnwo
uld n haven ton decreasen inn ordern ton moren accuratelyn reflect n then populationn asn an whole.
DnThen nonwhiten portionn of n then generaln populationn isn not n likelyn ton decrease.
DIFFERENCE:n COGNITIVEn LEVEL:n Comprehensionn REFERENCE:n MCS:n 3
3. Whichnof n then followingn isn an correct n statement n about n then registered n nursen (RN)n population?
a. Thenracial/ethnicn compositionn of n RNsn closelyn resemblesn that n of n then generaln population.
b. Thennumbern of n menn enteringn nursingn hasn decreased n steadilyn overn then last n decade.
c. Thenraten of n agingn of n RNsn hasn slowed n forn then first n timen inn then past n 30n years.
d. Thenmajorityn of n employed n RNsn workingn fulln timen must n workn an second n position.
ANSWER:n C
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A Thenracial/ethnicn compositionn of nRNsnisnincreasing,n but ndoesnnot n approximatentheirn
percentagen of n then overalln population.
B Then numbern of n menn enteringn nursingn isn increasing.
C Thenaveragen agenof n RNsn innbothn2004nandn2008nwasn 46.nThisn isn anresult n ofnthen n
umbersn of n RNsn undern 30n inn then workforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,n onlyn12%nof nnursesnworkingnfullntimenhold n second n
positions.
DIF:nCOGNITIVEn LEVEL:n Knowledgen REFERENCE:n MCS:n 3
4. Whichn of n then followingn best n describesn trendsn inn nursingn education?
a. Numbersnof n RNsn withn bachelorsn and n highern degreesn aren increasing.
b. Numbersn of n RNsn withn associaten degreesn aren decreasing.
