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Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges
10th Edition by Beth Perry Black
all chapters 1-16
,TABLE OF CONTENT
q q
1qNursingqinqToday’sqEvolvingqHealthcareqEnvironment
2qTheqHistoryqandqSocialqContextqofqNursing
3qNursing’sqPathwayqtoqProfessionalism
4qNursingqEducationqinqanqEvolvingqHealthcareqEnvironment
5qBecomingqaqProfessionalqNurse:qDefiningqNursingqandqSocializationqinqPractice
6qNursingqasqaqRegulatedqPractice:qLegalqIssues
7qEthics:qBasicqConceptsqforqProfessionalqNursingqPractice
8qConceptualqandqPhilosophicqFoundationsqofqProfessionalqNursingqPractice
9qNursingqTheory:qTheqBasisqforqProfessionalqNursing
10qTheqScienceqofqNursingqandqEvidence-BasedqPractice
11qDevelopingqNursingqJudgmentqThroughqCriticalqThinking
12qCommunicationqandqCollaborationqinqProfessionalqNursing
13qNurses,qPatients,qandqFamilies:qCaringqatqtheqIntersectionqofqHealth,qIllness,qandqCultu
re
14qHealthqCareqinqtheqUnitedqStates
15qPoliticalqActivismqinqNursing:qCommunities,qOrganizations,qandqGovernment
16qNursing’sqChallenge:qToqContinueqtoqEvolve
,Chapterq1.qNursingqinqToday’sqEvolvingqHealthqCareqEnvironment
MULTIPLEqCHOICE
1. Whichqofqtheqfollowingqcouldqeventuallyqchangeqtheqhistoricalqstatusqofqnursingqasqaq
female-qdominatedqprofession?
a. Moreqmenqgraduatingqfromqbaccalaureateqandqhigherqdegreeqprograms
b. Theqproportionqofqmenqinqnursingqbeginningqtoqincrease
c. Moreqmaleqgraduatesqofqbasicqnursingqprogramsqenteringqtheqworkplace
d. Salaryqcompensationqincreasingqtoqattractqmoreqmen
ANSWER:qC
Feedback
A Moreqmenqgraduatingqfromqbaccalaureateqandqhigherqdegreeqprogramsqisqnotq
theqbestqanswerqbecauseqassociateqdegreeqprogramsqproduceqtheqmostqnewq
graduates.
B Theqpercentageqofqmenqinqnursingqhasqincreasedq50%qsinceq2000.
C Theqmoreqmenqwhoqenterqtheqworkplaceqasqnurses,qtheqlessqnursingqwillqbeqs
eenqasqaqfemale-dominatedqprofession.
D Salaryqratesqdoqnotqappearqtoqrelateqtoqtheqrecruitmentqofqmenqintoqnursing.
DIFFERENCE:qCOGNITIVEqLEVEL:qComprehensionq REFERENCE:qMCS:q2
2. Theqracialqandqethnicqcompositionqofqtheqnursingqprofessionqwillqchangeqtoqmoreqac
curatelyqreflectqtheqpopulationqasqaqwholeqwhen
a. Theqincreasedqnumbersqofqracialqandqethnicqminoritiesqenrolledqinqeducationalqp
rogramsqgraduateqandqbeginqtoqpractice.
b. TheqnumberqofqAsiansqorqNativeqHawaiian-PacificqIslandersqbeginsqtoqincrease.
c. TheqpercentageqofqAfrican-
AmericanqandqHispanicqnursesqdecreasesqmoreqthanqtheqpercentageqofqwhi
teqnurses.
, d. Theqnonwhiteqportionqofqtheqgeneralqpopulationqdecreases.
ANSWER:qA
Feedback
A Aqlargerqpercentageqofqminoritiesqareqenrolledqinqnursingqeducationalqprogra
msqthanqpreviously.
B AsiansqandqNativeqHawaiian-
PacificqIslandersqareqoverqrepresentedqinqnursingqcomparedqtoqtheirqper
centageqofqtheqgeneralqpopulation.
