Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges,
10th Edition — Complete Test Bank | Updated
2025/2026 Version | Verified Questions &
Correct Answers | Graded A+
, TableofContents
ChapterJ1.JNursingJinJToday’sJEvolvingJHealthJCareJEnvironment
ChapterJ2.JTheJHistoryJandJSocialJContextJofJNursing
ChapterJ3.JNursing’sJPathwayJtoJProfessionalism
ChapterJ4.JNursingJEducationJinJanJEvolvingJHealthJCareJEnvironment
ChapterJ5.JBecomingJaJProfessionalJNurse:JDefiningJNursingJandJSocializationJintoJPractice
ChapterJ6.JNursingJasJaJRegulatedJPractice:JLegalJIssues
ChapterJ7.JEthics:JBasicJConceptsJforJProfessionalJNursingJPractice
ChapterJ8.JConceptualJandJPhilosophicalJFoundationsJofJProfessionalJNursingJPractice
ChapterJ9.JNursingJTheory:JTheJBasisJforJProfessionalJNursing
ChapterJ10.JTheJScienceJofJNursingJandJEvidence-BasedJPractice
ChapterJ11.JDevelopingJNursingJJudgmentJThroughJCriticalJThinking
ChapterJ12.JCommunicationJandJCollaborationJinJProfessionalJNursing
ChapterJ13.JNurses,JPatients,JandJFamilies:JCaringJatJtheJIntersectionJofJHealth,Illness,JandJCulture
ChapterJ14.JHealthJCareJinJtheJUnitedJStates
ChapterJ15.J PoliticalJActivismJinJNursing:JCommunities,JOrganizations,JGovernment
ChapterJ16.JNursingJChallenge:JToJContinueJtoJEvolve
, ProfessionalNursing:Concepts&Challenges,10th Ed
ition Test Bank
Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
J J J J J J J
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WhichJofthe following couldJeventuallychange the historical status ofnursing as a female-
dominated profession?
a. Moremen graduating from baccalaureateJand higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. Moremale graduates of basic nursingJprograms entering theJworkplace
d. Salarycompensation increasing to attract more men
ANSWER:JC
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A Moremen graduating from baccalaureate and higherdegreeJprograms is not thebest an
swer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
B The percentage of menJin nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The moremen who enter theworkplace as nurses, the less nursingJwill beseen as a fe
male-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIFFERENCE: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension REFERENCE: MCS: 2
2. Theracial and ethnic composition ofthenursingprofessionwill changeto moreaccurately ref
lect the population as a whole when
a. Theincreasednumbersofracial andethnic minorities enrolledin educational programs gr
aduateJand begin to practice.
b. Thenumber of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. Thepercentageof African-
AmericanJand HispanicJnursesdecreases morethanJtheJpercentage of white nurses.
, d. The nonwhite portionJof the general population decreases.
ANSWER:JA
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A A larger percentage ofminorities are enrolled in nursingJeducational programs than pr
eviously.
B Asiansand Native Hawaiian-
Pacific IslandersareJoverrepresentedinnursing compared to their percentage o
f the general population.
C Not only would theJpercentageJof African-
American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses woul
d have to decrease in order toJmore accurately reflect the population as a whole.
D The nonwhite portion of theJgeneral population is not likely to decrease.
DIFFERENCE: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension REFERENCE: MCS: 3
3. Whichof the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
a. Theracial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
b. Thenumber of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the lastJdecade.
c. Therate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. Themajority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
ANSWER:JC
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A Theracial/ethnic compositionJof RNs isJincreasing, but does not approximateJtheir pe
rcentage of the overall population.
B The number of men enteringJnursingJis increasing.
C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. ThisJis a result of the nu
mbers of RNsJunder 30 in the workforce.
D AccordingtoJ2008 data, only 12% ofnurses workingJfull timeJhold second po
sitions.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: KnowledgeJREFERENCE: MCS: 3
4. Which of the followingbest describesJtrends in nursing education?
a. Numbersof RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
b. Numbers of RNs with associate degreesJare decreasing.
