Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
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Chapterb1.NursingbinbToday’sbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironment
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?
b
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANS:bC
Feedback
A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbtheb
bestbanswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewgraduates.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasba
bfemale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybr
eflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbineducationalb
programsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. thebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanthebpercentagebofbwhitebnurse
s.
,d. thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANS:bA
Feedback
A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbt
hanbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentage
bofbthebgeneral bpopulation.
C NotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesbw
ouldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwhole
.
D Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralb
population.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
ANS:bC
Feedback
A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebt
heirbpercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbthebn
umbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbsecondb
positions.
,DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b3
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbtrendsbinbnursingbeducation?
a. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbbachelorsbandbhigherbdegreesbarebincreasing.
b. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbassociatebdegreesbarebdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornbnursesbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbarebseenbasblessbknowled
geablebbecausebofbtheirblesserbeducationalbpreparation.
d. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbdiplomabeducationsbarebincreasing.
ANS:bA
Feedback
A Slightlyboverb50%bofbRNsbeventuallybobtainbtheirbbachelorsbofbsciencebinbnursingb(
BSN)borbabhigherbnursingbdegree.
B Thebmajoritybofbnursesbinbthisbcountrybgetbtheirbinitialbnursingbeducationbinba
ssociatebdegreebinbnursingb(ADN)bprograms.
C Foreign-
bornbnursesbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbmaybbebviewedbasblessbknowled
geablebbybtheirbpeersbbecausebofblanguagebandbculturaldifferences.
D Thebnumbersbofbdiploma-educatedbnursesbarebdeclining.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b4
5. DespitebthebvarietybofbworkbsettingsbavailablebtobthebRN,bdatabfromb2008bindicatebthatthebp
rimarybworkbsitebforbRNsbis
a. ambulatorybcarebsettings.
b. communitybhealthbsettings.
c. long-termbcarebfacilities.
d. acutebcarebhospitals.
ANS:bD
Feedback
, AbAmbulatorybcarebsettingsbaccountbforbaboutb10.5%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.bBb
Publicbhealthbandbcommunitybhealthbsettingsbaccountbforb7.8%bofbemployedbRNs.bCbL
ong-termbcarebfacilitiesbaccountbforb5.3%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.
DbStatisticsbshowbthatb62.2%bofbRNsbworkbinbacutebcarebhospitals.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b5
6. Onebimportantbadvantagebofbclinicalbladderbprogramsbforbhospital-basedbRNsbisbthatbthey
a. allowbcareerbadvancementbforbnursesbwhobchoosebtobremainbatbthebbedside.
b. encouragebnursesbtobmovebintobmanagementbpositionsbinbwhichbtheybcanbinfluenceb
patientbcarebonbabbroaderbscale.
c. encouragebRNsbtobbecomebpoliticallybactivebandbguidebthebprofessionbofbnursing.
d. providebtrainingbtobstaffbnursesbsobtheybcanbmovebseamlesslybacrossdepartments.
ANS:bA
Feedback
A Clinicalbladderbprogramsballowbnursesbtobadvancebprofessionallybwhileremainingb
atbthebbedside.
B Clinicalbladderbprogramsbarebdesignedbtobkeepbproficientbnursesbatbthebbedside.
C EncouragingbRNsbtobbecomebpoliticallybactivebandbguidebthebprofessionofb
nursingbisbnotbthebgoalbofbclinicalbladderbprograms.
D Clinicalbladderbprogramsbarebnotbdesignedbtobfacilitatebtransferbetweenb
departments.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b7
7. Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbcorrectbaboutbcommunitybhealthbnursing(CHN)?
a. PreventionbandbcommunitybeducationbarebthebcornerstonesbofbCHN.
b. Nursingbcarebisbrapidlybmovingbfrombthebhomebsettingbtobthebinstitutionalbsetting.
c. High-
techbcarebsuchbasbventilatorsbandbtotalbparenteralbnutritionbcannotbbehandledbinbtheb
home.