CqNotqonlyqwouldqtheqpercentageqofqAfrican-
AmericanqandqHispanicqnursesqneedqtoqincrease,qtheqpercentageqofqwhiteqn
ursesqwouldqhaveqtoqdecreaseqinqorderqtoqmoreqaccuratelyqreflectqtheqpopul
ationqasqaqwhole.
DqTheqnonwhiteqportionqofqtheqgeneralqpopulationqisqnotqlikelyqtoqdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:qCOGNITIVEqLEVEL:qComprehensionq REFERENCE:qMCS:q3
3. Whichqofqtheqfollowingqisqaqcorrectqstatementqaboutqtheqregisteredqnurseq(RN)qpopulation?
a. Theqracial/ethnicqcompositionqofqRNsqcloselyqresemblesqthatqofqtheqgeneralqpopulation.
b. Theqnumberqofqmenqenteringqnursingqhasqdecreasedqsteadilyqoverqtheqlastqdecade.
c. TheqrateqofqagingqofqRNsqhasqslowedqforqtheqfirstqtimeqinqtheqpastq30qyears.
d. TheqmajorityqofqemployedqRNsqworkingqfullqtimeqmustqworkqaqsecondqposition.
ANSWER:qC
Feedback
A Theqracial/ethnicqcompositionqofqRNsqisqincreasing,qbutqdoesqnotqapproxima
teqtheirqpercentageqofqtheqoverallqpopulation.
B Theqnumberqofqmenqenteringqnursingqisqincreasing.
C TheqaverageqageqofqRNsqinqbothq2004qandq2008qwasq46.qThisqisqaqresultq
ofqtheqnumbersqofqRNsqunderq30qinqtheqworkforce.
D Accordingqtoq2008qdata,qonlyq12%qofqnursesqworkingqfullqtimeqholdqs
econdqpositions.
DIF:qCOGNITIVEqLEVEL:qKnowledgeqREFERENCE:qMCS:q3
4. Whichqofqtheqfollowingqbestqdescribesqtrendsqinqnursingqeducation?
a. NumbersqofqRNsqwithqbachelorsqandqhigherqdegreesqareqincreasing.
b. NumbersqofqRNsqwithqassociateqdegreesqareqdecreasing.
Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges
10th Edition by Beth Perry Black
all chapters 1-16
,TABLE OF CONTENT
q q
1qNursingqinqToday’sqEvolvingqHealthcareqEnvironment
2qTheqHistoryqandqSocialqContextqofqNursing
3qNursing’sqPathwayqtoqProfessionalism
4qNursingqEducationqinqanqEvolvingqHealthcareqEnvironment
5qBecomingqaqProfessionalqNurse:qDefiningqNursingqandqSocializationqinqPractice
6qNursingqasqaqRegulatedqPractice:qLegalqIssues
7qEthics:qBasicqConceptsqforqProfessionalqNursingqPractice
8qConceptualqandqPhilosophicqFoundationsqofqProfessionalqNursingqPractice
9qNursingqTheory:qTheqBasisqforqProfessionalqNursing
10qTheqScienceqofqNursingqandqEvidence-BasedqPractice
11qDevelopingqNursingqJudgmentqThroughqCriticalqThinking
12qCommunicationqandqCollaborationqinqProfessionalqNursing
13qNurses,qPatients,qandqFamilies:qCaringqatqtheqIntersectionqofqHealth,qIllness,qandqCultu
re
14qHealthqCareqinqtheqUnitedqStates
15qPoliticalqActivismqinqNursing:qCommunities,qOrganizations,qandqGovernment
16qNursing’sqChallenge:qToqContinueqtoqEvolve
,Chapterq1.qNursingqinqToday’sqEvolvingqHealthqCareqEnvironment
MULTIPLEqCHOICE
1. Whichqofqtheqfollowingqcouldqeventuallyqchangeqtheqhistoricalqstatusqofqnursingqasqaq
female-qdominatedqprofession?
a. Moreqmenqgraduatingqfromqbaccalaureateqandqhigherqdegreeqprograms
b. Theqproportionqofqmenqinqnursingqbeginningqtoqincrease
c. Moreqmaleqgraduatesqofqbasicqnursingqprogramsqenteringqtheqworkplace
d. Salaryqcompensationqincreasingqtoqattractqmoreqmen
ANSWER:qC
Feedback
A Moreqmenqgraduatingqfromqbaccalaureateqandqhigherqdegreeqprogramsqisqnotq
theqbestqanswerqbecauseqassociateqdegreeqprogramsqproduceqtheqmostqnewq
graduates.
