PROFESSIONALn NURSING:n CONCEPTSn&nCHALLENGES,9THn EDITIONn TESTnBANK
PROFESSIONAL N n
URSING: CONCEP n
TS & CHALLENGE
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S, 9TH EDITION TE
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ST BANK n
, Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
n n n n n n n n
Chaptern1.NursingninnToday’snEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironmentnMULTIP
LEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemale-
n dominatednprofession?
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANS:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthenbestna
nswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduates.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseennasnanf
emale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelynr
eflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. Thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationalnprogramsn
graduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. ThennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. ThenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurses.
, d. Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANS:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramsnthann
previously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercentagen
ofnthengeneralnpopulation.
CnNotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesnwo
uldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwhole.
DnThennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneralnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANS:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatentheirn
percentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnthenn
umbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecondn
positions.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n3
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesntrendsninnnursingneducation?
a. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnbachelorsnandnhigherndegreesnarenincreasing.
b. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnassociatendegreesnarendecreasing.
, c. Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnarenseennasnlessnknowledgeablenbecausenofntheirnle
sserneducationalnpreparation.
d. NumbersnofnRNsnwithndiplomaneducationsnarenincreasing.
ANS:nA
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A Slightlynovern50%nofnRNsneventuallynobtainntheirnbachelorsnofnscienceninnnursingn(BSN)no
rnanhighernnursingndegree.
B Thenmajoritynofnnursesninnthisncountryngetntheirninitialnnursingneducationninnassociatend
egreeninnnursingn(ADN)nprograms.
C Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnmaynbenviewednasnlessnknowledg
eablenbyntheirnpeersnbecausenofnlanguagenandnculturalndifferences.
D Thennumbersnofndiploma-educatednnursesnarendeclining.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n4
5. DespitenthenvarietynofnworknsettingsnavailablentonthenRN,ndatanfromn2008nindicatenthatnthenp
rimarynworknsitenfornRNsnis
a. ambulatoryncarensettings.
b. communitynhealthnsettings.
c. long-termncarenfacilities.
d. acutencarenhospitals.
ANS:nD
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AnAmbulatoryncarensettingsnaccountnfornaboutn10.5%nofnRNsnplacesnofnemployment.
Bn Publicn healthn andncommunityn healthn settingsnaccountn forn 7.8%n ofn employedn RNs.
Cn Long-termncarenfacilitiesnaccountnforn5.3%nofnRNsnplacesnofnemployment.
Dn Statisticsnshownthatn62.2%nofnRNsnworkninnacutencarenhospitals.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n5
6. Onenimportantnadvantagenofnclinicalnladdernprogramsnfornhospital-basednRNsnisnthatnthey
PROFESSIONAL N n
URSING: CONCEP n
TS & CHALLENGE
n n
S, 9TH EDITION TE
n n n
ST BANK n
, Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
n n n n n n n n
Chaptern1.NursingninnToday’snEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironmentnMULTIP
LEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemale-
n dominatednprofession?
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANS:nC
Feedback
A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthenbestna
nswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduates.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseennasnanf
emale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelynr
eflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. Thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationalnprogramsn
graduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. ThennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. ThenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurses.
, d. Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANS:nA
Feedback
A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramsnthann
previously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercentagen
ofnthengeneralnpopulation.
CnNotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesnwo
uldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwhole.
DnThennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneralnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANS:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatentheirn
percentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnthenn
umbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecondn
positions.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n3
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesntrendsninnnursingneducation?
a. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnbachelorsnandnhigherndegreesnarenincreasing.
b. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnassociatendegreesnarendecreasing.
, c. Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnarenseennasnlessnknowledgeablenbecausenofntheirnle
sserneducationalnpreparation.
d. NumbersnofnRNsnwithndiplomaneducationsnarenincreasing.
ANS:nA
Feedback
A Slightlynovern50%nofnRNsneventuallynobtainntheirnbachelorsnofnscienceninnnursingn(BSN)no
rnanhighernnursingndegree.
B Thenmajoritynofnnursesninnthisncountryngetntheirninitialnnursingneducationninnassociatend
egreeninnnursingn(ADN)nprograms.
C Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnmaynbenviewednasnlessnknowledg
eablenbyntheirnpeersnbecausenofnlanguagenandnculturalndifferences.
D Thennumbersnofndiploma-educatednnursesnarendeclining.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n4
5. DespitenthenvarietynofnworknsettingsnavailablentonthenRN,ndatanfromn2008nindicatenthatnthenp
rimarynworknsitenfornRNsnis
a. ambulatoryncarensettings.
b. communitynhealthnsettings.
c. long-termncarenfacilities.
d. acutencarenhospitals.
ANS:nD
Feedback
AnAmbulatoryncarensettingsnaccountnfornaboutn10.5%nofnRNsnplacesnofnemployment.
Bn Publicn healthn andncommunityn healthn settingsnaccountn forn 7.8%n ofn employedn RNs.
Cn Long-termncarenfacilitiesnaccountnforn5.3%nofnRNsnplacesnofnemployment.
Dn Statisticsnshownthatn62.2%nofnRNsnworkninnacutencarenhospitals.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n5
6. Onenimportantnadvantagenofnclinicalnladdernprogramsnfornhospital-basednRNsnisnthatnthey
