TESTBANK FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES BY BETH PERRY BLACK, 10TH EDITION/COMPLETE GUIDE 2024

Test Bank for Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition, Beth
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TESTBANK FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING
CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES BY BETH PERRY
BLACK, 10TH EDITION/COMPLETE GUIDE 2024

, Test Bank for Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition, Beth
Black




Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition Test Bank


Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care

Environmalet MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
dominated profession?


a. More male graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of male in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more male


RIGHT CHOICE:->>C

Elaboration:-
A More male graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
bestanswer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
B The percentage of male in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more male who enter the workplace as medical caretakers, the less nursing
will be seen as a female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitmalet of male 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 medical caretakers decreases
more than thepercentage of white medical caretakers.

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d. The nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.


A

Elaboration:-
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs than
previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing
compared to their percentage of the general population.
C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic medical
caretakers need to increase, the percentage of white medical caretakers would
have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a whole.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
3. Which of the following is a correct statemalet about the registered medical caretaker (MEDICAL
CARETAKER) population?

a. The racial/ethnic composition of MEDICAL CARETAKERs closely resembles that of the
general population.
b. The number of male entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
c. The rate of aging of MEDICAL CARETAKERs has slowed for the first time in the past 30
years.
d. The majority of employed MEDICAL CARETAKERs working full time must work a second
position.


RIGHT CHOICE :->>C

Elaboration:-
A The racial/ethnic composition of MEDICAL CARETAKERs is increasing, but
does not approximate their percentage of the overall population.
B The number of male entering nursing is increasing.
C The average age of MEDICAL CARETAKERs in both 2004 and 2008 was
46. This is a result of thenumbers of MEDICAL CARETAKERs under 30 in
the workforce.
D According to 2008 data, only 12% of medical caretakers working full time
hold secondpositions.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 3
4. Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?

a. Numbers of MEDICAL CARETAKERs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
b. Numbers of MEDICAL CARETAKERs with associate degrees are decreasing.

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c. Foreign-bomedical
Black caretaker medical caretakers practicing in the United States are seen as
less knowledgeable becauseof their lesser educational preparation.
d. Numbers of MEDICAL CARETAKERs with diploma educations are increasing.


RIGHT CHOICE:->>A

Elaboration:-
A Slightly over 50% of MEDICAL CARETAKERs eventually obtain their bachelors of
science in nursing (BSN) or a higher nursing degree.
B The majority of medical caretakers in this country get their initial nursing education
in associatedegree in nursing (ADN) programs.
C Foreign-bomedical caretaker medical caretakers practicing in the United
States may be viewed as less knowledgeable by their peers because of
language and cultural differences.
D The numbers of diploma-educated medical caretakers are declining.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 4

5. Despite the variety of work settings available to the MEDICAL CARETAKER, data
from 2008 indicate that theprimary work site for MEDICAL CARETAKERs is


a. ambulatory care settings.
b. community health settings.
c. long-term care facilities.
d. acute care hospitals.


RIGHT CHOICE:->>D

Elaboration:-




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


DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 5

6. One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based MEDICAL
CARETAKERs is that they