Professional Nursing Concepts
Challenges 8th Edition by Beth Black
Test Bank
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, Test Bank for Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black
Professional zNursing: zConcepts z& zChallenges, z9th zEdition zTest zBank
Chapter z1.Nursing zin zToday’s zEvolving zHealth zCare zEnvironment
zMULTIPLE zCHOICE
1. Which zof zthe zfollowing zcould zeventually zchange zthe zhistorical zstatus zof znursing zas za
zfemale-
dominated zprofession?
a. More zmen zgraduating zfrom zbaccalaureate zand zhigher zdegree zprograms
b. The zproportion zof zmen zin znursing zbeginning zto zincrease
c. More zmale zgraduates zof zbasic znursing zprograms zentering zthe zworkplace
d. Salary zcompensation zincreasing zto zattract zmore zmen
ANS: zC
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A More zmen zgraduating zfrom zbaccalaureate zand zhigher zdegree zprograms zis
znot zthe zbest zanswer zbecause zassociate zdegree zprograms zproduce zthe zmost
znew zgraduates.
B The zpercentage zof zmen zin znursing zhas zincreased z50% zsince z2000.
C The zmore zmen zwho zenter zthe zworkplace zas znurses, zthe zless znursing zwill zbe
zseen zas za zfemale-dominated zprofession.
D Salary zrates zdo znot zappear zto zrelate zto zthe zrecruitment zof zmen zinto znursing.
DIF: zCognitive zLevel: zComprehension zREF: zMCS: z2
2. The zracial zand zethnic zcomposition zof zthe znursing zprofession zwill zchange zto zmore
zaccurately zreflect zthe zpopulation zas za zwhole zwhen
a. the zincreased znumbers zof zracial zand zethnic zminorities zenrolled zin
zeducational zprograms zgraduate zand zbegin zto zpractice.
b. the znumber zof zAsians zor zNative zHawaiian-Pacific zIslanders zbegins zto zincrease.
c. the zpercentage zof zAfrican-American zand zHispanic znurses zdecreases zmore
zthan zthe zpercentage zof zwhite znurses.
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d. the znonwhite zportion zof zthe zgeneral zpopulation zdecreases.
ANS: zA
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A A zlarger zpercentage zof zminorities zare zenrolled zin znursing zeducational
zprograms zthan zpreviously.
B Asians zand zNative zHawaiian-Pacific zIslanders zare zover zrepresented zin
znursing zcompared zto ztheir zpercentage zof zthe zgeneral zpopulation.
C Not zonly zwould zthe zpercentage zof zAfrican-American zand zHispanic znurses
zneed zto zincrease, zthe zpercentage zof zwhite znurses zwould zhave zto zdecrease
zin zorder zto zmore zaccurately zreflect zthe zpopulation zas za zwhole.
D The znonwhite zportion zof zthe zgeneral zpopulation zis znot zlikely zto zdecrease.
DIF: zCognitive zLevel: zComprehension zREF: zMCS: z3
3. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis za zcorrect zstatement zabout zthe zregistered znurse z(RN) zpopulation?
a. The zracial/ethnic zcomposition zof zRNs zclosely zresembles zthat zof zthe
zgeneral zpopulation.
b. The znumber zof zmen zentering znursing zhas zdecreased zsteadily zover zthe zlast zdecade.
c. The zrate zof zaging zof zRNs zhas zslowed zfor zthe zfirst ztime zin zthe zpast z30 zyears.
d. The zmajority zof zemployed zRNs zworking zfull ztime zmust zwork za zsecond zposition.
ANS: zC
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A The zracial/ethnic zcomposition zof zRNs zis zincreasing, zbut zdoes znot
zapproximate ztheir zpercentage zof zthe zoverall zpopulation.
B The znumber zof zmen zentering znursing zis zincreasing.
C The zaverage zage zof zRNs zin zboth z2004 zand z2008 zwas z46. zThis zis za
zresult zof zthe znumbers zof zRNs zunder z30 zin zthe zworkforce.
D According zto z2008 zdata, zonly z12% zof znurses zworking zfull ztime zhold
zsecond zpositions.
