TEST BANK FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
m m m m m m
CHALLANGES 9th EDITION
m m
, Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
m m m m m m m m
Chapter m1.Nursing min mToday’s mEvolving mHealth mCare mEnvironment
MULTIPLE mCHOICE
1. Which mof mthe mfollowing mcould meventually mchange mthe mhistorical mstatus mof mnursing mas ma
female- mdominated mprofession?
m
a. More mmen mgraduating mfrom mbaccalaureate mand mhigher mdegree mprograms
b. The mproportion mof mmen min mnursing mbeginning mto mincrease
c. More mmale mgraduates mof mbasic mnursing mprograms mentering mthe mworkplace
d. Salary mcompensation mincreasing mto mattract mmore mmen
ANS: mC
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A More mmen mgraduating mfrom mbaccalaureate mand mhigher mdegree mprograms mis mnot
mthe mbest manswer mbecause massociate mdegree mprograms mproduce mthe mmost mnew
mgraduates.
B The mpercentage mof mmen min mnursing mhas mincreased m50% msince m2000.
C The mmore mmen mwho menter mthe mworkplace mas mnurses, mthe mless mnursing mwill mbe
mseen mas ma mfemale-dominated mprofession.
D Salary mrates mdo mnot mappear mto mrelate mto mthe mrecruitment mof mmen minto mnursing.
DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mComprehension mREF: mMCS: m2
2. The mracial mand methnic mcomposition mof mthe mnursing mprofession mwill mchange mto mmore
accurately mreflect mthe mpopulation mas ma mwhole mwhen
m
a. the mincreased mnumbers mof mracial mand methnic mminorities menrolled min
meducational mprograms mgraduate mand mbegin mto mpractice.
b. the mnumber mof mAsians mor mNative mHawaiian-Pacific mIslanders mbegins mto mincrease.
c. the mpercentage mof mAfrican-American mand mHispanic mnurses mdecreases mmore mthan
mthe mpercentage mof mwhite mnurses.
,d. the mnonwhite mportion mof mthe mgeneral mpopulation mdecreases.
ANS: mA
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A A mlarger mpercentage mof mminorities mare menrolled min mnursing meducational
mprograms mthan mpreviously.
B Asians mand mNative mHawaiian-Pacific mIslanders mare mover mrepresented min
mnursing mcompared mto mtheir mpercentage mof mthe mgeneral mpopulation.
C Not monly mwould mthe mpercentage mof mAfrican-American mand mHispanic mnurses
mneed mto mincrease, mthe mpercentage mof mwhite mnurses mwould mhave mto mdecrease min
morder mto mmore maccurately mreflect mthe mpopulation mas ma mwhole.
D The mnonwhite mportion mof mthe mgeneral mpopulation mis mnot mlikely mto mdecrease.
DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mComprehension mREF: mMCS: m3
3. Which mof mthe mfollowing mis ma mcorrect mstatement mabout mthe mregistered mnurse m(RN) mpopulation?
a. The mracial/ethnic mcomposition mof mRNs mclosely mresembles mthat mof mthe
mgeneral mpopulation.
b. The mnumber mof mmen mentering mnursing mhas mdecreased msteadily mover mthe mlast mdecade.
c. The mrate mof maging mof mRNs mhas mslowed mfor mthe mfirst mtime min mthe mpast m30 myears.
d. The mmajority mof memployed mRNs mworking mfull mtime mmust mwork ma msecond mposition.
ANS: mC
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A The mracial/ethnic mcomposition mof mRNs mis mincreasing, mbut mdoes mnot
mapproximate mtheir mpercentage mof mthe moverall mpopulation.
B The mnumber mof mmen mentering mnursing mis mincreasing.
C The maverage mage mof mRNs min mboth m2004 mand m2008 mwas m46. mThis mis ma mresult
mof mthe mnumbers mof mRNs munder m30 min mthe mworkforce.
D According mto m2008 mdata, monly m12% mof mnurses mworking mfull mtime mhold
msecond mpositions.
, DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mKnowledge mREF: mMCS: m3
4. Which mof mthe mfollowing mbest mdescribes mtrends min mnursing meducation?
a. Numbers mof mRNs mwith mbachelors mand mhigher mdegrees mare mincreasing.
b. Numbers mof mRNs mwith massociate mdegrees mare mdecreasing.
c. Foreign-born mnurses mpracticing min mthe mUnited mStates mare mseen mas
mless mknowledgeable mbecause mof mtheir mlesser meducational
mpreparation.
d. Numbers mof mRNs mwith mdiploma meducations mare mincreasing.
ANS: mA
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A Slightly mover m50% mof mRNs meventually mobtain mtheir mbachelors mof mscience min
mnursing m(BSN) mor ma mhigher mnursing mdegree.
B The mmajority mof mnurses min mthis mcountry mget mtheir minitial mnursing
meducation min massociate mdegree min mnursing m(ADN) mprograms.
C Foreign-born mnurses mpracticing min mthe mUnited mStates mmay mbe mviewed mas
mless mknowledgeable mby mtheir mpeers mbecause mof mlanguage mand mcultural
mdifferences.
D The mnumbers mof mdiploma-educated mnurses mare mdeclining.
DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mKnowledge mREF: mMCS: m4
5. Despite mthe mvariety mof mwork msettings mavailable mto mthe mRN, mdata mfrom m2008 mindicate
that mthe mprimary mwork msite mfor mRNs mis
m
a. ambulatory mcare msettings.
b. community mhealth msettings.
c. long-term mcare mfacilities.
d. acute mcare mhospitals.
