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PROFESSIONAL NURSING:
CONCEPTS &
CHALLENGES 9 EDITION
TH
BY BETH PERRY BLACK
,Black: Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition TEST BANK
CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
Chapter 2. The History and Social Context of Nursing
Chapter 3. Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
Chapter 4. Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment
Chapter 5. Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization Into Practice
Chapter 6. Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
Chapter 7. Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 8. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 9. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Chapter 10. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 11. Developing Nursing Judgment through Critical Thinking
Chapter 12. Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
Chapter 13. Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and
Culture
Chapter 14. Health Care in the United States
Chapter 15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, and Government
Chapter 16. Nursing’s Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
, Professional Nursing 9th Edition Black Test Bank
Chapter 1: Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
Black: Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition By Black
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANS: C
Feedback
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
as a female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in
educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than
the percentage of white nurses.
Challenges, 9th Edition (Black, 2020), Chapter 1-15 | All
Chapters
HP
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,TEST BANK
PROFESSIONAL NURSING:
CONCEPTS &
CHALLENGES 9 EDITION
TH
BY BETH PERRY BLACK
,Black: Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition TEST BANK
CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
Chapter 2. The History and Social Context of Nursing
Chapter 3. Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
Chapter 4. Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment
Chapter 5. Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization Into Practice
Chapter 6. Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
Chapter 7. Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 8. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 9. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Chapter 10. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 11. Developing Nursing Judgment through Critical Thinking
Chapter 12. Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
Chapter 13. Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and
Culture
Chapter 14. Health Care in the United States
Chapter 15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, and Government
Chapter 16. Nursing’s Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
, Professional Nursing 9th Edition Black Test Bank
Chapter 1: Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
Black: Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition By Black
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANS: C
Feedback
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
as a female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in
educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than
the percentage of white nurses.
