Test Bank for Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition By: Beth Black PhD, RN, FAAN (Author) Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment Chapter 2.The History and Social Context of Nursing Chapter 3.Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism Chapter 4.Nursing Educati...
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Professional Nursing: Concepts &
Challenges, 9th Edition
Beth Black PhD, RN, FAAN (Author)
Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care
Environment
Chapter 2.The History and Social Context of Nursing
Chapter 3.Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
Chapter 4.Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care
Environment
Chapter 5.Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing
and Socialization into Practice
Chapter 6.Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
Chapter 7.Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing
Practice
Chapter 8.Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of
Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 9.Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Chapter 10.The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based
Practice
Chapter 11.Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
Chapter 12.Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
Chapter 13.Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and
Culture
Chapter 14.Health Care in the United States
Chapter 15.Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, Government
Chapter 16.Nursing Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a
female- dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANS: C
Feedback
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best
answer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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,C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen as a
female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into
nursing.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs
graduate and begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the
percentage of white nurses.
d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
ANS: A
Feedback
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs than
previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing compared
to their percentage of the general population.
C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to
increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to
decrease.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
ANS: C
Feedback
A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not approximate their
percentage of the overall population.
B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of the numbers of
RNs under 30 in the workforce.
D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold second positions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 3
4. Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?
a. Numbers of RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
b. Numbers of RNs with associate degrees are decreasing.
c. Foreign-born nurses practicing in the United States are seen as less knowledgeable
because of their lesser educational preparation.
d. Numbers of RNs with diploma educations are increasing.
ANS: A
Med C
,Feedback
A Slightly over 50% of RNs eventually obtain their bachelors of science in nursing
(BSN)or a higher nursing degree.
B The majority of nurses in this country get their initial nursing education in associate
degree in nursing (ADN) programs.
C Foreign-born nurses practicing in the United States may be viewed as less knowledgeable
by their peers because of language and cultural differences.
D The numbers of diploma-educated nurses are declining.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 4
5. Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data from 2008 indicate that the
primary work site for RNs is
a. ambulatory care settings.
b. community health settings.
c. long-term care facilities.
d. acute care hospitals.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Ambulatory care settings account for about 10.5% of RNs places of employment. B Public
health and community health settings account for 7.8% of employed RNs. C Long-term care
facilities account for 5.3% of RNs places of employment.
D Statistics show that 62.2% of RNs work in acute care hospitals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 5
6. One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they
a. allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside.
b. encourage nurses to move into management positions in which they can influence patient
care on a broader scale.
c. encourage RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of nursing.
d. provide training to staff nurses so they can move seamlessly across departments.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Clinical ladder programs allow nurses to advance professionally while remaining at the
bedside.
B Clinical ladder programs are designed to keep proficient nurses at the bedside.
C Encouraging RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of nursing is not
the goal of clinical ladder programs.
D Clinical ladder programs are not designed to facilitate transfer between departments.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 7
7. Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)?
a. Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
b. Nursing care is rapidly moving from the home setting to the institutional setting.
c. High-tech care such as ventilators and total parenteral nutrition cannot be handled in the
home.
d. Assessment skills are less important in CHN because patients are not acutely ill.
ANS: A
Med C
, Feedback
A The community health nurse provides educational programs in health maintenance,
disease prevention, nutrition, and child care.
B Care is moving into the home setting.
C Home care is increasing in complexity.
D Community health nurses must have excellent assessment skills as they do not have the
immediate backup that an acute care facility offers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 9
8. Which of the following is most essential for the nurse entrepreneur to be successful?
a. Ability to take direction well
b. Excellent time-management skills
c. Avoidance of risks
d. A college degree in business
ANS: B
Feedback
A Nurse entrepreneurs must function autonomously.
B Nurse entrepreneurs must be well organized and efficient.
C Starting a business involves risk.
D A degree in business is not required to be a nurse entrepreneur.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: MCS: 10
9. The major benefit of serving as a military nurse is
a. broader responsibilities and scope of practice than civilian nurses.
b. working with entirely baccalaureate-prepared peers on active duty.
c. serving as an officer on active duty or in the reserves.
d. the financial support to seek advanced degrees
ANS: D
Feedback
A Although military nurses do have broader responsibilities and scopes of practice than
civilian nurses do, this is not the major benefit.
B Although military nurses do work with entirely baccalaureate-prepared peers on active
duty, this is not the major benefit.
C Although military nurses serve as officers on active duty or in the reserves, this is not the
major benefit.
D Advanced education is supported by the military financially and also allows for
promotion in rank at an accelerated pace.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 13
10. Which of the following statements explains why the school nurse of today is truly a
community health nurse?
a. The school nurse may be called on to care for a students family members in underserved
areas.
b. The school nurses primary responsibility is centered on the well child.
c. The school nurses primary responsibility is to maintain immunization records.
d. The school nurse must be certified in CHN.
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