, Professional r Nursing: rConcepts r &rChallenges, r10thrEdition rTest rBank
Chapterv1.NursingvinvToday’svEvolvingvHealthvCarevEnvironment
MULTIPLE r CHOICE
1. Which r of r the r following r could r eventually rchange r the r historical r status r of r nursing r as r a
r female-rdominated r profession?
a. Morermen r graduating r from r baccalaureate r and r higher r degree r programs
b. The rproportion r of r men r in r nursing r beginning r to r increase
c. More rmale r graduates r of r basic r nursing rprograms r entering r the r workplace
d. Salaryrcompensation r increasing rto r attract r more rmen
ANS: r C
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A More r men r graduating r from r baccalaureate r and r higher r degree r programs r is
r notrthe r best r answer r because r associate r degree r programs r produce r the r most
r new rgraduates.
B The rpercentage r of r men r in r nursing rhas r increased r 50% r since r 2000.
C The r more r men r who r enter r the r workplace r as r nurses, r the r less r nursing r will r be
r seenras r a r female-dominated r profession.
D Salaryrrates r do r not r appear r to r relate r to r the r recruitment r of r men r into r nursing.
DIF: rCognitive r Level: r Comprehension r REF: r MCS: r 2
2. The r racial r and r ethnic r composition r of r the r nursing r profession r will r change r to
r moreraccurately r reflect r the r population r as r a r whole r when
a. the r increased r numbers r of r racial r and r ethnic rminorities
r enrolledrin r educational r programs r graduate r and r begin r to
r practice.
b. the rnumber rof r Asians r or r Native rHawaiian-Pacific r Islanders r begins r to r increase.
c. the r percentage r of r African-American r and r Hispanic r nurses r decreases r more
r thanrthe r percentage r of r white r nurses.
, d. the rnonwhite r portion r of r the r general r population r decreases.
ANS: r A
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A A r larger r percentage r of r minorities r are r enrolled r in
r nursingreducational r programs r than r previously.
B Asians r and r Native r Hawaiian-Pacific r Islanders r are r over
r representedrin r nursing r compared r to r their r percentage r of r the
r general r population.
C Not ronly rwould rthe rpercentage rof rAfrican-American rand r Hispanic rnurses
r need rto rincrease, rthe rpercentage rof rwhite rnurses rwould rhave rto rdecrease rin
rorder rto rmore r accurately r reflect r the r population r as r a r whole.
D The rnonwhite r portion r of r the r general r population r is r not r likelyto r decrease.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Comprehension r REF: r MCS: r 3
3. Which r of r the r following ris r a r correct r statement r about r the r registered r nurse r (RN) r population?
a. The r racial/ethnic r composition r of rRNs r closely rresembles r that r of
r thergeneral r population.
b. The rnumber r of r men r entering r nursing r has r decreased r steadily rover r the r last r decade.
c. The rrate r of r aging r of r RNs r has r slowed r for rthe r first r time r in r the r past r 30 r years.
d. The rmajorityrof r employed r RNs r working r full r time r must r work r a r second r position.
ANS: r C
Feedback
A The r racial/ethnic r composition r of r RNs ris r increasing, r but r does
r notrapproximate r their r percentage r of r the r overall r population.
B The r number r of r men r entering r nursing r is r increasing.
C The r average r age r of r RNs r in r both r 2004 r and r 2008 rwas r 46. r This r is r a
r result r ofrthe r numbers r of r RNs r under r 30 r in r the r workforce.
D According rto r 2008 r data, r onlyr12% r of r nurses r working rfull r time
r holdrsecond r positions.
, DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Knowledge r REF: r MCS: r 3
4. Which r of rthe r following rbest r describes r trends r in r nursing r education?
a. Numbers rof r RNs r with r bachelors r and r higher r degrees r are rincreasing.
b. Numbers r of r RNs r with r associate r degrees r are r decreasing.
c. Foreign-born r nurses r practicing r in r the r United r States r are
r seenras r less r knowledgeable r because r of r their r lesser
r educational rpreparation.
d. Numbers rof r RNs r with r diploma reducations r are r increasing.
ANS: r A
Feedback
A Slightly rover r 50% r of r RNs r eventually robtain r their rbachelors r of r science
r inrnursing r (BSN) r or r a r higher r nursing r degree.
B The r majority rof r nurses r in r this r country r get r their rinitial r nursing
r educationrin r associate r degree r in r nursing r (ADN) r programs.
C Foreign-born r nurses r practicing r in r the r United r States r may r be r viewed
r asrless r knowledgeable r by rtheir r peers r because r of r language r and
r cultural rdifferences.
D The rnumbers r of r diploma-educated r nurses r are r declining.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Knowledge r REF: r MCS: r 4
5. Despite r the r variety rof r work r settings r available r to r the r RN, r data r from r 2008 r indicate
r thatrthe r primary r work r site r for r RNs r is
a. ambulatory rcare rsettings.
b. communityhealth r settings.
c. long-term rcare rfacilities.
d. acute r care rhospitals.
