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Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges,10TH Edition by Beth Black Complete Guide 2024
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,Chapter y01: yNursing yin yToday’s yEvolving yHealth yCareyEnvironmentyBlack: yProfessional yNursing: yConcepts yand
yChallenges, y10th yEdition
MULTIPLE
yCHOICE
1. Which yof ythe yfollowing ycould yeventually ychange ythe yhistorical
ystatus yofynursing yas ya yfemale-dominated yprofession?
a. More ymen ygraduating yfrom ybaccalaureate yand yhigher
ydegree
programs
b. The yproportion yof ymen yin ynursing ybeginning yto yincrease
c. More ymale ygraduates yof ybasic ynursing yprograms yentering
ythe
workplace
d. Salary ycompensation yincreasing yto yattract ymore ymen
ANS: y C
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A ―More ymen ygraduating yfrom ybaccalaureate yand yhigher ydegree yprograms‖ yis
ynot
the ybest yanswer ybecause yassociate ydegree yprograms yproduce ythe ymajority yof
ynewygraduates.
B The ypercentage yof ymen yin ynursing yhas yincreased y50% ysince y2000.
C The ymore ymen ywho yenter ythe yworkplace yas ynurses, ythe yless ynursing ywill ybe
yseen
as ya yfemale-dominated yprofession.
D Salary yrates ydo ynot yappear yto yrelate yto ythe yrecruitment yof ymen yinto ynursing.
PTS: y y y 1 DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yComprehension
2. The yracial yand yethnic ycomposition yof ythe ynursing yprofession ywill ychange yto ymore yaccurately
yreflect ytheypopulation yas ya ywhole ywhen
a. the yincreased ynumbers yof yracial yand yethnic yminorities yenrolled yin yeducational
programs ygraduate yand ybegin yto ypractice.
b. the ynumber yof yAsians yor yNative yHawaiian-Pacific yIslanders ybegins yto
yincrease.
c. the ypercentage yof yAfrican yAmerican yand yHispanic ynurses ydecreases ymore
ythan ytheypercentage yof yWhite ynurses.
d. the ynon-White yportion yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation ydecreases.
ANS: y A
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A A ylarger ypercentage yof yminorities yare yenrolled yin ynursing yeducational
yprograms
than ypreviously.
B Asians yand yNative yHawaiian-Pacific yIslanders yare yover yrepresented yin
ynursing
compared yto ytheir ypercentage yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation.
, C Not yonly ywould ythe ypercentage yof yAfrican yAmerican yand yHispanic ynurses
yneed
to yincrease, ythe ypercentage yof yWhite ynurses ywould yhave yto ydecrease yin
yorder ytoymore yaccurately yreflect ythe ypopulation yas ya ywhole.
D The ynon-White yportion yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation yis ynot ylikely yto ydecrease.
PTS: y y y 1 DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yComprehension
3. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya ycorrect ystatement yabout ythe yregistered ynurse y(RN) ypopulation?
a. The yracial/ethnic ycomposition yof yRNs yclosely yresembles ythat yof ythe y general
population.
b. The ynumber yof ymen yentering ynursing yhas ydecreased ysteadily yover ythe ylast
ydecade.
c. The yrate yof yaging yof yRNs yhas yslowed yfor ythe yfirst ytime yin ythe ypast y30
yyears.
d. The ymajority yof yemployed yRNs yworking yfull ytime ymust ywork ya ysecond
yposition.
ANS: y C
Feedback
A The yracial/ethnic ycomposition yof yRNs yis yincreasing, ybut ydoes ynot
yapproximate
their ypercentage yof ythe yoverall ypopulation.
B The ynumber yof ymen yentering ynursing yis yincreasing.
C The yaverage yage yof yRNs yin yboth y2004 yand y2008 ywas y46.
D The yaverage yage yof yBSN ygraduates yis y25.
