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,Professional Nursing: Concepts &
| | |
Challenges, 9th Edition
| | |
Beth |Black |PhD, |RN, |FAAN |(Author)
Chapter |1.Nursing |in |Today’s |Evolving |Health |Care |Environment
Chapter |2.The |History |and |Social |Context |of |Nursing
|Chapter |3.Nursing’s |Pathway |to |Professionalism
|Chapter |4.Nursing |Education |in |an |Evolving |Health |Care
|Environment
Chapter |5.Becoming |a |Professional |Nurse: | Defining |Nursing |and
|Socialization |into |Practice
Chapter |6.Nursing |as |a |Regulated |Practice: |Legal |Issues
|Chapter |7.Ethics: | Basic |Concepts |for |Professional |Nursing
|Practice
Chapter |8.Conceptual |and |Philosophical |Foundations |of
|Professional |Nursing |Practice
Chapter |9.Nursing |Theory: | The |Basis |for |Professional |Nursing
|Chapter |10.The |Science |of |Nursing |and |Evidence-Based |Practice
Chapter |11.Developing |Nursing |Judgment |Through |Critical |Thinking
Chapter |12.Communication |and |Collaboration |in |Professional |Nursing
Chapter |13.Nurses, |Patients, |and |Families: | Caring |at |the |Intersection |of |Health, |Illness, |and |Culture
Chapter |14.Health |Care |in |the |United |States
Chapter |15.Political |Activism |in |Nursing: | Communities, |Organizations, |Government
Chapter |16.Nursing |Challenge: |To |Continue |to |Evolve
Chapter |1.Nursing |in |Today’s |Evolving |Health |Care |Environment
MULTIPLE |CHOICE
|
1. Which |of |the |following |could |eventually |change |the |historical |status |of |nursing |as |a
|female- |dominated |profession?
a. More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs
b. The |proportion |of |men |in |nursing |beginning |to |increase
c. More |male |graduates |of |basic |nursing |programs |entering |the |workplace
d. Salary |compensation |increasing |to |attract |more |men
ANS: |C
Feedback
A More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs |is |not |the |best
|answer |because |associate |degree |programs |produce |the |most |new |graduates.
B The |percentage |of |men |in |nursing |has |increased |50% |since |2000.
,C The |more |men |who |enter |the |workplace |as |nurses, |the |less |nursing |will |be |seen |as |a
|female-dominated |profession.
D Salary |rates |do |not |appear |to |relate |to |the |recruitment |of |men |into
|nursing.DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |2
2. The |racial |and |ethnic |composition |of |the |nursing |profession |will |change |to |more
|accurately |reflect |the |population |as |a |whole |when
a. the |increased |numbers |of |racial |and |ethnic |minorities |enrolled |in |educational |programs
|graduate |and |begin |to |practice.
b. the |number |of |Asians |or |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |begins |to |increase.
c. the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |decreases |more |than |the
|percentage |of |white |nurses.
d. the |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |decreases.
ANS: |A
Feedback
A A |larger |percentage |of |minorities |are |enrolled |in |nursing |educational |programs |than
|previously.
B Asians |and |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |are |over |represented |in |nursing |compared |to
|their |percentage |of |the |general |population.
C Not |only |would |the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |need |to
|increase, |the |percentage |of |white |nurses |would |have |to |decrease |in |order |to |more
|accurately |reflect |the |population |as |a |whole.
D The |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |is |not |likely |to
|decrease.DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |3
3. Which |of |the |following |is |a |correct |statement |about |the |registered |nurse |(RN) |population?
a. The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |closely |resembles |that |of |the |general |population.
b. The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |has |decreased |steadily |over |the |last |decade.
c. The |rate |of |aging |of |RNs |has |slowed |for |the |first |time |in |the |past |30 |years.
d. The |majority |of |employed |RNs |working |full |time |must |work |a |second |position.
ANS: |C
Feedback
A The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |is |increasing, |but |does |not |approximate |their
|percentage |of |the |overall |population.
B The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |is |increasing.
C The |average |age |of |RNs |in |both |2004 |and |2008 |was |46. |This |is |a |result |of |the |numbers |of
|RNs |under |30 |in |the |workforce.
D According |to |2008 |data, |only |12% |of |nurses |working |full |time |hold |second |positions.
|DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Knowledge |REF: |MCS: |3
4. Which |of |the |following |best |describes |trends |in |nursing |education?
a. Numbers |of |RNs |with |bachelors |and |higher |degrees |are |increasing.
b. Numbers |of |RNs |with |associate |degrees |are |decreasing.
c. Foreign-born |nurses |practicing |in |the |United |States |are |seen |as |less |knowledgeable
|because |of |their |lesser |educational |preparation.
d. Numbers |of |RNs |with |diploma |educations |are |increasing.
ANS: |A
, Feedback
A Slightly | over |50% |of |RNs |eventually |obtain |their |bachelors |of |science |in |nursing
|(BSN)or |a |higher |nursing |degree.
B The |majority |of |nurses |in |this |country |get |their |initial |nursing |education |in |associate
|degree |in |nursing |(ADN) |programs.
