PROFESSIONAL NURSING:
CONCEPTS &CHALLENGES
RQ
TH
9 EDITION BY BETH PERRY
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CONTENTS
Chapter RQ1. RQNursing RQin RQToday’s RQEvolving RQHealth RQCare RQEnvironment
Chapter RQ2. RQThe RQHistory RQand RQSocial RQContext RQof RQNursing
Chapter RQ3. RQNursing’s RQPathway RQto RQProfessionalism
Chapter RQ4. RQNursing RQEducation RQin RQan RQEvolving RQHealth RQCare RQEnvironment
Chapter RQ5. RQBecoming RQa RQProfessional RQNurse: RQDefining RQNursing RQand RQSocialization RQInto
RQPractice
Chapter RQ6. RQNursing RQas RQa RQRegulated RQPractice: RQLegal RQIssues
Chapter RQ7. RQEthics: RQBasic RQConcepts RQfor RQProfessional RQNursing RQPractice
Chapter RQ8. RQConceptual RQand RQPhilosophical RQFoundations RQof RQProfessional RQNursing RQPractice
Chapter RQ9. RQNursing RQTheory: RQThe RQBasis RQfor RQProfessional RQNursing
Chapter RQ10. RQThe RQScience RQof RQNursing RQand RQEvidence-Based RQPractice
Chapter RQ11. RQDeveloping RQNursing RQJudgment RQthrough RQCritical RQThinking
Chapter RQ12. RQCommunication RQand RQCollaboration RQin RQProfessional RQNursing
Chapter RQ13. RQNurses, RQPatients, RQand RQFamilies: RQCaring RQat RQthe RQIntersection RQof RQHealth,
RQIllness, RQand
Culture
Chapter RQ14. RQHealth RQCare RQin RQthe RQUnited RQStates
Chapter RQ15. RQPolitical RQActivism RQin RQNursing: RQCommunities, RQOrganizations, RQand
RQGovernment
Chapter RQ16. RQNursing’s RQChallenge: RQTo RQContinue RQto RQEvolve
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Chapter RQ1: RQNursing RQin RQToday’s RQEvolving RQHealth RQCare RQEnvironment
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1. Which RQof RQthe RQfollowing RQcould RQeventually RQchange RQthe RQhistorical RQstatus RQof RQnursing RQas
RQa RQfemale-
dominated RQprofession?
a. More RQmen RQgraduating RQfrom RQbaccalaureate RQand RQhigher RQdegree RQprograms
b. The RQproportion RQof RQmen RQin RQnursing RQbeginning RQto RQincrease
c. More RQmale RQgraduates RQof RQbasic RQnursing RQprograms RQentering RQthe RQworkplace
d. Salary RQcompensation RQincreasing RQto RQattract RQmore RQmen
ANS: RQC
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A More RQmen RQgraduating RQfrom RQbaccalaureate RQand RQhigher RQdegree RQprograms
RQis RQnot RQthe RQbest RQanswer RQbecause RQassociate RQdegree RQprograms RQproduce RQthe
RQmost RQnew RQgraduates.
B The RQpercentage RQof RQmen RQin RQnursing RQhas RQincreased RQ50% RQsince RQ2000.
C The RQmore RQmen RQwho RQenter RQthe RQworkplace RQas RQnurses, RQthe RQless RQnursing
RQwill RQbe RQseen RQas RQa RQfemale-dominated RQprofession.
D Salary RQrates RQdo RQnot RQappear RQto RQrelate RQto RQthe RQrecruitment RQof RQmen RQinto RQnursing.
DIF: RQCognitive RQLevel: RQComprehension RQREF: RQMCS: RQ2
2. The RQracial RQand RQethnic RQcomposition RQof RQthe RQnursing RQprofession RQwill RQchange RQto
more RQaccurately RQreflect RQthe RQpopulation RQas RQa RQwhole RQwhen
RQ
a. the RQincreased RQnumbers RQof RQracial RQand RQethnic RQminorities RQenrolled RQin
RQeducational RQprograms RQgraduate RQand RQbegin RQto RQpractice.
b. the RQnumber RQof RQAsians RQor RQNative RQHawaiian-Pacific RQIslanders RQbegins RQto RQincrease.
c. the RQpercentage RQof RQAfrican-American RQand RQHispanic RQnurses RQdecreases RQmore
RQthan RQthe RQpercentage RQof RQwhite RQnurses.
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d. the RQnonwhite RQportion RQof RQthe RQgeneral RQpopulation RQdecreases.
ANS: RQA
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A A RQlarger RQpercentage RQof RQminorities RQare RQenrolled RQin RQnursing RQeducational
RQprograms RQthan RQpreviously.
B Asians RQand RQNative RQHawaiian-Pacific RQIslanders RQare RQover RQrepresented RQin
RQnursing RQcompared RQto RQtheir RQpercentage RQof RQthe RQgeneral RQpopulation.
C Not RQonly RQwould RQthe RQpercentage RQof RQAfrican-American RQand RQHispanic
RQnurses RQneed RQto RQincrease, RQthe RQpercentage RQof RQwhite RQnurses RQwould RQhave
RQto RQdecrease RQin RQorder RQto RQmore RQaccurately RQreflect RQthe RQpopulation RQas RQa
RQwhole.
D The RQnonwhite RQportion RQof RQthe RQgeneral RQpopulation RQis RQnot RQlikely RQto RQdecrease.
DIF: RQCognitive RQLevel: RQComprehension RQREF: RQMCS: RQ3
3. Which RQof RQthe RQfollowing RQis RQa RQcorrect RQstatement RQabout RQthe RQregistered RQnurse RQ(RN)
RQpopulation?
a. The RQracial/ethnic RQcomposition RQof RQRNs RQclosely RQresembles RQthat RQof
RQthe RQgeneral RQpopulation.
b. The RQnumber RQof RQmen RQentering RQnursing RQhas RQdecreased RQsteadily RQover RQthe RQlast RQdecade.
c. The RQrate RQof RQaging RQof RQRNs RQhas RQslowed RQfor RQthe RQfirst RQtime RQin RQthe RQpast RQ30 RQyears.
d. The RQmajority RQof RQemployed RQRNs RQworking RQfull RQtime RQmust RQwork RQa RQsecond RQposition.
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A The RQracial/ethnic RQcomposition RQof RQRNs RQis RQincreasing, RQbut RQdoes RQnot
RQapproximate RQtheir RQpercentage RQof RQthe RQoverall RQpopulation.
B The RQnumber RQof RQmen RQentering RQnursing RQis RQincreasing.
C The RQaverage RQage RQof RQRNs RQin RQboth RQ2004 RQand RQ2008 RQwas RQ46. RQThis RQis
RQa RQresult RQof RQthe RQnumbers RQof RQRNs RQunder RQ30 RQin RQthe RQworkforce.
D According RQto RQ2008 RQdata, RQonlyRQ12% RQof RQnurses RQworking RQfull RQtime
RQhold RQsecond RQpositions.