,CONTENTS
Chapter ch1. chNursing chin chToday’s chEvolving chHealth chCare chEnvironment
Chapter ch2. chThe chHistory chand chSocial chContext chof chNursing
Chapter ch3. chNursing’s chPathway chto chProfessionalism
Chapter ch4. chNursing chEducation chin chan chEvolving chHealth chCare chEnvironment
Chapter ch5. chBecoming cha chProfessional chNurse: chDefining chNursing chand chSocialization chInto
chPractice
Chapter ch6. chNursing chas cha chRegulated chPractice: chLegal chIssues
Chapter ch7. chEthics: chBasic chConcepts chfor chProfessional chNursing chPractice
Chapter ch8. chConceptual chand chPhilosophical chFoundations chof chProfessional chNursing chPractice
Chapter ch9. chNursing chTheory: chThe chBasis chfor chProfessional chNursing
Chapter ch10. chThe chScience chof chNursing chand chEvidence-Based chPractice
Chapter ch11. chDeveloping chNursing chJudgment chthrough chCritical chThinking
Chapter ch12. chCommunication chand chCollaboration chin chProfessional chNursing
Chapter ch13. chNurses, chPatients, chand chFamilies: chCaring chat chthe chIntersection chof chHealth, chIllness,
chand
Culture
Chapter ch14. chHealth chCare chin chthe chUnited chStates
Chapter ch15. chPolitical chActivism chin chNursing: chCommunities, chOrganizations, chand chGovernment
Chapter ch16. chNursing’s chChallenge: chTo chContinue chto chEvolve
,Professional chNursing ch9th chEdition chBlack chTest
Bank
Chapter ch1: chNursing chin chToday’s chEvolving chHealth chCare chEnvironment
Black: chProfessional chNursing: chConcepts ch& chChallenges, ch10th chEdition chBy chBlack
ch MULTIPLE chCHOICE
1. Which chof chthe chfollowing chcould cheventually chchange chthe chhistorical chstatus chof chnursing chas cha
chfemale-
dominated chprofession?
a. More chmen chgraduating chfrom chbaccalaureate chand chhigher chdegree chprograms
b. The chproportion chof chmen chin chnursing chbeginning chto chincrease
c. More chmale chgraduates chof chbasic chnursing chprograms chentering chthe chworkplace
d. Salary chcompensation chincreasing chto chattract chmore chmen
ANS: chC
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A More chmen chgraduating chfrom chbaccalaureate chand chhigher chdegree chprograms chis
chnot chthe chbest chanswer chbecause chassociate chdegree chprograms chproduce chthe chmost
chnew chgraduates.
B The chpercentage chof chmen chin chnursing chhas chincreased ch50% chsince ch2000.
C The chmore chmen chwho chenter chthe chworkplace chas chnurses, chthe chless chnursing chwill chbe
chseen chas cha chfemale-dominated chprofession.
D Salary chrates chdo chnot chappear chto chrelate chto chthe chrecruitment chof chmen chinto chnursing.
DIF: chCognitive chLevel: chComprehension chREF: chMCS: ch2
2. The chracial chand chethnic chcomposition chof chthe chnursing chprofession chwill chchange chto chmore
accurately chreflect chthe chpopulation chas cha chwhole chwhen
ch
a. the chincreased chnumbers chof chracial chand chethnic chminorities chenrolled chin
cheducational chprograms chgraduate chand chbegin chto chpractice.
b. the chnumber chof chAsians chor chNative chHawaiian-Pacific chIslanders chbegins chto chincrease.
c. the chpercentage chof chAfrican-American chand chHispanic chnurses chdecreases chmore
chthan chthe chpercentage chof chwhite chnurses.
, Professional chNursing ch9th chEdition chBlack chTest
Bank
d. the chnonwhite chportion chof chthe chgeneral chpopulation chdecreases.
ANS: chA
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A A chlarger chpercentage chof chminorities chare chenrolled chin chnursing cheducational
chprograms chthan chpreviously.