Challenges 8th Edition by Beth Black
Test Bank
,
, Test Bank for Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black
Professional zNursing: zConcepts z& zChallenges, z9th zEdition zTest zBank
Chapter z1.Nursing zin zToday’s zEvolving zHealth zCare zEnvironment
zMULTIPLE zCHOICE
1. Which zof zthe zfollowing zcould zeventually zchange zthe zhistorical zstatus zof znursing zas za
zfemale-
dominated zprofession?
a. More zmen zgraduating zfrom zbaccalaureate zand zhigher zdegree zprograms
b. The zproportion zof zmen zin znursing zbeginning zto zincrease
c. More zmale zgraduates zof zbasic znursing zprograms zentering zthe zworkplace
d. Salary zcompensation zincreasing zto zattract zmore zmen
ANS: zC
Feedback
A More zmen zgraduating zfrom zbaccalaureate zand zhigher zdegree zprograms zis
znot zthe zbest zanswer zbecause zassociate zdegree zprograms zproduce zthe zmost
znew zgraduates.
B The zpercentage zof zmen zin znursing zhas zincreased z50% zsince z2000.
C The zmore zmen zwho zenter zthe zworkplace zas znurses, zthe zless znursing zwill zbe
zseen zas za zfemale-dominated zprofession.
D Salary zrates zdo znot zappear zto zrelate zto zthe zrecruitment zof zmen zinto znursing.
DIF: zCognitive zLevel: zComprehension zREF: zMCS: z2
2. The zracial zand zethnic zcomposition zof zthe znursing zprofession zwill zchange zto zmore
zaccurately zreflect zthe zpopulation zas za zwhole zwhen
a. the zincreased znumbers zof zracial zand zethnic zminorities zenrolled zin
zeducational zprograms zgraduate zand zbegin zto zpractice.
b. the znumber zof zAsians zor zNative zHawaiian-Pacific zIslanders zbegins zto zincrease.
c. the zpercentage zof zAfrican-American zand zHispanic znurses zdecreases zmore
zthan zthe zpercentage zof zwhite znurses.
, Test Bank for Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black
d. the znonwhite zportion zof zthe zgeneral zpopulation zdecreases.
ANS: zA
Feedback
A A zlarger zpercentage zof zminorities zare zenrolled zin znursing zeducational
zprograms zthan zpreviously.
B Asians zand zNative zHawaiian-Pacific zIslanders zare zover zrepresented zin
znursing zcompared zto ztheir zpercentage zof zthe zgeneral zpopulation.
C Not zonly zwould zthe zpercentage zof zAfrican-American zand zHispanic znurses
zneed zto zincrease, zthe zpercentage zof zwhite znurses zwould zhave zto zdecrease
zin zorder zto zmore zaccurately zreflect zthe zpopulation zas za zwhole.
D The znonwhite zportion zof zthe zgeneral zpopulation zis znot zlikely zto zdecrease.
DIF: zCognitive zLevel: zComprehension zREF: zMCS: z3
3. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis za zcorrect zstatement zabout zthe zregistered znurse z(RN) zpopulation?
a. The zracial/ethnic zcomposition zof zRNs zclosely zresembles zthat zof zthe
zgeneral zpopulation.
b. The znumber zof zmen zentering znursing zhas zdecreased zsteadily zover zthe zlast zdecade.
c. The zrate zof zaging zof zRNs zhas zslowed zfor zthe zfirst ztime zin zthe zpast z30 zyears.
d. The zmajority zof zemployed zRNs zworking zfull ztime zmust zwork za zsecond zposition.
ANS: zC
Feedback
A The zracial/ethnic zcomposition zof zRNs zis zincreasing, zbut zdoes znot
zapproximate ztheir zpercentage zof zthe zoverall zpopulation.
B The znumber zof zmen zentering znursing zis zincreasing.
C The zaverage zage zof zRNs zin zboth z2004 zand z2008 zwas z46. zThis zis za
zresult zof zthe znumbers zof zRNs zunder z30 zin zthe zworkforce.
D According zto z2008 zdata, zonly z12% zof znurses zworking zfull ztime zhold
zsecond zpositions.