ANS: r D
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Chapterv1.NursingvinvToday’svEvolvingvHealthvCarevEnvironment
MULTIPLE r CHOICE
1. Which r of r the r following r could r eventually rchange r the r historical r status r of r nursing r as r a
r female-rdominated r profession?
a. Morermen r graduating r from r baccalaureate r and r higher r degree r programs
b. The rproportion r of r men r in r nursing r beginning r to r increase
c. More rmale r graduates r of r basic r nursing rprograms r entering r the r workplace
d. Salaryrcompensation r increasing rto r attract r more rmen
ANS: r C
Feedback
A More r men r graduating r from r baccalaureate r and r higher r degree r programs r is
r notrthe r best r answer r because r associate r degree r programs r produce r the r most
r new rgraduates.
B The rpercentage r of r men r in r nursing rhas r increased r 50% r since r 2000.
C The r more r men r who r enter r the r workplace r as r nurses, r the r less r nursing r will r be
r seenras r a r female-dominated r profession.
D Salaryrrates r do r not r appear r to r relate r to r the r recruitment r of r men r into r nursing.
DIF: rCognitive r Level: r Comprehension r REF: r MCS: r 2
2. The r racial r and r ethnic r composition r of r the r nursing r profession r will r change r to
r moreraccurately r reflect r the r population r as r a r whole r when
a. the r increased r numbers r of r racial r and r ethnic rminorities
r enrolledrin r educational r programs r graduate r and r begin r to
r practice.
b. the rnumber rof r Asians r or r Native rHawaiian-Pacific r Islanders r begins r to r increase.
c. the r percentage r of r African-American r and r Hispanic r nurses r decreases r more
r thanrthe r percentage r of r white r nurses.
, d. the rnonwhite r portion r of r the r general r population r decreases.
ANS: r A
Feedback
A A r larger r percentage r of r minorities r are r enrolled r in
r nursingreducational r programs r than r previously.
B Asians r and r Native r Hawaiian-Pacific r Islanders r are r over
r representedrin r nursing r compared r to r their r percentage r of r the
r general r population.
C Not ronly rwould rthe rpercentage rof rAfrican-American rand r Hispanic rnurses
r need rto rincrease, rthe rpercentage rof rwhite rnurses rwould rhave rto rdecrease rin
rorder rto rmore r accurately r reflect r the r population r as r a r whole.
D The rnonwhite r portion r of r the r general r population r is r not r likelyto r decrease.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Comprehension r REF: r MCS: r 3
3. Which r of r the r following ris r a r correct r statement r about r the r registered r nurse r (RN) r population?
a. The r racial/ethnic r composition r of rRNs r closely rresembles r that r of
r thergeneral r population.
b. The rnumber r of r men r entering r nursing r has r decreased r steadily rover r the r last r decade.
c. The rrate r of r aging r of r RNs r has r slowed r for rthe r first r time r in r the r past r 30 r years.
d. The rmajorityrof r employed r RNs r working r full r time r must r work r a r second r position.
ANS: r C
Feedback
A The r racial/ethnic r composition r of r RNs ris r increasing, r but r does
r notrapproximate r their r percentage r of r the r overall r population.
B The r number r of r men r entering r nursing r is r increasing.
C The r average r age r of r RNs r in r both r 2004 r and r 2008 rwas r 46. r This r is r a
r result r ofrthe r numbers r of r RNs r under r 30 r in r the r workforce.
D According rto r 2008 r data, r onlyr12% r of r nurses r working rfull r time
r holdrsecond r positions.
, DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Knowledge r REF: r MCS: r 3
4. Which r of rthe r following rbest r describes r trends r in r nursing r education?
a. Numbers rof r RNs r with r bachelors r and r higher r degrees r are rincreasing.
b. Numbers r of r RNs r with r associate r degrees r are r decreasing.
c. Foreign-born r nurses r practicing r in r the r United r States r are
r seenras r less r knowledgeable r because r of r their r lesser
r educational rpreparation.
d. Numbers rof r RNs r with r diploma reducations r are r increasing.
ANS: r A
Feedback
A Slightly rover r 50% r of r RNs r eventually robtain r their rbachelors r of r science
r inrnursing r (BSN) r or r a r higher r nursing r degree.
B The r majority rof r nurses r in r this r country r get r their rinitial r nursing
r educationrin r associate r degree r in r nursing r (ADN) r programs.
C Foreign-born r nurses r practicing r in r the r United r States r may r be r viewed
r asrless r knowledgeable r by rtheir r peers r because r of r language r and
r cultural rdifferences.
D The rnumbers r of r diploma-educated r nurses r are r declining.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Knowledge r REF: r MCS: r 4
5. Despite r the r variety rof r work r settings r available r to r the r RN, r data r from r 2008 r indicate
r thatrthe r primary r work r site r for r RNs r is
a. ambulatory rcare rsettings.
b. communityhealth r settings.
c. long-term rcare rfacilities.
d. acute r care rhospitals.
ANS: r D
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