B Asians chand chNative chHawaiian-Pacific chIslanders chare chover chrepresented chin
chnursing chcompared chto chtheir chpercentage chof chthe chgeneral chpopulation.
C Not chonly chwould chthe chpercentage chof chAfrican-American chand chHispanic chnurses
chneed chto chincrease, chthe chpercentage chof chwhite chnurses chwould chhave chto chdecrease
chin chorder chto chmore chaccurately chreflect chthe chpopulation chas cha chwhole.
D The chnonwhite chportion chof chthe chgeneral chpopulation chis chnot chlikely chto chdecrease.
DIF: chCognitive chLevel: chComprehension chREF: chMCS: ch3
3. Which chof chthe chfollowing chis cha chcorrect chstatement chabout chthe chregistered chnurse ch(RN)
chpopulation?
a. The chracial/ethnic chcomposition chof chRNs chcloselychresembles chthat chof chthe
chgeneral chpopulation.
b. The chnumber chof chmen ch entering chnursing chhas chdecreased chsteadily chover chthe chlast chdecade.
c. The chrate chof chaging chof chRNs chhas chslowed chfor chthe chfirst chtime chin chthe chpast ch30 ch years.
d. The chmajority chof chemployed chRNs chworking chfull chtime chmust chwork cha chsecond chposition.
ANS: chC
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A The chracial/ethnic chcomposition chof chRNs chis chincreasing, chbut chdoes chnot
chapproximate chtheir chpercentage chof chthe choverall chpopulation.
B The chnumber chof chmen chentering chnursing chis chincreasing.
C The chaverage chage chof chRNs chin chboth ch2004 chand ch2008 chwas ch46. chThis chis cha
chresult chof chthe chnumbers chof chRNs chunder ch30 chin chthe chworkforce.
D According chto ch2008 chdata, chonlych12% chof chnurses chworking chfull chtime chhold
chsecond chpositions.
Chapter ch1. chNursing chin chToday’s chEvolving chHealth chCare chEnvironment
Chapter ch2. chThe chHistory chand chSocial chContext chof chNursing
Chapter ch3. chNursing’s chPathway chto chProfessionalism
Chapter ch4. chNursing chEducation chin chan chEvolving chHealth chCare chEnvironment
Chapter ch5. chBecoming cha chProfessional chNurse: chDefining chNursing chand chSocialization chInto
chPractice
Chapter ch6. chNursing chas cha chRegulated chPractice: chLegal chIssues
Chapter ch7. chEthics: chBasic chConcepts chfor chProfessional chNursing chPractice
Chapter ch8. chConceptual chand chPhilosophical chFoundations chof chProfessional chNursing chPractice
Chapter ch9. chNursing chTheory: chThe chBasis chfor chProfessional chNursing
Chapter ch10. chThe chScience chof chNursing chand chEvidence-Based chPractice
Chapter ch11. chDeveloping chNursing chJudgment chthrough chCritical chThinking
Chapter ch12. chCommunication chand chCollaboration chin chProfessional chNursing
Chapter ch13. chNurses, chPatients, chand chFamilies: chCaring chat chthe chIntersection chof chHealth, chIllness,
chand
Culture
Chapter ch14. chHealth chCare chin chthe chUnited chStates
Chapter ch15. chPolitical chActivism chin chNursing: chCommunities, chOrganizations, chand chGovernment
Chapter ch16. chNursing’s chChallenge: chTo chContinue chto chEvolve
,Professional chNursing ch9th chEdition chBlack chTest
Bank
Chapter ch1: chNursing chin chToday’s chEvolving chHealth chCare chEnvironment
Black: chProfessional chNursing: chConcepts ch& chChallenges, ch10th chEdition chBy chBlack
ch MULTIPLE chCHOICE
1. Which chof chthe chfollowing chcould cheventually chchange chthe chhistorical chstatus chof chnursing chas cha
chfemale-
dominated chprofession?
