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CONTENTS
ChapterP1.PNursingPinPToday’sPEvolvingPHealthPCarePEnvironment
ChapterP2.PThePHistoryPandPSocialPContextPofPNursing
ChapterP3.PNursing’sPPathwayPtoPProfessionalism
ChapterP4.PNursingPEducationPinPanPEvolvingPHealthPCarePEnvironment
ChapterP5.PBecomingPaPProfessionalPNurse:PDefiningPNursingPandPSocializationPIntoPPractice
ChapterP6.PNursingPasPaPRegulatedPPractice:PLegalPIssues
ChapterP7.PEthics:PBasicPConceptsPforPProfessionalPNursingPPractice
ChapterP8.PConceptualPandPPhilosophicalPFoundationsPofPProfessionalPNursingPPractice
ChapterP9.PNursingPTheory:PThePBasisPforPProfessionalPNursing
ChapterP10.PThePSciencePofPNursingPandPEvidence-BasedPPractice
ChapterP11.PDevelopingPNursingPJudgmentPthroughPCriticalPThinking
ChapterP12.PCommunicationPandPCollaborationPinPProfessionalPNursing
ChapterP13.PNurses,PPatients,PandPFamilies:PCaringPatPthePIntersectionPofPHealth,PIllness,Pand
Culture
ChapterP14.PHealthPCarePinPthePUnitedPStates
ChapterP15.PPoliticalPActivismPinPNursing:PCommunities,POrganizations,PandPGovernment
ChapterP16.PNursing’sPChallenge:PToPContinuePtoPEvolve
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ChapterP1:PNursingPinPToday’sPEvolvingPHealthPCarePEnvironment
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MULTIPLEPCHOICE
1. WhichPofPthePfollowingPcouldPeventuallyPchangePthePhistoricalPstatusPofPnursingPasPaPfemale-
dominatedPprofession?
a. MorePmenPgraduatingPfromPbaccalaureatePandPhigherPdegreePprograms
b. ThePproportionPofPmenPinPnursingPbeginningPtoPincrease
c. MorePmalePgraduatesPofPbasicPnursingPprogramsPenteringPthePworkplace
d. SalaryPcompensationPincreasingPtoPattractPmorePmen
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A MorePmenPgraduatingPfromPbaccalaureatePandPhigherPdegreePprogramsPisPnotPtheP
bestPanswerPbecausePassociatePdegreePprogramsPproducePthePmostPnewPgraduates.
B ThePpercentagePofPmenPinPnursingPhasPincreasedP50%PsinceP2000.
C ThePmorePmenPwhoPenterPthePworkplacePasPnurses,PthePlessPnursingPwillPbePseenPasP
aPfemale-dominatedPprofession.
D SalaryPratesPdoPnotPappearPtoPrelatePtoPthePrecruitmentPofPmenPintoPnursing.
DIF:PCognitivePLevel:PComprehensionPREF:PMCS:P2
2. ThePracialPandPethnicPcompositionPofPthePnursingPprofessionPwillPchangePtoPmorePaccuratelyP
reflectPthePpopulationPasPaPwholePwhen
a. thePincreasedPnumbersPofPracialPandPethnicPminoritiesPenrolledPinPeducationalP
programsPgraduatePandPbeginPtoPpractice.
b. thePnumberPofPAsiansPorPNativePHawaiian-PacificPIslandersPbeginsPtoPincrease.
c. thePpercentagePofPAfrican-
AmericanPandPHispanicPnursesPdecreasesPmorePthanPthePpercentagePofPwhitePnurses
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d. thePnonwhitePportionPofPthePgeneralPpopulationPdecreases.
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A APlargerPpercentagePofPminoritiesParePenrolledPinPnursingPeducationalPprogramsP
thanPpreviously.
B AsiansPandPNativePHawaiian-
PacificPIslandersParePoverPrepresentedPinPnursingPcomparedPtoPtheirPpercentageP
ofPthePgeneralPpopulation.
C NotPonlyPwouldPthePpercentagePofPAfrican-
AmericanPandPHispanicPnursesPneedPtoPincrease,PthePpercentagePofPwhitePnursesPw
ouldPhavePtoPdecreasePinPorderPtoPmorePaccuratelyPreflectPthePpopulationPasPaPwhole
.
D ThePnonwhitePportionPofPthePgeneralPpopulationPisPnotPlikelyPtoPdecrease.
DIF:PCognitivePLevel:PComprehensionPREF:PMCS:P3
3. WhichPofPthePfollowingPisPaPcorrectPstatementPaboutPthePregisteredPnurseP(RN)Ppopulation?
a. ThePracial/ethnicPcompositionPofPRNsPcloselyPresemblesPthatPofPthePgeneralP
population.
b. ThePnumberPofPmenPenteringPnursingPhasPdecreasedPsteadilyPoverPthePlastPdecade.
c. ThePratePofPagingPofPRNsPhasPslowedPforPthePfirstPtimePinPthePpastP30Pyears.
d. ThePmajorityPofPemployedPRNsPworkingPfullPtimePmustPworkPaPsecondPposition.
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A ThePracial/ethnicPcompositionPofPRNsPisPincreasing,PbutPdoesPnotPapproximateP
theirPpercentagePofPthePoverallPpopulation.
B ThePnumberPofPmenPenteringPnursingPisPincreasing.
C ThePaveragePagePofPRNsPinPbothP2004PandP2008PwasP46.PThisPisPaPresultPofPtheP
numbersPofPRNsPunderP30PinPthePworkforce.
D AccordingPtoP2008Pdata,PonlyP12%PofPnursesPworkingPfullPtimePholdPsecondP
positions.