Tēst Bank for Profēssional Nursing: Concēpts &
Challēngēs 11th Ēdition by Bēth Black and Maurēēn J. Bakēr
,Black: Profēssional Nursing: Concēpts & Challēngēs, 11th Ēdition TĒST BANK
CONTĒNTS
Chaptēr 1. Nursing in Today’s Ēvolving Hēalth Carē Ēnvironmēnt
Chaptēr 2. Thē History and Social Contēxt of Nursing
Chaptēr 3. Nursing’s Pathway to Profēssionalism
Chaptēr 4. Nursing Ēducation in an Ēvolving Hēalth Carē Ēnvironmēnt
Chaptēr 5. Bēcoming a Profēssional Nursē: Dēfining Nursing and Socialization Into Practicē
Chaptēr 6. Nursing as a Rēgulatēd Practicē: Lēgal Issuēs
Chaptēr 7. Ēthics: Basic Concēpts for Profēssional Nursing Practicē
Chaptēr 8. Concēptual and Philosophical Foundations of Profēssional Nursing Practicē
Chaptēr 9. Nursing Thēory: Thē Basis for Profēssional Nursing
Chaptēr 10. Thē Sciēncē of Nursing and Ēvidēncē-Basēd Practicē
Chaptēr 11. Dēvēloping Nursing Judgmēnt through Critical Thinking
Chaptēr 12. Communication and Collaboration in Profēssional Nursing
Chaptēr 13. Nursēs, Patiēnts, and Familiēs: Caring at thē Intērsēction of Hēalth, Illnēss, and
Culturē
Chaptēr 14. Hēalth Carē in thē Unitēd Statēs
Chaptēr 15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communitiēs, Organizations, and Govērnmēnt
Chaptēr 16. Nursing’s Challēngē: To Continuē to Ēvolvē
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Chaptēr 1: Nursing in Today’s Ēvolving Hēalth Carē Ēnvironmēnt
Black: Profēssional Nursing: Concēpts & Challēngēs, 11th Ēdition By Black
MULTIPLĒ CHOICĒ
1. Which of thē following could ēvēntually changē thē historical status of nursing as a fēmalē-
dominatēd profēssion?
a. Morē mēn graduating from baccalaurēatē and highēr dēgrēē programs
b. Thē proportion of mēn in nursing bēginning to incrēasē
c. Morē malē graduatēs of basic nursing programs ēntēring thē workplacē
d. Salary compēnsation incrēasing to attract morē mēn
ANS: C
Fēēdback
A Morē mēn graduating from baccalaurēatē and highēr dēgrēē programs is not thē
bēst answēr bēcausē associatē dēgrēē programs producē thē most nēw graduatēs.
B Thē pērcēntagē of mēn in nursing has incrēasēd 50% sincē 2000.
C Thē morē mēn who ēntēr thē workplacē as nursēs, thē lēss nursing will bē sēēn as
a fēmalē-dominatēd profēssion.
D Salary ratēs do not appēar to rēlatē to thē rēcruitmēnt of mēn into nursing.
DIF: Cognitivē Lēvēl: Comprēhēnsion RĒF: MCS: 2
2. Thē racial and ēthnic composition of thē nursing profēssion will changē to morē accuratēly
rēflēct thē population as a wholē whēn
a. thē incrēasēd numbērs of racial and ēthnic minoritiēs ēnrollēd in ēducational
programs graduatē and bēgin to practicē.
b. thē numbēr of Asians or Nativē Hawaiian-Pacific Islandērs bēgins to incrēasē.
c. thē pērcēntagē of African-Amērican and Hispanic nursēs dēcrēasēs morē than thē
pērcēntagē of whitē nursēs.
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d. thē nonwhitē portion of thē gēnēral population dēcrēasēs.
ANS: A
Fēēdback
A A largēr pērcēntagē of minoritiēs arē ēnrollēd in nursing ēducational programs
than prēviously.
B Asians and Nativē Hawaiian-Pacific Islandērs arē ovēr rēprēsēntēd in nursing
comparēd to thēir pērcēntagē of thē gēnēral population.
C Not only would thē pērcēntagē of African-Amērican and Hispanic nursēs nēēd to
incrēasē, thē pērcēntagē of whitē nursēs would havē to dēcrēasē in ordēr to morē
accuratēly rēflēct thē population as a wholē.
D Thē nonwhitē portion of thē gēnēral population is not likēly to dēcrēasē.
DIF: Cognitivē Lēvēl: Comprēhēnsion RĒF: MCS: 3
3. Which of thē following is a corrēct statēmēnt about thē rēgistērēd nursē (RN) population?
a. Thē racial/ēthnic composition of RNs closēly rēsēmblēs that of thē gēnēral
population.
b. Thē numbēr of mēn ēntēring nursing has dēcrēasēd stēadily ovēr thē last dēcadē.
c. Thē ratē of aging of RNs has slowēd for thē first timē in thē past 30 yēars.
d. Thē majority of ēmployēd RNs working full timē must work a sēcond position.
ANS: C
Fēēdback
A Thē racial/ēthnic composition of RNs is incrēasing, but doēs not approximatē
thēir pērcēntagē of thē ovērall population.
B Thē numbēr of mēn ēntēring nursing is incrēasing.
C Thē avēragē agē of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a rēsult of thē
numbērs of RNs undēr 30 in thē workforcē.
D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nursēs working full timē hold sēcond
positions.
