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,TEST cBANK cFOR
Professional cNursing: cConcepts c& cChallenges, c10th cEdition
By: cBeth cBlack cPhD, cRN, cFAAN c(Author)
Chapter c1.Nursing cin cToday’s cEvolving cHealth cCare
cEnvironment
Chapter c2.The cHistory cand cSocial cContext cof cNursing
cChapter c3.Nursing’s cPathway cto cProfessionalism
cChapter c4.Nursing cEducation cin can cEvolving cHealth
cCare cEnvironment
Chapter c5.Becoming ca cProfessional cNurse: c Defining cNursing
cand cSocialization cinto cPractice
Chapter c6.Nursing cas ca cRegulated cPractice: cLegal cIssues
cChapter c7.Ethics: c Basic cConcepts cfor cProfessional cNursing
cPractice
Chapter c8.Conceptual cand cPhilosophical cFoundations
cof cProfessional cNursing cPractice
Chapter c9.Nursing cTheory: c The cBasis cfor cProfessional
cNursing cChapter c10.The cScience cof cNursing cand cEvidence-
Based cPractice
Chapter c11.Developing cNursing cJudgment cThrough cCritical cThinking
Chapter c12.Communication cand cCollaboration cin cProfessional cNursing
Chapter c13.Nurses, cPatients, cand cFamilies: c Caring cat cthe cIntersection cof cHealth, cIllness,
cand cCulture
Chapter c14.Health cCare cin cthe cUnited cStates
Chapter c15.Political cActivism cin cNursing: c Communities, cOrganizations, cGovernment
Chapter c16.Nursing cChallenge: c To cContinue cto cEvolve
Chapter c1.Nursing cin cToday’s cEvolving cHealth cCare cEnvironment
cMULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing ccould ceventually cchange cthe chistorical cstatus cof
cnursing cas ca cfemale- cdominated cprofession?
a. More cmen cgraduating cfrom cbaccalaureate cand chigher cdegree cprograms
b. The cproportion cof cmen cin cnursing cbeginning cto cincrease
c. More cmale cgraduates cof cbasic cnursing cprograms centering cthe cworkplace
d. Salary ccompensation cincreasing cto cattract cmore cmen
ANS: cC
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A More cmen cgraduating cfrom cbaccalaureate cand chigher cdegree cprograms cis cnot
cthe cbest canswer cbecause cassociate cdegree cprograms cproduce cthe cmost cnew
cgraduates.
B The cpercentage cof cmen cin cnursing chas cincreased c50% csince c2000.
C The cmore cmen cwho center cthe cworkplace cas cnurses, cthe cless cnursing cwill cbe
cseen cas ca cfemale-dominated cprofession.
, D Salary crates cdo cnot cappear cto crelate cto cthe crecruitment cof cmen cinto
cnursing. cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cComprehension cREF: cMCS: c2
2. The cracial cand cethnic ccomposition cof cthe cnursing cprofession cwill cchange cto
cmore caccurately creflect cthe cpopulation cas ca cwhole cwhen
a. the cincreased cnumbers cof cracial cand cethnic cminorities cenrolled cin ceducational
cprograms cgraduate cand cbegin cto cpractice.
b. the cnumber cof cAsians cor cNative cHawaiian-Pacific cIslanders cbegins cto cincrease.
c. the cpercentage cof cAfrican-American cand cHispanic cnurses cdecreases cmore
cthan cthe cpercentage cof cwhite cnurses.
d. the cnonwhite cportion cof cthe cgeneral cpopulation cdecreases.
ANS: cA
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A A clarger cpercentage cof cminorities care cenrolled cin cnursing ceducational cprograms
cthan cpreviously.
B Asians cand cNative cHawaiian-Pacific cIslanders care cover crepresented cin cnursing
ccompared cto ctheir cpercentage cof cthe cgeneral cpopulation.
C Not conly cwould cthe cpercentage cof cAfrican-American cand cHispanic cnurses
cneed cto cincrease, cthe cpercentage cof cwhite cnurses cwould chave cto cdecrease
cin corder cto cmore caccurately creflect cthe cpopulation cas ca cwhole.
D The cnonwhite cportion cof cthe cgeneral cpopulation cis cnot clikely cto
cdecrease. cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cComprehension cREF: cMCS: c3
3. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrect cstatement cabout cthe cregistered cnurse c(RN)
cpopulation?
a. The cracial/ethnic ccomposition cof cRNs cclosely cresembles cthat cof cthe cgeneral cpopulation.
b. The cnumber cof cmen centering cnursing chas cdecreased csteadily cover cthe clast cdecade.
c. The crate cof caging cof cRNs chas cslowed cfor cthe cfirst ctime cin cthe cpast c30 cyears.
d. The cmajority cof cemployed cRNs cworking cfull ctime cmust cwork ca csecond cposition.
ANS: cC
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A The cracial/ethnic ccomposition cof cRNs cis cincreasing, cbut cdoes cnot capproximate
ctheir cpercentage cof cthe coverall cpopulation.
B The cnumber cof cmen centering cnursing cis cincreasing.
C The caverage cage cof cRNs cin cboth c2004 cand c2008 cwas c46. cThis cis ca cresult cof cthe
cnumbers cof cRNs cunder c30 cin cthe cworkforce.
D According cto c2008 cdata, conly c12% cof cnurses cworking cfull ctime chold csecond
cpositions. cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cKnowledge cREF: cMCS: c3
4. Despite cthe cvariety cof cwork csettings cavailable cto cthe cRN, cdata cfrom c2008 cindicate
cthat cthe cprimary cwork csite cfor cRNs cis
a. ambulatory ccare csettings.
b. community chealth csettings.
c. long-term ccare cfacilities.
d. acute ccare chospitals.
ANS: cD
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A cAmbulatory ccare csettings caccount cfor cabout c10.5% cof cRNs cplaces cof cemployment. cB
cPublic chealth cand ccommunity chealth csettings caccount cfor c7.8% cof cemployed cRNs. cC
cLong-term ccare cfacilities caccount cfor c5.3% cof cRNs cplaces cof cemployment.