C Foreign-born |nurses |practicing |in |the |United |States |may |be |viewed |as |less |knowledgeable
|by |their |peers |because |of |language |and |cultural |differences.
D The |numbers |of |diploma-educated |nurses |are |declining.
|DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Knowledge |REF: |MCS: |4
5. Despite |the |variety |of |work |settings |available |to |the |RN, |data |from |2008 |indicate |that |the
|primary |work |site |for |RNs |is
a. ambulatory |care |settings.
b. community |health |settings.
c. long-term |care |facilities.
d. acute |care |hospitals.
ANS: |D
Feedback
A |Ambulatory |care |settings |account |for |about |10.5% |of |RNs |places |of |employment. |B |Public |health
|and |community |health |settings |account |for |7.8% |of |employed |RNs. |C |Long-term |care |facilities
|account |for |5.3% |of |RNs |places |of |employment.
D |Statistics |show |that |62.2% |of |RNs |work |in |acute |care |hospitals. |DIF:
|Cognitive |Level: |Knowledge |REF: |MCS: |5
6. One |important |advantage |of |clinical |ladder |programs |for |hospital-based |RNs |is |that |they
a. allow |career |advancement |for |nurses |who |choose |to |remain |at |the |bedside.
b. encourage |nurses |to |move |into |management |positions |in |which |they|can |influence |patient
|care |on |a |broader |scale.
c. encourage |RNs |to |become |politically |active |and |guide |the |profession |of |nursing.
d. provide |training |to |staff |nurses |so |they |can |move |seamlessly |across |departments.
ANS: |A
Feedback
A Clinical |ladder |programs |allow |nurses |to |advance |professionally |while |remaining |at |the
|bedside.
B Clinical |ladder |programs |are |designed |to |keep |proficient |nurses |at |the |bedside.
C Encouraging |RNs |to |become |politically |active |and |guide |the |profession |of |nursing |is |not
|the |goal |of |clinical |ladder |programs.
D Clinical |ladder |programs |are |not |designed |to |facilitate |transfer |between |departments.
|DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |7
7. Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |about |community |health |nursing |(CHN)?
a. Prevention |and |community |education |are |the |cornerstones |of |CHN.
b. Nursing |care |is |rapidly |moving |from |the |home |setting |to |the |institutional |setting.
c. High-tech |care |such |as |ventilators |and |total |parenteral |nutrition |cannot |be |handled |in |the
|home.
d. Assessment |skills |are |less |important |in |CHN |because |patients |are |not |acutely |ill.
ANS: |A
|
,Professional Nursing: Concepts &
| | |
Challenges, 9th Edition
| | |
Beth |Black |PhD, |RN, |FAAN |(Author)
Chapter |1.Nursing |in |Today’s |Evolving |Health |Care |Environment
Chapter |2.The |History |and |Social |Context |of |Nursing
|Chapter |3.Nursing’s |Pathway |to |Professionalism
|Chapter |4.Nursing |Education |in |an |Evolving |Health |Care
|Environment
Chapter |5.Becoming |a |Professional |Nurse: | Defining |Nursing |and
|Socialization |into |Practice
Chapter |6.Nursing |as |a |Regulated |Practice: |Legal |Issues
|Chapter |7.Ethics: | Basic |Concepts |for |Professional |Nursing
|Practice
Chapter |8.Conceptual |and |Philosophical |Foundations |of
|Professional |Nursing |Practice
Chapter |9.Nursing |Theory: | The |Basis |for |Professional |Nursing
|Chapter |10.The |Science |of |Nursing |and |Evidence-Based |Practice
Chapter |11.Developing |Nursing |Judgment |Through |Critical |Thinking
Chapter |12.Communication |and |Collaboration |in |Professional |Nursing
Chapter |13.Nurses, |Patients, |and |Families: | Caring |at |the |Intersection |of |Health, |Illness, |and |Culture
Chapter |14.Health |Care |in |the |United |States
Chapter |15.Political |Activism |in |Nursing: | Communities, |Organizations, |Government
Chapter |16.Nursing |Challenge: |To |Continue |to |Evolve
Chapter |1.Nursing |in |Today’s |Evolving |Health |Care |Environment
MULTIPLE |CHOICE
|
1. Which |of |the |following |could |eventually |change |the |historical |status |of |nursing |as |a
|female- |dominated |profession?
a. More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs
b. The |proportion |of |men |in |nursing |beginning |to |increase
c. More |male |graduates |of |basic |nursing |programs |entering |the |workplace
d. Salary |compensation |increasing |to |attract |more |men
ANS: |C
Feedback
A More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs |is |not |the |best
|answer |because |associate |degree |programs |produce |the |most |new |graduates.
B The |percentage |of |men |in |nursing |has |increased |50% |since |2000.
,C The |more |men |who |enter |the |workplace |as |nurses, |the |less |nursing |will |be |seen |as |a
|female-dominated |profession.