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Chapterb1.NursingbinbToday’sbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironment
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?
b
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANS:bC
Feedback
A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbtheb
bestbanswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewgraduates.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasba
bfemale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybr
eflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbineducationalb
programsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. thebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanthebpercentagebofbwhitebnurse
s.
,d. thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANS:bA
Feedback
A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbt
hanbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentage
bofbthebgeneral bpopulation.
C NotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesbw
ouldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwhole
.
D Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralb
population.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
ANS:bC
Feedback
A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebt
heirbpercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbthebn
umbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbsecondb
positions.
,DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b3
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbtrendsbinbnursingbeducation?
a. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbbachelorsbandbhigherbdegreesbarebincreasing.
b. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbassociatebdegreesbarebdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornbnursesbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbarebseenbasblessbknowled
geablebbecausebofbtheirblesserbeducationalbpreparation.
d. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbdiplomabeducationsbarebincreasing.
ANS:bA
Feedback
A Slightlyboverb50%bofbRNsbeventuallybobtainbtheirbbachelorsbofbsciencebinbnursingb(
BSN)borbabhigherbnursingbdegree.
B Thebmajoritybofbnursesbinbthisbcountrybgetbtheirbinitialbnursingbeducationbinba
ssociatebdegreebinbnursingb(ADN)bprograms.
C Foreign-
bornbnursesbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbmaybbebviewedbasblessbknowled
geablebbybtheirbpeersbbecausebofblanguagebandbculturaldifferences.
D Thebnumbersbofbdiploma-educatedbnursesbarebdeclining.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b4
5. DespitebthebvarietybofbworkbsettingsbavailablebtobthebRN,bdatabfromb2008bindicatebthatthebp
rimarybworkbsitebforbRNsbis
a. ambulatorybcarebsettings.
b. communitybhealthbsettings.
c. long-termbcarebfacilities.
d. acutebcarebhospitals.
ANS:bD
Feedback
, AbAmbulatorybcarebsettingsbaccountbforbaboutb10.5%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.bBb
Publicbhealthbandbcommunitybhealthbsettingsbaccountbforb7.8%bofbemployedbRNs.bCbL
ong-termbcarebfacilitiesbaccountbforb5.3%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.
DbStatisticsbshowbthatb62.2%bofbRNsbworkbinbacutebcarebhospitals.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b5
6. Onebimportantbadvantagebofbclinicalbladderbprogramsbforbhospital-basedbRNsbisbthatbthey
a. allowbcareerbadvancementbforbnursesbwhobchoosebtobremainbatbthebbedside.
b. encouragebnursesbtobmovebintobmanagementbpositionsbinbwhichbtheybcanbinfluenceb
patientbcarebonbabbroaderbscale.
c. encouragebRNsbtobbecomebpoliticallybactivebandbguidebthebprofessionbofbnursing.
d. providebtrainingbtobstaffbnursesbsobtheybcanbmovebseamlesslybacrossdepartments.
ANS:bA
Feedback
A Clinicalbladderbprogramsballowbnursesbtobadvancebprofessionallybwhileremainingb
atbthebbedside.
B Clinicalbladderbprogramsbarebdesignedbtobkeepbproficientbnursesbatbthebbedside.
C EncouragingbRNsbtobbecomebpoliticallybactivebandbguidebthebprofessionofb
nursingbisbnotbthebgoalbofbclinicalbladderbprograms.
D Clinicalbladderbprogramsbarebnotbdesignedbtobfacilitatebtransferbetweenb
departments.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b7
7. Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbcorrectbaboutbcommunitybhealthbnursing(CHN)?
a. PreventionbandbcommunitybeducationbarebthebcornerstonesbofbCHN.
b. Nursingbcarebisbrapidlybmovingbfrombthebhomebsettingbtobthebinstitutionalbsetting.
c. High-
techbcarebsuchbasbventilatorsbandbtotalbparenteralbnutritionbcannotbbehandledbinbtheb
home.
