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Chapterg1.gNursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmen
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Chapterg 2.g Theg Historyg andg Socialg Contextg ofg Nursin
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Chapterg 3.g Nursing’sg Pathwayg tog Professionalism
Chapterg4.gNursinggEducationgingangEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmen
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Chapterg 5.g Becomingg ag Professionalg Nurse:g Definingg Nursingg andg Socializationg intog Practic
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Chapterg6.gNursinggasgagRegulatedgPractice:gLegalgIssue
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Chapterg7.gEthics:gBasicgConceptsgforgProfessionalgNursinggPractic
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Chapterg8.gConceptualgandgPhilosophicalgFoundationsgofgProfessionalgNursinggPractic
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Chapterg 9.g Nursingg Theory:g Theg Basisg forg Professionalg Nursin
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Chapterg 10.g Theg Scienceg ofg Nursingg andg Evidence-
Basedg Practice
Chapterg11.gDevelopinggNursinggJudgmentgThroughgCriticalgThinkin
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Chapterg12.gCommunicationgandgCollaborationgingProfessionalgNursin
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Chapterg 13.g Nurses,g Patients,g andg Families:g Caringg atg theg Intersectiong ofg Health,Illness,g andg Cultur
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Chapterg14.gHealthgCaregingthegUnitedgState
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Chapterg 15.g Politicalg Activismg ing Nursing:g Communities,g Organizations,g Government
Chapterg16.gNursinggChallenge:gTogContinuegtogEvolv
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Chapterg1.NursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironment
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?
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a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANSWER:gC
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegbestg
answergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasgag
female-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIFFERENCE:gCOGNITIVEgLEVEL:gComprehensiong REFERENCE:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelyg
reflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. Thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalgprogramsg
graduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. ThegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. ThegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
.
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d. Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANSWER:gA
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgthang
previously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentage
gofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
CgNotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgw
ouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhol
e.
DgThegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:gCOGNITIVEgLEVEL:gComprehensiong REFERENCE:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANSWER:gC
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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategtheirg
percentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgtheg
numbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
DIF:gCOGNITIVEgLEVEL:gKnowledgegREFERENCE:gMCS:g3
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?
a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
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Chapterg1.gNursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmen
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Chapterg 2.g Theg Historyg andg Socialg Contextg ofg Nursin
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Chapterg 3.g Nursing’sg Pathwayg tog Professionalism
Chapterg4.gNursinggEducationgingangEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmen
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Chapterg 5.g Becomingg ag Professionalg Nurse:g Definingg Nursingg andg Socializationg intog Practic
e
Chapterg6.gNursinggasgagRegulatedgPractice:gLegalgIssue
s
Chapterg7.gEthics:gBasicgConceptsgforgProfessionalgNursinggPractic
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Chapterg8.gConceptualgandgPhilosophicalgFoundationsgofgProfessionalgNursinggPractic
e
Chapterg 9.g Nursingg Theory:g Theg Basisg forg Professionalg Nursin
g
Chapterg 10.g Theg Scienceg ofg Nursingg andg Evidence-
Basedg Practice
Chapterg11.gDevelopinggNursinggJudgmentgThroughgCriticalgThinkin
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Chapterg12.gCommunicationgandgCollaborationgingProfessionalgNursin
g
Chapterg 13.g Nurses,g Patients,g andg Families:g Caringg atg theg Intersectiong ofg Health,Illness,g andg Cultur
e
Chapterg14.gHealthgCaregingthegUnitedgState
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Chapterg 15.g Politicalg Activismg ing Nursing:g Communities,g Organizations,g Government
Chapterg16.gNursinggChallenge:gTogContinuegtogEvolv
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Chapterg1.NursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironment
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?
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a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANSWER:gC
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegbestg
answergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasgag
female-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIFFERENCE:gCOGNITIVEgLEVEL:gComprehensiong REFERENCE:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelyg
reflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. Thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalgprogramsg
graduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. ThegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. ThegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
.
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d. Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANSWER:gA
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgthang
previously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentage
gofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
CgNotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgw
ouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhol
e.
DgThegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:gCOGNITIVEgLEVEL:gComprehensiong REFERENCE:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategtheirg
percentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgtheg
numbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
DIF:gCOGNITIVEgLEVEL:gKnowledgegREFERENCE:gMCS:g3
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?
a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
