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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
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Chaptern1.NursingninnToday’snEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironmentnMULTIP
LEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemale-
dominatednprofession?
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANS:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthenb
estnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduates.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseennasnan
female-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelynr
eflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationaln
programsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. thennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. thenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurses.
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d. thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANS:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramsnt
hannpreviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercentagen
ofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C NotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesnwo
uldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwhole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneraln
population.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANS:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatent
heirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnthenn
umbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecondnp
ositions.
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DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n3
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesntrendsninnnursingneducation?
a. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnbachelorsnandnhigherndegreesnarenincreasing.
b. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnassociatendegreesnarendecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnarenseennasnlessnknowled
geablenbecausenofntheirnlesserneducationalnpreparation.
d. NumbersnofnRNsnwithndiplomaneducationsnarenincreasing.
ANS:nA
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A Slightlynovern50%nofnRNsneventuallynobtainntheirnbachelorsnofnscienceninnnursingn(
BSN)nornanhighernnursingndegree.
B Thenmajoritynofnnursesninnthisncountryngetntheirninitialnnursingneducationninna
ssociatendegreeninnnursingn(ADN)nprograms.
C Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnmaynbenviewednasnlessnknowledg
eablenbyntheirnpeersnbecausenofnlanguagenandnculturalndifferences.
D Thennumbersnofndiploma-educatednnursesnarendeclining.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n4
5. DespitenthenvarietynofnworknsettingsnavailablentonthenRN,ndatanfromn2008nindicatenthatnthenp
rimarynworknsitenfornRNsnis
a. ambulatoryncarensettings.
b. communitynhealthnsettings.
c. long-termncarenfacilities.
d. acutencarenhospitals.
ANS:nD
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Chaptern1.NursingninnToday’snEvolvingnHealthnCarenEnvironmentnMULTIP
LEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemale-
dominatednprofession?
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANS:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthenb
estnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduates.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseennasnan
female-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelynr
eflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationaln
programsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. thennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. thenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurses.
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d. thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANS:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramsnt
hannpreviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercentagen
ofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C NotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesnwo
uldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwhole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneraln
population.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANS:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatent
heirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnthenn
umbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecondnp
ositions.
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DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n3
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesntrendsninnnursingneducation?
a. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnbachelorsnandnhigherndegreesnarenincreasing.
b. NumbersnofnRNsnwithnassociatendegreesnarendecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnarenseennasnlessnknowled
geablenbecausenofntheirnlesserneducationalnpreparation.
d. NumbersnofnRNsnwithndiplomaneducationsnarenincreasing.
ANS:nA
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A Slightlynovern50%nofnRNsneventuallynobtainntheirnbachelorsnofnscienceninnnursingn(
BSN)nornanhighernnursingndegree.
B Thenmajoritynofnnursesninnthisncountryngetntheirninitialnnursingneducationninna
ssociatendegreeninnnursingn(ADN)nprograms.
C Foreign-
bornnnursesnpracticingninnthenUnitednStatesnmaynbenviewednasnlessnknowledg
eablenbyntheirnpeersnbecausenofnlanguagenandnculturalndifferences.
D Thennumbersnofndiploma-educatednnursesnarendeclining.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nKnowledgenREF:nMCS:n4
5. DespitenthenvarietynofnworknsettingsnavailablentonthenRN,ndatanfromn2008nindicatenthatnthenp
rimarynworknsitenfornRNsnis
a. ambulatoryncarensettings.
b. communitynhealthnsettings.
c. long-termncarenfacilities.
d. acutencarenhospitals.
ANS:nD
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