B Theqpercentageqofqmenqinqnursingqhasqincreasedq50%qsinceq2000.
C Theqmoreqmenqwhoqenterqtheqworkplaceqasqnurses,qtheqlessqnursingqwillqbeqs
eenqasqaqfemale-dominatedqprofession.
D Salaryqratesqdoqnotqappearqtoqrelateqtoqtheqrecruitmentqofqmenqintoqnursing.
DIFFERENCE:qCOGNITIVEqLEVEL:qComprehensionq REFERENCE:qMCS:q2
2. Theqracialqandqethnicqcompositionqofqtheqnursingqprofessionqwillqchangeqtoqmoreqac
curatelyqreflectqtheqpopulationqasqaqwholeqwhen
a. Theqincreasedqnumbersqofqracialqandqethnicqminoritiesqenrolledqinqeducationalqp
rogramsqgraduateqandqbeginqtoqpractice.
b. TheqnumberqofqAsiansqorqNativeqHawaiian-PacificqIslandersqbeginsqtoqincrease.
c. TheqpercentageqofqAfrican-
AmericanqandqHispanicqnursesqdecreasesqmoreqthanqtheqpercentageqofqwhi
teqnurses.
, d. Theqnonwhiteqportionqofqtheqgeneralqpopulationqdecreases.
ANSWER:qA
Feedback
A Aqlargerqpercentageqofqminoritiesqareqenrolledqinqnursingqeducationalqprogra
msqthanqpreviously.
B AsiansqandqNativeqHawaiian-
PacificqIslandersqareqoverqrepresentedqinqnursingqcomparedqtoqtheirqper
centageqofqtheqgeneralqpopulation.
CqNotqonlyqwouldqtheqpercentageqofqAfrican-
AmericanqandqHispanicqnursesqneedqtoqincrease,qtheqpercentageqofqwhiteqn
ursesqwouldqhaveqtoqdecreaseqinqorderqtoqmoreqaccuratelyqreflectqtheqpopul
ationqasqaqwhole.
DqTheqnonwhiteqportionqofqtheqgeneralqpopulationqisqnotqlikelyqtoqdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:qCOGNITIVEqLEVEL:qComprehensionq REFERENCE:qMCS:q3
3. Whichqofqtheqfollowingqisqaqcorrectqstatementqaboutqtheqregisteredqnurseq(RN)qpopulation?
a. Theqracial/ethnicqcompositionqofqRNsqcloselyqresemblesqthatqofqtheqgeneralqpopulation.
b. Theqnumberqofqmenqenteringqnursingqhasqdecreasedqsteadilyqoverqtheqlastqdecade.
c. TheqrateqofqagingqofqRNsqhasqslowedqforqtheqfirstqtimeqinqtheqpastq30qyears.
d. TheqmajorityqofqemployedqRNsqworkingqfullqtimeqmustqworkqaqsecondqposition.
ANSWER:qC
Feedback
A Theqracial/ethnicqcompositionqofqRNsqisqincreasing,qbutqdoesqnotqapproxima
teqtheirqpercentageqofqtheqoverallqpopulation.
B Theqnumberqofqmenqenteringqnursingqisqincreasing.
C TheqaverageqageqofqRNsqinqbothq2004qandq2008qwasq46.qThisqisqaqresultq
ofqtheqnumbersqofqRNsqunderq30qinqtheqworkforce.
D Accordingqtoq2008qdata,qonlyq12%qofqnursesqworkingqfullqtimeqholdqs
econdqpositions.
DIF:qCOGNITIVEqLEVEL:qKnowledgeqREFERENCE:qMCS:q3
4. Whichqofqtheqfollowingqbestqdescribesqtrendsqinqnursingqeducation?
a. NumbersqofqRNsqwithqbachelorsqandqhigherqdegreesqareqincreasing.
b. NumbersqofqRNsqwithqassociateqdegreesqareqdecreasing.