10th Edition — Complete Test Bank | Updated
2025/2026 Version | Verified Questions &
Correct Answers | Graded A+
, TableofContents
ChapterJ1.JNursingJinJToday’sJEvolvingJHealthJCareJEnvironment
ChapterJ2.JTheJHistoryJandJSocialJContextJofJNursing
ChapterJ3.JNursing’sJPathwayJtoJProfessionalism
ChapterJ4.JNursingJEducationJinJanJEvolvingJHealthJCareJEnvironment
ChapterJ5.JBecomingJaJProfessionalJNurse:JDefiningJNursingJandJSocializationJintoJPractice
ChapterJ6.JNursingJasJaJRegulatedJPractice:JLegalJIssues
ChapterJ7.JEthics:JBasicJConceptsJforJProfessionalJNursingJPractice
ChapterJ8.JConceptualJandJPhilosophicalJFoundationsJofJProfessionalJNursingJPractice
ChapterJ9.JNursingJTheory:JTheJBasisJforJProfessionalJNursing
ChapterJ10.JTheJScienceJofJNursingJandJEvidence-BasedJPractice
ChapterJ11.JDevelopingJNursingJJudgmentJThroughJCriticalJThinking
ChapterJ12.JCommunicationJandJCollaborationJinJProfessionalJNursing
ChapterJ13.JNurses,JPatients,JandJFamilies:JCaringJatJtheJIntersectionJofJHealth,Illness,JandJCulture
ChapterJ14.JHealthJCareJinJtheJUnitedJStates
ChapterJ15.J PoliticalJActivismJinJNursing:JCommunities,JOrganizations,JGovernment
ChapterJ16.JNursingJChallenge:JToJContinueJtoJEvolve
, ProfessionalNursing:Concepts&Challenges,10th Ed
ition Test Bank
Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
J J J J J J J
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WhichJofthe following couldJeventuallychange the historical status ofnursing as a female-
dominated profession?
a. Moremen graduating from baccalaureateJand higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. Moremale graduates of basic nursingJprograms entering theJworkplace
d. Salarycompensation increasing to attract more men
ANSWER:JC
Feedback
A Moremen graduating from baccalaureate and higherdegreeJprograms is not thebest an
swer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
B The percentage of menJin nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The moremen who enter theworkplace as nurses, the less nursingJwill beseen as a fe
male-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIFFERENCE: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension REFERENCE: MCS: 2
2. Theracial and ethnic composition ofthenursingprofessionwill changeto moreaccurately ref
lect the population as a whole when
a. Theincreasednumbersofracial andethnic minorities enrolledin educational programs gr
aduateJand begin to practice.
b. Thenumber of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. Thepercentageof African-
AmericanJand HispanicJnursesdecreases morethanJtheJpercentage of white nurses.
, d. The nonwhite portionJof the general population decreases.
ANSWER:JA
Feedback
A A larger percentage ofminorities are enrolled in nursingJeducational programs than pr
eviously.
B Asiansand Native Hawaiian-
Pacific IslandersareJoverrepresentedinnursing compared to their percentage o
f the general population.
C Not only would theJpercentageJof African-
American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses woul
d have to decrease in order toJmore accurately reflect the population as a whole.
D The nonwhite portion of theJgeneral population is not likely to decrease.
DIFFERENCE: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension REFERENCE: MCS: 3
3. Whichof the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
a. Theracial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
b. Thenumber of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the lastJdecade.
c. Therate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. Themajority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
ANSWER:JC
Feedback
A Theracial/ethnic compositionJof RNs isJincreasing, but does not approximateJtheir pe
rcentage of the overall population.
B The number of men enteringJnursingJis increasing.
C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. ThisJis a result of the nu
mbers of RNsJunder 30 in the workforce.
D AccordingtoJ2008 data, only 12% ofnurses workingJfull timeJhold second po
sitions.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: KnowledgeJREFERENCE: MCS: 3
4. Which of the followingbest describesJtrends in nursing education?
a. Numbersof RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
b. Numbers of RNs with associate degreesJare decreasing.