a. More chmen chgraduating chfrom chbaccalaureate chand chhigher chdegree chprograms
b. The chproportion chof chmen chin chnursing chbeginning chto chincrease
c. More chmale chgraduates chof chbasic chnursing chprograms chentering chthe chworkplace
d. Salary chcompensation chincreasing chto chattract chmore chmen
ANS: chC
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A More chmen chgraduating chfrom chbaccalaureate chand chhigher chdegree chprograms chis
chnot chthe chbest chanswer chbecause chassociate chdegree chprograms chproduce chthe chmost
chnew chgraduates.
B The chpercentage chof chmen chin chnursing chhas chincreased ch50% chsince ch2000.
C The chmore chmen chwho chenter chthe chworkplace chas chnurses, chthe chless chnursing chwill chbe
chseen chas cha chfemale-dominated chprofession.
D Salary chrates chdo chnot chappear chto chrelate chto chthe chrecruitment chof chmen chinto chnursing.
DIF: chCognitive chLevel: chComprehension chREF: chMCS: ch2
2. The chracial chand chethnic chcomposition chof chthe chnursing chprofession chwill chchange chto chmore
accurately chreflect chthe chpopulation chas cha chwhole chwhen
ch
a. the chincreased chnumbers chof chracial chand chethnic chminorities chenrolled chin
cheducational chprograms chgraduate chand chbegin chto chpractice.
b. the chnumber chof chAsians chor chNative chHawaiian-Pacific chIslanders chbegins chto chincrease.
c. the chpercentage chof chAfrican-American chand chHispanic chnurses chdecreases chmore
chthan chthe chpercentage chof chwhite chnurses.
, Professional chNursing ch9th chEdition chBlack chTest
Bank
d. the chnonwhite chportion chof chthe chgeneral chpopulation chdecreases.
ANS: chA
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A A chlarger chpercentage chof chminorities chare chenrolled chin chnursing cheducational
chprograms chthan chpreviously.
B Asians chand chNative chHawaiian-Pacific chIslanders chare chover chrepresented chin
chnursing chcompared chto chtheir chpercentage chof chthe chgeneral chpopulation.
C Not chonly chwould chthe chpercentage chof chAfrican-American chand chHispanic chnurses
chneed chto chincrease, chthe chpercentage chof chwhite chnurses chwould chhave chto chdecrease
chin chorder chto chmore chaccurately chreflect chthe chpopulation chas cha chwhole.
D The chnonwhite chportion chof chthe chgeneral chpopulation chis chnot chlikely chto chdecrease.
DIF: chCognitive chLevel: chComprehension chREF: chMCS: ch3
3. Which chof chthe chfollowing chis cha chcorrect chstatement chabout chthe chregistered chnurse ch(RN)
chpopulation?
a. The chracial/ethnic chcomposition chof chRNs chcloselychresembles chthat chof chthe
chgeneral chpopulation.
b. The chnumber chof chmen ch entering chnursing chhas chdecreased chsteadily chover chthe chlast chdecade.
c. The chrate chof chaging chof chRNs chhas chslowed chfor chthe chfirst chtime chin chthe chpast ch30 ch years.
d. The chmajority chof chemployed chRNs chworking chfull chtime chmust chwork cha chsecond chposition.
ANS: chC
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A The chracial/ethnic chcomposition chof chRNs chis chincreasing, chbut chdoes chnot
chapproximate chtheir chpercentage chof chthe choverall chpopulation.
B The chnumber chof chmen chentering chnursing chis chincreasing.
C The chaverage chage chof chRNs chin chboth ch2004 chand ch2008 chwas ch46. chThis chis cha
chresult chof chthe chnumbers chof chRNs chunder ch30 chin chthe chworkforce.
D According chto ch2008 chdata, chonlych12% chof chnurses chworking chfull chtime chhold
chsecond chpositions.