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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition
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By:MBethMBlackMPhD,MRN,MFAANM(Author)


ChapterM1.NursingMinMToday’sMEvolvingMHealthMCa
reMEnvironment
ChapterM2.TheMHistoryMandMSocialMContextMofMNursingM
ChapterM3.Nursing’sMPathwayMtoMProfessionalismMChap
terM4.NursingMEducationMinManMEvolvingMHealthMCareMEn
vironment
ChapterM5.BecomingMaMProfessionalMNurse:M DefiningMNursi
ngMandMSocializationMintoMPractice
ChapterM6.NursingMasMaMRegulatedMPractice:MLegalMIssuesM
ChapterM7.Ethics:M BasicMConceptsMforMProfessionalMNursi
ngMPractice
ChapterM8.ConceptualMandMPhilosophicalMFoundationsM
ofMProfessionalMNursingMPractice
ChapterM9.NursingMTheory:M TheMBasisMforMProfessionalMNursi
ngMChapterM10.TheMScienceMofMNursingMandMEvidence-
BasedMPractice
ChapterM11.DevelopingMNursingMJudgmentMThroughMCriticalMThinking
ChapterM12.CommunicationMandMCollaborationMinMProfessionalMNursing
ChapterM13.Nurses,MPatients,MandMFamilies:M CaringMatMtheMIntersectionMofMHealth,MIllness,M
andMCulture
ChapterM14.HealthMCareMinMtheMUnitedMStates
ChapterM15.PoliticalMActivismMinMNursing:M Communities,MOrganizations,MGovernment
ChapterM16.NursingMChallenge:M ToMContinueMtoMEvolve

ChapterM1.NursingMinMToday’sMEvolvingMHealthMCareMEnvironment

MULTIPLEMCHOICE
1. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMcouldMeventuallyMchangeMtheMhistoricalMstatusMofMnursingM
asMaMfemale-MdominatedMprofession?
a. MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprograms
b. TheMproportionMofMmenMinMnursingMbeginningMtoMincrease
c. MoreMmaleMgraduatesMofMbasicMnursingMprogramsMenteringMtheMworkplace
d. SalaryMcompensationMincreasingMtoMattractMmoreMmen
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A MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprogramsMisMnotMtheM
bestManswerMbecauseMassociateMdegreeMprogramsMproduceMtheMmostMnewMgraduates.
B TheMpercentageMofMmenMinMnursingMhasMincreasedM50%MsinceM2000.
C TheMmoreMmenMwhoMenterMtheMworkplaceMasMnurses,MtheMlessMnursingMwillMbeMseen
MasMaMfemale-dominatedMprofession.

,D SalaryMratesMdoMnotMappearMtoMrelateMtoMtheMrecruitmentMofMmenMintoMnurs
ing.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M2

2. TheMracialMandMethnicMcompositionMofMtheMnursingMprofessionMwillMchangeMtoM
moreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMasMaMwholeMwhen
a. theMincreasedMnumbersMofMracialMandMethnicMminoritiesMenrolledMinMeducationalMprogr
amsMgraduateMandMbeginMtoMpractice.
b. theMnumberMofMAsiansMorMNativeMHawaiian-PacificMIslandersMbeginsMtoMincrease.
c. theMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMdecreasesMmoreMthanMtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnu
rses.
d. theMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMdecreases.
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A AMlargerMpercentageMofMminoritiesMareMenrolledMinMnursingMeducationalMprogramsMt
hanMpreviously.
B AsiansMandMNativeMHawaiian-
PacificMIslandersMareMoverMrepresentedMinMnursingMcomparedMtoMtheirMpercentageMofMthe
MgeneralMpopulation.

C NotMonlyMwouldMtheMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMneedMtoMincrease,MtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnurse
sMwouldMhaveMtoMdecreaseMinMorderMtoMmoreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMas
MaMwhole.

D TheMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMisMnotMlikelyMtoMdecre
ase.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M3

3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMcorrectMstatementMaboutMtheMregisteredMnurseM(RN)Mpopulatio
n?
a. TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMcloselyMresemblesMthatMofMtheMgeneralMpopulation.
b. TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMhasMdecreasedMsteadilyMoverMtheMlastMdecade.
c. TheMrateMofMagingMofMRNsMhasMslowedMforMtheMfirstMtimeMinMtheMpastM30Myears.
d. TheMmajorityMofMemployedMRNsMworkingMfullMtimeMmustMworkMaMsecondMposition.
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A TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMisMincreasing,MbutMdoesMnotMapproximateMt
heirMpercentageMofMtheMoverallMpopulation.
B TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMisMincreasing.
C TheMaverageMageMofMRNsMinMbothM2004MandM2008MwasM46.MThisMisMaMresultMofMtheMnumb
ersMofMRNsMunderM30MinMtheMworkforce.
D AccordingMtoM2008Mdata,MonlyM12%MofMnursesMworkingMfullMtimeMholdMsecondMpositi
ons.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MKnowledgeMREF:MMCS:M3

4. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMtrendsMinMnursingMeducation?
a. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMbachelorsMandMhigherMdegreesMareMincreasing.
b. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMassociateMdegreesMareMdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornMnursesMpracticingMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMareMseenMasMlessMknowledgeableMbeca
useMofMtheirMlesserMeducationalMpreparation.
d. NumbersMofMRNsMwithMdiplomaMeducationsMareMincreasing.
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, A SlightlyMoverM50%MofMRNsMeventuallyMobtainMtheirMbachelorsMofMscienceMinMnursingM(B
SN)MorMaMhigherMnursingMdegree.
B TheMmajorityMofMnursesMinMthisMcountryMgetMtheirMinitialMnursingMeducationMinMasso
ciateMdegreeMinMnursingM(ADN)Mprograms.
C Foreign-
bornMnursesMpracticingMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMmayMbeMviewedMasMlessMknowledgeableMbyMt
heirMpeersMbecauseMofMlanguageMandMculturalMdifferences.
D TheMnumbersMofMdiploma-
educatedMnursesMareMdeclining.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MKnowle
dgeMREF:MMCS:M4

5. DespiteMtheMvarietyMofMworkMsettingsMavailableMtoMtheMRN,MdataMfromM2008MindicateMtha
tMtheMprimaryMworkMsiteMforMRNsMis
a. ambulatoryMcareMsettings.
b. communityMhealthMsettings.
c. long-termMcareMfacilities.
d. acuteMcareMhospitals.
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AMAmbulatoryMcareMsettingsMaccountMforMaboutM10.5%MofMRNsMplacesMofMemployment.MBMP
ublicMhealthMandMcommunityMhealthMsettingsMaccountMforM7.8%MofMemployedMRNs.MCMLong-
termMcareMfacilitiesMaccountMforM5.3%MofMRNsMplacesMofMemployment.
DMStatisticsMshowMthatM62.2%MofMRNsMworkMinMacuteMcareMhospit
als.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MKnowledgeMREF:MMCS:M5

6. OneMimportantMadvantageMofMclinicalMladderMprogramsMforMhospital-
basedMRNsMisMthatMthey
a. allowMcareerMadvancementMforMnursesMwhoMchooseMtoMremainMatMtheMbedside.
b. encourageMnursesMtoMmoveMintoMmanagementMpositionsMinMwhichMtheyMcanMinfluenceMpat
ientMcareMonMaMbroaderMscale.
c. encourageMRNsMtoMbecomeMpoliticallyMactiveMandMguideMtheMprofessionMofMnursing.
d. provideMtrainingMtoMstaffMnursesMsoMtheyMcanMmoveMseamlesslyMacrossMdepartments.
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A ClinicalMladderMprogramsMallowMnursesMtoMadvanceMprofessionallyMwhileMremainingMat
MtheM
bedside.
B ClinicalMladderMprogramsMareMdesignedMtoMkeepMproficientMnursesMatMtheMbedside.
C EncouragingMRNsMtoMbecomeMpoliticallyMactiveMandMguideMtheMprofessionMofMnursingMis
MnotMtheMgoalMofMclinicalMladderMprograms.
D ClinicalMladderMprogramsMareMnotMdesignedMtoMfacilitateMtransferMbetweenMdepartme
nts.MDIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M7

7. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMisMcorrectMaboutMcommunityMhealthMnursingM(CHN)?
a. PreventionMandMcommunityMeducationMareMtheMcornerstonesMofMCHN.
b. NursingMcareMisMrapidlyMmovingMfromMtheMhomeMsettingMtoMtheMinstitutionalMsetting.
c. High-
techMcareMsuchMasMventilatorsMandMtotalMparenteralMnutritionMcannotMbeMhandledMinMtheMh
ome.
d. AssessmentMskillsMareMlessMimportantMinMCHNMbecauseMpatientsMareMnotMacutelyMill.
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