Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges 9th Edition Test Bank PDF: Complete Questions & Solutions

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Chaptert1.NursingtintToday’stEvolvingtHealthtCaretEnvironmenttMULTIPL

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1. Whichtoftthetfollowingtcouldteventuallytchangetthethistoricaltstatustoftnursingtastatfemale-
dominatedtprofession?

a. Moretmentgraduatingtfromtbaccalaureatetandthighertdegreetprograms
b. Thetproportiontoftmentintnursingtbeginningttotincrease
c. Moretmaletgraduatestoftbasictnursingtprogramstenteringtthetworkplace
d. Salarytcompensationtincreasingttotattracttmoretmen


ANS:tC

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A Moretmentgraduatingtfromtbaccalaureatetandthighertdegreetprogramstistnottthetbest
tanswertbecausetassociatetdegreetprogramstproducetthetmosttnewtgraduates.



B Thetpercentagetoftmentintnursingthastincreasedt50%tsincet2000.
C Thetmoretmentwhotentertthetworkplacetastnurses,tthetlesstnursingtwilltbetseentastatfe
male-dominatedtprofession.
D Salarytratestdotnottappearttotrelatettotthetrecruitmenttoftmentintotnursing.


DIF:tCognitivetLevel:tComprehensiontREF:tMCS:t2

2. Thetracialtandtethnictcompositiontoftthetnursingtprofessiontwilltchangettotmoretaccuratelytrefl
ecttthetpopulationtastatwholetwhen

a. thetincreasedtnumberstoftracialtandtethnictminoritiestenrolledtinteducationaltpr
ogramstgraduatetandtbeginttotpractice.
b. thetnumbertoftAsianstortNativetHawaiian-PacifictIslanderstbeginsttotincrease.
c. thetpercentagetoftAfrican-
AmericantandtHispanictnursestdecreasestmoretthantthetpercentagetoftwhitetnurses.

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d. thetnonwhitetportiontoftthetgeneraltpopulationtdecreases.


ANS:tA

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A Atlargertpercentagetoftminoritiestaretenrolledtintnursingteducationaltprogramsttha
ntpreviously.
B AsianstandtNativetHawaiian-
PacifictIslanderstaretovertrepresentedtintnursingtcomparedttottheirtpercentagetoft
thetgeneraltpopulation.
C NottonlytwouldtthetpercentagetoftAfrican-
AmericantandtHispanictnursestneedttotincrease,tthetpercentagetoftwhitetnursestwoul
dthavettotdecreasetintorderttotmoretaccuratelytreflecttthetpopulationtastatwhole.
D Thetnonwhitetportiontoftthetgeneraltpopulationtistnottlikelyttotdecrease.


DIF:tCognitivetLevel:tComprehensiontREF:tMCS:t3

3. Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatcorrecttstatementtabouttthetregisteredtnurset(RN)tpopulation?

a. Thetracial/
ethnictcompositiontoftRNstcloselytresemblestthattoftthetgeneraltpopulation.
b. Thetnumbertoftmententeringtnursingthastdecreasedtsteadilytovertthetlasttdecade.
c. ThetratetoftagingtoftRNsthastslowedtfortthetfirstttimetintthetpastt30tyears.
d. ThetmajoritytoftemployedtRNstworkingtfullttimetmusttworktatsecondtposition.


ANS:tC

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A Thetracial/
ethnictcompositiontoftRNstistincreasing,tbuttdoestnottapproximatettheirtpercenta
getoftthetoveralltpopulation.
B Thetnumbertoftmententeringtnursingtistincreasing.
C ThetaveragetagetoftRNstintbotht2004tandt2008twast46.tThististatresulttoftthetnum
berstoftRNstundert30tintthetworkforce.
D Accordingttot2008tdata,tonlyt12%toftnursestworkingtfullttimetholdtsecondtpos
itions.

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DIF:tCognitivetLevel:tKnowledgetREF:tMCS:t3

4. Whichtoftthetfollowingtbesttdescribesttrendstintnursingteducation?

a. NumberstoftRNstwithtbachelorstandthighertdegreestaretincreasing.
b. NumberstoftRNstwithtassociatetdegreestaretdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borntnursestpracticingtintthetUnitedtStatestaretseentastlesstknowledge
abletbecausetofttheirtlesserteducationaltpreparation.
d. NumberstoftRNstwithtdiplomateducationstaretincreasing.


ANS:tA

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A Slightlytovert50%toftRNsteventuallytobtainttheirtbachelorstoftsciencetintnursingt(B
SN)tortathighertnursingtdegree.
B Thetmajoritytoftnursestintthistcountrytgetttheirtinitialtnursingteducationtintass
ociatetdegreetintnursingt(ADN)tprograms.
C Foreign-
borntnursestpracticingtintthetUnitedtStatestmaytbetviewedtastlesstknowledgea
bletbyttheirtpeerstbecausetoftlanguagetandtculturaltdifferences.
D Thetnumberstoftdiploma-educatedtnursestaretdeclining.


DIF:tCognitivetLevel:tKnowledgetREF:tMCS:t4

5. DespitetthetvarietytoftworktsettingstavailablettotthetRN,tdatatfromt2008tindicatetthattthetprim
arytworktsitetfortRNstis

a. ambulatorytcaretsettings.
b. communitythealthtsettings.
c. long-termtcaretfacilities.
d. acutetcarethospitals.


ANS:tD

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