ANS: mD
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m m m m m m
CHALLANGES 9th EDITION
m m
, Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
m m m m m m m m
Chapter m1.Nursing min mToday’s mEvolving mHealth mCare mEnvironment
MULTIPLE mCHOICE
1. Which mof mthe mfollowing mcould meventually mchange mthe mhistorical mstatus mof mnursing mas ma
female- mdominated mprofession?
m
a. More mmen mgraduating mfrom mbaccalaureate mand mhigher mdegree mprograms
b. The mproportion mof mmen min mnursing mbeginning mto mincrease
c. More mmale mgraduates mof mbasic mnursing mprograms mentering mthe mworkplace
d. Salary mcompensation mincreasing mto mattract mmore mmen
ANS: mC
Feedback
A More mmen mgraduating mfrom mbaccalaureate mand mhigher mdegree mprograms mis mnot
mthe mbest manswer mbecause massociate mdegree mprograms mproduce mthe mmost mnew
mgraduates.
B The mpercentage mof mmen min mnursing mhas mincreased m50% msince m2000.
C The mmore mmen mwho menter mthe mworkplace mas mnurses, mthe mless mnursing mwill mbe
mseen mas ma mfemale-dominated mprofession.
D Salary mrates mdo mnot mappear mto mrelate mto mthe mrecruitment mof mmen minto mnursing.
DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mComprehension mREF: mMCS: m2
2. The mracial mand methnic mcomposition mof mthe mnursing mprofession mwill mchange mto mmore
accurately mreflect mthe mpopulation mas ma mwhole mwhen
m
a. the mincreased mnumbers mof mracial mand methnic mminorities menrolled min
meducational mprograms mgraduate mand mbegin mto mpractice.
b. the mnumber mof mAsians mor mNative mHawaiian-Pacific mIslanders mbegins mto mincrease.
c. the mpercentage mof mAfrican-American mand mHispanic mnurses mdecreases mmore mthan
mthe mpercentage mof mwhite mnurses.
,d. the mnonwhite mportion mof mthe mgeneral mpopulation mdecreases.
ANS: mA
Feedback
A A mlarger mpercentage mof mminorities mare menrolled min mnursing meducational
mprograms mthan mpreviously.
B Asians mand mNative mHawaiian-Pacific mIslanders mare mover mrepresented min
mnursing mcompared mto mtheir mpercentage mof mthe mgeneral mpopulation.
C Not monly mwould mthe mpercentage mof mAfrican-American mand mHispanic mnurses
mneed mto mincrease, mthe mpercentage mof mwhite mnurses mwould mhave mto mdecrease min
morder mto mmore maccurately mreflect mthe mpopulation mas ma mwhole.
D The mnonwhite mportion mof mthe mgeneral mpopulation mis mnot mlikely mto mdecrease.
DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mComprehension mREF: mMCS: m3
3. Which mof mthe mfollowing mis ma mcorrect mstatement mabout mthe mregistered mnurse m(RN) mpopulation?
a. The mracial/ethnic mcomposition mof mRNs mclosely mresembles mthat mof mthe
mgeneral mpopulation.
b. The mnumber mof mmen mentering mnursing mhas mdecreased msteadily mover mthe mlast mdecade.
c. The mrate mof maging mof mRNs mhas mslowed mfor mthe mfirst mtime min mthe mpast m30 myears.
d. The mmajority mof memployed mRNs mworking mfull mtime mmust mwork ma msecond mposition.
ANS: mC
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A The mracial/ethnic mcomposition mof mRNs mis mincreasing, mbut mdoes mnot
mapproximate mtheir mpercentage mof mthe moverall mpopulation.
B The mnumber mof mmen mentering mnursing mis mincreasing.
C The maverage mage mof mRNs min mboth m2004 mand m2008 mwas m46. mThis mis ma mresult
mof mthe mnumbers mof mRNs munder m30 min mthe mworkforce.
D According mto m2008 mdata, monly m12% mof mnurses mworking mfull mtime mhold
msecond mpositions.
, DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mKnowledge mREF: mMCS: m3
4. Which mof mthe mfollowing mbest mdescribes mtrends min mnursing meducation?
a. Numbers mof mRNs mwith mbachelors mand mhigher mdegrees mare mincreasing.
b. Numbers mof mRNs mwith massociate mdegrees mare mdecreasing.
c. Foreign-born mnurses mpracticing min mthe mUnited mStates mare mseen mas
mless mknowledgeable mbecause mof mtheir mlesser meducational
mpreparation.
d. Numbers mof mRNs mwith mdiploma meducations mare mincreasing.
ANS: mA
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A Slightly mover m50% mof mRNs meventually mobtain mtheir mbachelors mof mscience min
mnursing m(BSN) mor ma mhigher mnursing mdegree.
B The mmajority mof mnurses min mthis mcountry mget mtheir minitial mnursing
meducation min massociate mdegree min mnursing m(ADN) mprograms.
C Foreign-born mnurses mpracticing min mthe mUnited mStates mmay mbe mviewed mas
mless mknowledgeable mby mtheir mpeers mbecause mof mlanguage mand mcultural
mdifferences.
D The mnumbers mof mdiploma-educated mnurses mare mdeclining.
DIF: mCognitive mLevel: mKnowledge mREF: mMCS: m4
5. Despite mthe mvariety mof mwork msettings mavailable mto mthe mRN, mdata mfrom m2008 mindicate
that mthe mprimary mwork msite mfor mRNs mis
m
a. ambulatory mcare msettings.
b. community mhealth msettings.
c. long-term mcare mfacilities.
d. acute mcare mhospitals.
ANS: mD
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