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Chapterm1. mNursingminmToday’smEvolvingmHealthmCaremEnvironme
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Chapterm2. mThemHistorymandmSocialmContextmofmNursi
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Chapterm3. mNursing’smPathwaymtomProfessionalis
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Chapterm4. mNursingmEducationminmanmEvolvingmHealthmCaremEnvironme
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Chapterm5. mBecomingmamProfessionalmNurse:mDefiningmNursingmandmSocializationmintomPracti
ce
Chapterm6. mNursingmasmamRegulatedmPractice:mLegalmIssu
es
Chapterm7. mEthics:mBasicmConceptsmformProfessionalmNursingmPracti
ce
Chapterm8. mConceptualmandmPhilosophicalmFoundationsmofmProfessionalmNursingmPracti
ce
Chapterm9. mNursingmTheory:mThemBasismformProfessionalmNursi
ng
Chapterm10. mThemSciencemofmNursingmandmEvidence-
BasedmPractice
Chapterm11. mDevelopingmNursingmJudgmentmThroughmCriticalmThinkin
g
Chapterm12. mCommunicationmandmCollaborationminmProfessionalmNursin
g
Chapterm13. mNurses, mPatients, mandmFamilies:mCaringmatmthemIntersectionmofmHealth,Illness, mandmCult
ure
Chapterm14. mHealthmCareminmthemUnitedmStat
es
Chapterm15. mPoliticalmActivismminmNursing:mCommunities,mOrganizations, mGovernme
nt
Chapterm16. mNursingmChallenge:mTomContinuemtomEvol
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmof mthemfollowingmcould meventuallymchangemthemhistorical mstatusmof mnursing masma mfema
le-mdominated mprofession?
a. Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemand mhighermdegreemprograms
b. Themproportionmof mmenminmnursingmbeginningmtomincrease
c. Moremmalemgraduatesmof mbasicmnursingmprogramsmenteringmthemworkplace
d. Salarymcompensationmincreasingmtomattract mmoremmen
ANSWER:mC
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A Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemand mhighermdegreemprogramsmismnot mthemb
est manswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprogramsmproducemthemmost mnew mgraduates.
B Thempercentagemof mmenminmnursingmhasmincreased m50%msincem2000.
C Themmoremmenmwhomentermthemworkplacemasmnurses,mthemlessmnursing mwillmbemseen ma
smamfemale-dominated mprofession.
D Salarymratesmdomnot mappearmtomrelatemtomthemrecruitment mof mmenmintomnursing.
DIFFERENCE:mCOGNITIVEmLEVEL:mComprehensionm REFERENCE:mMCS:m2
2. Themracialmand methnicmcompositionmof mthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommoremaccurate
lymreflect mthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. Themincreased mnumbersmof mracialmand methnicmminorities menrolled minmeducationalmprogra
msmgraduatemand mbeginmtompractice.
b. Themnumbermof mAsiansmormNativemHawaiian-PacificmIslandersmbeginsmtomincrease.
c. Thempercentagemof mAfrican-
Americanmand mHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemof mwhitemnur
ses.
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d. Themnonwhitemportionmof mthemgeneralmpopulationmdecreases.
ANSWER:mA
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A Amlargermpercentagemof mminoritiesmaremenrolled minmnursingmeducationalmprogramsmth
anmpreviously.
B Asiansmand mNativemHawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresented minmnursingmcompared mtomtheirmpercenta
gemof mthemgeneralmpopulation.
CmNot monlymwould mthempercentagemof mAfrican-
Americanmand mHispanicmnursesmneed mtomincrease,mthempercentagemof mwhitemnursesm
would mhavemtomdecreaseminmordermtommoremaccuratelymreflect mthempopulationmasmam
whole.
DmThemnonwhitemportionmof mthemgeneralmpopulationmismnot mlikelymtomdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:mCOGNITIVEmLEVEL:mComprehensionm REFERENCE:mMCS:m3
3. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismamcorrect mstatement mabout mthemregistered mnursem(RN)mpopulation?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmclosely mresemblesmthat mof mthemgeneralmpopulation.
b. Themnumbermof mmenmenteringmnursingmhasmdecreased msteadilymovermthemlast mdecade.
c. Themratemof magingmof mRNsmhasmslowed mformthemfirst mtimeminmthempast m30myears.
d. Themmajoritymof memployed mRNsmworkingmfullmtimemmust mworkmamsecond mposition.
ANSWER:mC
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmis mincreasing,mbut mdoesmnot mapproximatemth
eirmpercentagemof mthemoverallmpopulation.
B Themnumbermof mmenmenteringmnursingmismincreasing.
C Themaveragemagemof mRNsminmbothm2004mand m2008mwasm46.mThismis mamresult mof m
themnumbersmof mRNsmunderm30minmthemworkforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mof mnursesmworkingmfullmtimemhold mseco
nd mpositions.
DIF:mCOGNITIVEmLEVEL:mKnowledgemREFERENCE:mMCS:m3
4. Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmtrendsminmnursingmeducation?
a. Numbersmof mRNsmwithmbachelorsmand mhighermdegreesmaremincreasing.
b. Numbersmof mRNsmwithmassociatemdegreesmaremdecreasing.
