TEST BANK
PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 10TH EDITION
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Table of Contents
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ChapterH1.H NursingHinHToday’sHEvolvingHHealthHCareHEnvironme
nt
ChapterH2.HTheHHistoryHandHSocialHContextHofHNursi
ng
ChapterH3.H Nursing’sHPathwayHtoHProfessionalis
m
ChapterH4.HNursingHEducationHinHanHEvolvingHHealthHCareHEnvironme
nt
ChapterH5.HBecomingHaHProfessionalHNurse:HDefiningHNursingHandHSocializationHintoHPracti
ce
ChapterH6.HNursingHasHaHRegulatedHPractice:HLegalHIssu
es
ChapterH7.HEthics:HBasicHConceptsHforHProfessionalHNursingHPracti
ce
ChapterH8.HConceptualHandHPhilosophicalHFoundationsHofHProfessionalHNursingHPracti
ce
ChapterH9.HNursingHTheory:HTheHBasisHforHProfessionalHNursi
ng
ChapterH10.HTheHScienceHofHNursingHandHEvidence-
BasedHPractice
ChapterH11.H DevelopingHNursingHJudgmentHThroughHCriticalHThinkin
g
ChapterH12.H CommunicationHandHCollaborationHinHProfessionalHNursin
g
ChapterH13.HNurses,HPatients,HandHFamilies:HCaringHatHtheHIntersectionHofHHealth,Illness,HandHCult
ure
ChapterH14.HHealthHCareHinHtheHUnitedHStat
es
ChapterH15.H PoliticalHActivismHinHNursing:HCommunities,HOrganizations,HGovernme
nt
ChapterH16.H NursingHChallenge:HToHContinueHtoHEvolv
e
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ProfessionalNursing:Concepts&Challenges,10th
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Chapter1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHcouldHeventuallyHchangeHtheHhistoricalHstatusHofHnursingHasHaHfemal
e-HdominatedHprofession?
a. MoreHmenHgraduatingHfromHbaccalaureateHandHhigherHdegreeHprograms
b. TheHproportionHofHmenHinHnursingHbeginningHtoHincrease
c. MoreHmaleHgraduatesHofHbasicHnursingHprogramsHenteringHtheHworkplace
d. SalaryHcompensationHincreasingHtoHattractHmoreHmen
ANSWER:HC
Feedback
A MoreHmenHgraduatingHfromHbaccalaureateHandHhigherHdegreeHprogramsHisHnotHtheHbe
stHanswerHbecauseHassociateHdegreeHprogramsHproduceHtheHmostHnewHgraduates.
B TheHpercentageHofHmenHinHnursingHhasHincreasedH50%HsinceH2000.
C TheHmoreHmenHwhoHenterHtheHworkplaceHasHnurses,HtheHlessHnursingHwillHbeHseenHas
HaHfemale-dominatedHprofession.
D SalaryHratesHdoHnotHappearHtoHrelateHtoHtheHrecruitmentHofHmenHintoHnursing.
DIFFERENCE:HCOGNITIVEHLEVEL:HComprehensionH REFERENCE:HMCS:H2
2. TheHracialHandHethnicHcompositionHofHtheHnursingHprofessionHwillHchangeHtoHmoreHaccuratel
yHreflectHtheHpopulationHasHaHwholeHwhen
a. TheHincreasedHnumbersHofHracialHandHethnicHminoritiesHenrolledHinHeducationalHprogram
sHgraduateHandHbeginHtoHpractice.
b. TheHnumberHofHAsiansHorHNativeHHawaiian-PacificHIslandersHbeginsHtoHincrease.
c. TheHpercentageHofHAfrican-
AmericanHandHHispanicHnursesHdecreasesHmoreHthanHtheHpercentageHofHwhiteHnurs
es.
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d. TheHnonwhiteHportionHofHtheHgeneralHpopulationHdecreases.
ANSWER:HA
Feedback
A AHlargerHpercentageHofHminoritiesHareHenrolledHinHnursingHeducationalHprogramsHtha
nHpreviously.
B AsiansHandHNativeHHawaiian-
PacificHIslandersHareHoverHrepresentedHinHnursingHcomparedHtoHtheirHpercenta
geHofHtheHgeneralHpopulation.
CHNotHonlyHwouldHtheHpercentageHofHAfrican-
AmericanHandHHispanicHnursesHneedHtoHincrease,HtheHpercentageHofHwhiteHnursesH
wouldHhaveHtoHdecreaseHinHorderHtoHmoreHaccuratelyHreflectHtheHpopulationHasHaHw
hole.
DHTheHnonwhiteHportionHofHtheHgeneralHpopulationHisHnotHlikelyHtoHdecrease.
DIFFERENCE:HCOGNITIVEHLEVEL:HComprehensionH REFERENCE:HMCS:H3
3. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHaHcorrectHstatementHaboutHtheHregisteredHnurseH(RN)Hpopulation?
a. TheHracial/ethnicHcompositionHofHRNsHcloselyHresemblesHthatHofHtheHgeneralHpopulation.
b. TheHnumberHofHmenHenteringHnursingHhasHdecreasedHsteadilyHoverHtheHlastHdecade.
c. TheHrateHofHagingHofHRNsHhasHslowedHforHtheHfirstHtimeHinHtheHpastH30Hyears.
d. TheHmajorityHofHemployedHRNsHworkingHfullHtimeHmustHworkHaHsecondHposition.
ANSWER:HC
Feedback
A TheHracial/ethnicHcompositionHofHRNsHisHincreasing,HbutHdoesHnotHapproximateHthe
irHpercentageHofHtheHoverallHpopulation.
B TheHnumberHofHmenHenteringHnursingHisHincreasing.
C TheHaverageHageHofHRNsHinHbothH2004HandH2008HwasH46.HThisHisHaHresultHofHt
heHnumbersHofHRNsHunderH30HinHtheHworkforce.
D AccordingHtoH2008Hdata,HonlyH12%HofHnursesHworkingHfullHtimeHholdHsecon
dHpositions.
DIF:HCOGNITIVEHLEVEL:HKnowledgeHREFERENCE:HMCS:H3
4. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHbestHdescribesHtrendsHinHnursingHeducation?
a. NumbersHofHRNsHwithHbachelorsHandHhigherHdegreesHareHincreasing.
b. NumbersHofHRNsHwithHassociateHdegreesHareHdecreasing.