PTS: y y y 1 DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yKnowledge
4. Which yof ythe yfollowing ybest ydescribes ytrends yin ynursing yeducation?
a. 45% yof ynurses yreceive ytheir ydegree yfrom ya yuniversity ysetting.
b. Numbers yof yRNs ywith yassociate ydegrees yare ydecreasing.
c. Foreign-born ynurses ypracticing yin ythe yUnited yStates yare yseen yas yless
yknowledgeableybecause yof ytheir ylesser yeducational ypreparation.
d. Numbers yof yRNs ywith ydiploma yeducations yare yincreasing.
ANS: y A
Feedback
A 45% yof ynurses yreport yreceiving ytheir ydegree yfrom ya yuniversity ysetting.
B The ymajority yof ynurses yin ythis ycountry yget ytheir yinitial ynursing yeducation yin
associate ydegree yin ynursing y(ADN) yprograms.
C Foreign-born ynurses ypracticing yin ythe yUnited yStates ymay ybe yviewed yas yless
knowledgeable yby ytheir ypeers ybecause yof ylanguage yand ycultural ydifferences.
D The ynumbers yof ydiploma-educated ynurses yare ydeclining.
PTS: y y y 1 DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yKnowledge
5. Despite ythe yvariety yof ywork ysettings yavailable yto ythe yRN, ydata yindicate ythat ythe yprimary
ywork ysite yforyRNs yis
a. ambulatory ycare ysettings.
b. community yhealth ysettings.
, c. long-term ycare yfacilities.
d. acute ycare yhospitals.
ANS: y D
Feedback
A Ambulatory ycare ysettings yaccount yfor yabout y10.5% yof yRNs‘ yplaces yof
employment.
B Public yhealth yand ycommunity yhealth ysettings yaccount yfor y7.8% yof yemployed
RNs.
C Long-term ycare yfacilities yaccount yfor y5.3% yof yRNs‘ yplaces yof yemployment.
D Statistics yshow ythat y63.2% yof yRNs ywork yin yacute ycare yhospitals.
PTS: y y y 1 DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yKnowledge
6. One yimportant yadvantage yof yclinical yladder yprograms yfor yhospital-based yRNs yis ythat ythey
a. allow ycareer yadvancement yfor ynurses ywho ychoose yto yremain yat ythe ybedside.
b. encourage ynurses yto ymove yinto ymanagement ypositions yin ywhich ythey ycan
yinfluence
patient ycare yon ya ybroader yscale.
c. encourage yRNs yto ybecome ypolitically yactive yand yguide ythe yprofession yof
ynursing.
d. provide ytraining yto ystaff ynurses yso ythey ycan ymove yseamlessly yacross
ydepartments.
ANS: y A
Feedback
A Clinical yladder yprograms yallow ynurses yto yadvance yprofessionally ywhile
remaining yat ythe ybedside.
B Clinical yladder yprograms yare ydesigned yto ykeep yproficient ynurses yat ythe
ybedside.
C Encouraging yRNs yto ybecome ypolitically yactive yand yguide ythe yprofession yof
nursing yis ynot ythe ygoal yof yclinical yladder yprograms.
D Clinical yladder yprograms yare ynot ydesigned yto yfacilitate ytransfer ybetween
departments.
PTS: y y y 1 DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yComprehension
7. Which yof ythe yfollowing ystatements yis ycorrect yabout ycommunity yhealth ynursing y(CHN)?
a. Prevention yand ycommunity yeducation yare ythe ycornerstones yof yCHN.
b. Nursing ycare yis yrapidly ymoving yfrom ythe yhome ysetting yto ythe yinstitutional
ysetting.
c. High-tech ycare ysuch yas yventilators yand ytotal yparenteral ynutrition ycannot ybe
y handledyin ythe yhome.
d. Assessment yskills yare yless yimportant yin yCHN ybecause ypatients yare ynot yacutely
yill.
ANS: y A
Feedback
A The ycommunity yhealth ynurse yprovides yeducational yprograms yin yhealth
maintenance, ydisease yprevention, ynutrition, yand ychild ycare.
B Care yis ymoving yinto ythe yhome ysetting.
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