Test Bank For Professional Nursing 10th Edition by Beth Black 9780323776653 Chapter 1-16 All Chapters with Answers and Rationals

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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition w w w w w w




By: Beth Black PhD, RN, FAAN (Author)
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care
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wEnvironment
Chapter 2.The History and Social Context of Nursing
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wChapter 3.Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
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wChapter 4.Nursing Education in an Evolving Health
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Care Environment
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Chapter 5.Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing
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wand Socialization into Practice
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Chapter 6.Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
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wChapter 7.Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing
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wPractice
Chapter 8.Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of
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Chapter 9.Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional
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wNursing Chapter 10.The Science of Nursing and Evidence-
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Chapter 11.Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
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Chapter 12.Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
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Chapter 13.Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness,
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wand Culture
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Chapter 14.Health Care in the United States
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Chapter 15.Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, Government
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Chapter 16.Nursing Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
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Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing
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as a female- dominated profession?
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a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
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b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
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c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
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d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
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best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
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B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
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as a female-dominated profession.
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,D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men
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winto nursing. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change
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to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
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a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in
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educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
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b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
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c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more
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than the percentage of white nurses.
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d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational
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programs than previously.
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B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in
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nursing compared to their percentage of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need
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to increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order
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to more accurately reflect the population as a whole.
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D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to
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wdecrease. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN)
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a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
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b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
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c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
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d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not
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approximate their percentage of the overall population.
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B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of the
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numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold
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second positions. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 3
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4. Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data from 2008 indicate
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that the primary work site for RNs is
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d. acute care hospitals. w w


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A Ambulatory care settings account for about 10.5% of RNs places of employment. B
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wPublic health and community health settings account for 7.8% of employed RNs. C Long-
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term care facilities account for 5.3% of RNs places of employment.
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, D Statistics show that 62.2% of RNs work in acute care hospitals.
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