Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition

Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What should the RN do when asked to accept a patient assignment that he or she may feel unqualified to manage? a. Accept the assignment as appropriate if assigned by a legitimate power. b. Be primarily concerned with the number of patients being assigned. c. Ask how other nurses have handled the assignment in the past. d. Determine whether he or she is familiar with the types of patients being assigned. ANS: D Nurses should always think critically about assignments so they can communicate what makes them uncomfortable about a particular assignment. If nurses do not have the knowledge or experience required for patient assignments, then modification of the assignments is in order to ensure patient safety. DIF: Application 2. What workplace factor has been found to contribute to the nursing shortage? a. Movement of nurses into acute care settings b. The use of unlicensed assistive personnel to replace RNs c. A severe lack of males who have chosen nursing as a career d. An aging nursing workforce ANS: D Research validates that an aging population and an aging nursing workforce are significant contributors to the nursing shortage issue. DIF: Comprehension 3. In the last years what have studies conducted to determine enrollment trends in nursing schools found related to the predicted nursing shortage? a. A greater number of individuals chose nursing as a career but could not meet entrance requirements. b. More young people chose to enter the profession of nursing. c. Fewer career opportunities exist in the profession of nursing and fewer opportunities are projected to exist for women. d. Men have dominated the profession, and women feel that they have experienced discrimination. ANS: B An unexpected number of young people entered the nursing workforce from 2002 to 2009, causing faster growth in the supply than anticipated. DIF: Comprehension TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING 8TH EDITION BY CHERRY NURSINGKING.COM This study source was downloaded by from Course