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Table of Contents
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Chapterm1. mNursingminmToday’smEvolvingmHealthmCaremEnvironme
nt
Chapterm2. mThemHistorymandmSocialmContextmofmNursi
ng
Chapterm3. mNursing’smPathwaymtomProfessionalis
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Chapterm4. mNursingmEducationminmanmEvolvingmHealthmCaremEnvironme
nt
Chapterm5. mBecomingmamProfessionalmNurse:mDefiningmNursingmandmSocializationmintomPracti
ce
Chapterm6. mNursingmasmamRegulatedmPractice:mLegalmIssu
es
Chapterm7. mEthics:mBasicmConceptsmformProfessionalmNursingmPracti
ce
Chapterm8. mConceptualmandmPhilosophicalmFoundationsmofmProfessionalmNursingmPracti
ce
Chapterm9. mNursingmTheory:mThemBasismformProfessionalmNursi
ng
Chapterm10. mThemSciencemofmNursingmandmEvidence-
BasedmPractice
Chapterm11. mDevelopingmNursingmJudgmentmThroughmCriticalmThinkin
g
Chapterm12. mCommunicationmandmCollaborationminmProfessionalmNursin
g
Chapterm13. mNurses, mPatients, mandmFamilies:mCaringmatmthemIntersectionmofmHealth,Illness, mandmCult
ure
Chapterm14. mHealthmCareminmthemUnitedmStat
es
Chapterm15. mPoliticalmActivismminmNursing:mCommunities,mOrganizations, mGovernme
nt
Chapterm16. mNursingmChallenge:mTomContinuemtomEvol
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmof mthemfollowingmcould meventuallymchangemthemhistorical mstatusmof mnursing masma mfema
le-mdominated mprofession?
a. Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemand mhighermdegreemprograms
b. Themproportionmof mmenminmnursingmbeginningmtomincrease
c. Moremmalemgraduatesmof mbasicmnursingmprogramsmenteringmthemworkplace
d. Salarymcompensationmincreasingmtomattract mmoremmen
ANSWER:mC
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A Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemand mhighermdegreemprogramsmismnot mthemb
est manswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprogramsmproducemthemmost mnew mgraduates.
B Thempercentagemof mmenminmnursingmhasmincreased m50%msincem2000.
C Themmoremmenmwhomentermthemworkplacemasmnurses,mthemlessmnursing mwillmbemseen ma
smamfemale-dominated mprofession.
D Salarymratesmdomnot mappearmtomrelatemtomthemrecruitment mof mmenmintomnursing.
DIFFERENCE:mCOGNITIVEmLEVEL:mComprehensionm REFERENCE:mMCS:m2
2. Themracialmand methnicmcompositionmof mthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommoremaccurate
lymreflect mthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. Themincreased mnumbersmof mracialmand methnicmminorities menrolled minmeducationalmprogra
msmgraduatemand mbeginmtompractice.
b. Themnumbermof mAsiansmormNativemHawaiian-PacificmIslandersmbeginsmtomincrease.
c. Thempercentagemof mAfrican-
Americanmand mHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemof mwhitemnur
ses.
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d. Themnonwhitemportionmof mthemgeneralmpopulationmdecreases.
ANSWER:mA
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A Amlargermpercentagemof mminoritiesmaremenrolled minmnursingmeducationalmprogramsmth
anmpreviously.
B Asiansmand mNativemHawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresented minmnursingmcompared mtomtheirmpercenta
gemof mthemgeneralmpopulation.
CmNot monlymwould mthempercentagemof mAfrican-
Americanmand mHispanicmnursesmneed mtomincrease,mthempercentagemof mwhitemnursesm
would mhavemtomdecreaseminmordermtommoremaccuratelymreflect mthempopulationmasmam
whole.
DmThemnonwhitemportionmof mthemgeneralmpopulationmismnot mlikelymtomdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:mCOGNITIVEmLEVEL:mComprehensionm REFERENCE:mMCS:m3
3. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismamcorrect mstatement mabout mthemregistered mnursem(RN)mpopulation?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmclosely mresemblesmthat mof mthemgeneralmpopulation.
b. Themnumbermof mmenmenteringmnursingmhasmdecreased msteadilymovermthemlast mdecade.
c. Themratemof magingmof mRNsmhasmslowed mformthemfirst mtimeminmthempast m30myears.
d. Themmajoritymof memployed mRNsmworkingmfullmtimemmust mworkmamsecond mposition.
ANSWER:mC
Feedback
A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmis mincreasing,mbut mdoesmnot mapproximatemth
eirmpercentagemof mthemoverallmpopulation.
B Themnumbermof mmenmenteringmnursingmismincreasing.
C Themaveragemagemof mRNsminmbothm2004mand m2008mwasm46.mThismis mamresult mof m
themnumbersmof mRNsmunderm30minmthemworkforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mof mnursesmworkingmfullmtimemhold mseco
nd mpositions.
DIF:mCOGNITIVEmLEVEL:mKnowledgemREFERENCE:mMCS:m3
4. Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmtrendsminmnursingmeducation?
a. Numbersmof mRNsmwithmbachelorsmand mhighermdegreesmaremincreasing.
b. Numbersmof mRNsmwithmassociatemdegreesmaremdecreasing.