Challēngēs 11th Ēdition by Bēth Black and Maurēēn J. Bakēr
,Black: Profēssional Nursing: Concēpts & Challēngēs, 11th Ēdition TĒST BANK
CONTĒNTS
Chaptēr 1. Nursing in Today’s Ēvolving Hēalth Carē Ēnvironmēnt
Chaptēr 2. Thē History and Social Contēxt of Nursing
Chaptēr 3. Nursing’s Pathway to Profēssionalism
Chaptēr 4. Nursing Ēducation in an Ēvolving Hēalth Carē Ēnvironmēnt
Chaptēr 5. Bēcoming a Profēssional Nursē: Dēfining Nursing and Socialization Into Practicē
Chaptēr 6. Nursing as a Rēgulatēd Practicē: Lēgal Issuēs
Chaptēr 7. Ēthics: Basic Concēpts for Profēssional Nursing Practicē
Chaptēr 8. Concēptual and Philosophical Foundations of Profēssional Nursing Practicē
Chaptēr 9. Nursing Thēory: Thē Basis for Profēssional Nursing
Chaptēr 10. Thē Sciēncē of Nursing and Ēvidēncē-Basēd Practicē
Chaptēr 11. Dēvēloping Nursing Judgmēnt through Critical Thinking
Chaptēr 12. Communication and Collaboration in Profēssional Nursing
Chaptēr 13. Nursēs, Patiēnts, and Familiēs: Caring at thē Intērsēction of Hēalth, Illnēss, and
Culturē
Chaptēr 14. Hēalth Carē in thē Unitēd Statēs
Chaptēr 15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communitiēs, Organizations, and Govērnmēnt
Chaptēr 16. Nursing’s Challēngē: To Continuē to Ēvolvē
,Profēssional Nursing 11th Ēdition Black Tēst
Bank
Chaptēr 1: Nursing in Today’s Ēvolving Hēalth Carē Ēnvironmēnt
Black: Profēssional Nursing: Concēpts & Challēngēs, 11th Ēdition By Black
MULTIPLĒ CHOICĒ
1. Which of thē following could ēvēntually changē thē historical status of nursing as a fēmalē-
dominatēd profēssion?
a. Morē mēn graduating from baccalaurēatē and highēr dēgrēē programs
b. Thē proportion of mēn in nursing bēginning to incrēasē
c. Morē malē graduatēs of basic nursing programs ēntēring thē workplacē
d. Salary compēnsation incrēasing to attract morē mēn
ANS: C
Fēēdback
A Morē mēn graduating from baccalaurēatē and highēr dēgrēē programs is not thē
bēst answēr bēcausē associatē dēgrēē programs producē thē most nēw graduatēs.
B Thē pērcēntagē of mēn in nursing has incrēasēd 50% sincē 2000.
C Thē morē mēn who ēntēr thē workplacē as nursēs, thē lēss nursing will bē sēēn as
a fēmalē-dominatēd profēssion.
D Salary ratēs do not appēar to rēlatē to thē rēcruitmēnt of mēn into nursing.
DIF: Cognitivē Lēvēl: Comprēhēnsion RĒF: MCS: 2
2. Thē racial and ēthnic composition of thē nursing profēssion will changē to morē accuratēly
rēflēct thē population as a wholē whēn
a. thē incrēasēd numbērs of racial and ēthnic minoritiēs ēnrollēd in ēducational
programs graduatē and bēgin to practicē.
b. thē numbēr of Asians or Nativē Hawaiian-Pacific Islandērs bēgins to incrēasē.
c. thē pērcēntagē of African-Amērican and Hispanic nursēs dēcrēasēs morē than thē
pērcēntagē of whitē nursēs.
, Profēssional Nursing 11th Ēdition Black Tēst
Bank
d. thē nonwhitē portion of thē gēnēral population dēcrēasēs.
ANS: A
Fēēdback
A A largēr pērcēntagē of minoritiēs arē ēnrollēd in nursing ēducational programs
than prēviously.
B Asians and Nativē Hawaiian-Pacific Islandērs arē ovēr rēprēsēntēd in nursing
comparēd to thēir pērcēntagē of thē gēnēral population.
C Not only would thē pērcēntagē of African-Amērican and Hispanic nursēs nēēd to
incrēasē, thē pērcēntagē of whitē nursēs would havē to dēcrēasē in ordēr to morē
accuratēly rēflēct thē population as a wholē.
D Thē nonwhitē portion of thē gēnēral population is not likēly to dēcrēasē.
DIF: Cognitivē Lēvēl: Comprēhēnsion RĒF: MCS: 3
3. Which of thē following is a corrēct statēmēnt about thē rēgistērēd nursē (RN) population?
a. Thē racial/ēthnic composition of RNs closēly rēsēmblēs that of thē gēnēral
population.
b. Thē numbēr of mēn ēntēring nursing has dēcrēasēd stēadily ovēr thē last dēcadē.
c. Thē ratē of aging of RNs has slowēd for thē first timē in thē past 30 yēars.
d. Thē majority of ēmployēd RNs working full timē must work a sēcond position.
ANS: C
Fēēdback
A Thē racial/ēthnic composition of RNs is incrēasing, but doēs not approximatē
thēir pērcēntagē of thē ovērall population.
B Thē numbēr of mēn ēntēring nursing is incrēasing.
C Thē avēragē agē of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a rēsult of thē
numbērs of RNs undēr 30 in thē workforcē.
D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nursēs working full timē hold sēcond
positions.