D Salary |rates |do |not |appear |to |relate |to |the |recruitment |of |men |into
|nursing.DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |2
2. The |racial |and |ethnic |composition |of |the |nursing |profession |will |change |to |more
|accurately |reflect |the |population |as |a |whole |when
a. the |increased |numbers |of |racial |and |ethnic |minorities |enrolled |in |educational |programs
|graduate |and |begin |to |practice.
b. the |number |of |Asians |or |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |begins |to |increase.
c. the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |decreases |more |than |the
|percentage |of |white |nurses.
d. the |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |decreases.
ANS: |A
Feedback
A A |larger |percentage |of |minorities |are |enrolled |in |nursing |educational |programs |than
|previously.
B Asians |and |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |are |over |represented |in |nursing |compared |to
|their |percentage |of |the |general |population.
C Not |only |would |the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |need |to
|increase, |the |percentage |of |white |nurses |would |have |to |decrease |in |order |to |more
|accurately |reflect |the |population |as |a |whole.
D The |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |is |not |likely |to
|decrease.DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |3
3. Which |of |the |following |is |a |correct |statement |about |the |registered |nurse |(RN) |population?
a. The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |closely |resembles |that |of |the |general |population.
b. The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |has |decreased |steadily |over |the |last |decade.
c. The |rate |of |aging |of |RNs |has |slowed |for |the |first |time |in |the |past |30 |years.
d. The |majority |of |employed |RNs |working |full |time |must |work |a |second |position.
ANS: |C
Feedback
A The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |is |increasing, |but |does |not |approximate |their
|percentage |of |the |overall |population.
B The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |is |increasing.
C The |average |age |of |RNs |in |both |2004 |and |2008 |was |46. |This |is |a |result |of |the |numbers |of
|RNs |under |30 |in |the |workforce.
D According |to |2008 |data, |only |12% |of |nurses |working |full |time |hold |second |positions.
|DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Knowledge |REF: |MCS: |3
4. Which |of |the |following |best |describes |trends |in |nursing |education?
a. Numbers |of |RNs |with |bachelors |and |higher |degrees |are |increasing.
b. Numbers |of |RNs |with |associate |degrees |are |decreasing.
c. Foreign-born |nurses |practicing |in |the |United |States |are |seen |as |less |knowledgeable
|because |of |their |lesser |educational |preparation.
d. Numbers |of |RNs |with |diploma |educations |are |increasing.
ANS: |A
, Feedback
A Slightly | over |50% |of |RNs |eventually |obtain |their |bachelors |of |science |in |nursing
|(BSN)or |a |higher |nursing |degree.
B The |majority |of |nurses |in |this |country |get |their |initial |nursing |education |in |associate
|degree |in |nursing |(ADN) |programs.
C Foreign-born |nurses |practicing |in |the |United |States |may |be |viewed |as |less |knowledgeable
|by |their |peers |because |of |language |and |cultural |differences.
D The |numbers |of |diploma-educated |nurses |are |declining.
|DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Knowledge |REF: |MCS: |4
5. Despite |the |variety |of |work |settings |available |to |the |RN, |data |from |2008 |indicate |that |the
|primary |work |site |for |RNs |is
a. ambulatory |care |settings.
b. community |health |settings.
c. long-term |care |facilities.
d. acute |care |hospitals.
ANS: |D
Feedback
A |Ambulatory |care |settings |account |for |about |10.5% |of |RNs |places |of |employment. |B |Public |health
|and |community |health |settings |account |for |7.8% |of |employed |RNs. |C |Long-term |care |facilities
|account |for |5.3% |of |RNs |places |of |employment.
D |Statistics |show |that |62.2% |of |RNs |work |in |acute |care |hospitals. |DIF:
|Cognitive |Level: |Knowledge |REF: |MCS: |5
6. One |important |advantage |of |clinical |ladder |programs |for |hospital-based |RNs |is |that |they
a. allow |career |advancement |for |nurses |who |choose |to |remain |at |the |bedside.
b. encourage |nurses |to |move |into |management |positions |in |which |they|can |influence |patient
|care |on |a |broader |scale.
c. encourage |RNs |to |become |politically |active |and |guide |the |profession |of |nursing.
d. provide |training |to |staff |nurses |so |they |can |move |seamlessly |across |departments.
ANS: |A
Feedback
A Clinical |ladder |programs |allow |nurses |to |advance |professionally |while |remaining |at |the
|bedside.
B Clinical |ladder |programs |are |designed |to |keep |proficient |nurses |at |the |bedside.
C Encouraging |RNs |to |become |politically |active |and |guide |the |profession |of |nursing |is |not
|the |goal |of |clinical |ladder |programs.
D Clinical |ladder |programs |are |not |designed |to |facilitate |transfer |between |departments.
|DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |7
7. Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |about |community |health |nursing |(CHN)?
a. Prevention |and |community |education |are |the |cornerstones |of |CHN.
b. Nursing |care |is |rapidly |moving |from |the |home |setting |to |the |institutional |setting.
c. High-tech |care |such |as |ventilators |and |total |parenteral |nutrition |cannot |be |handled |in |the
|home.
d. Assessment |skills |are |less |important |in |CHN |because |patients |are |not |acutely |ill.
ANS: |A
