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Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Professional Nurse .................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2: The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing .............
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Test Bank Leddy Peppers Professional Nursing 10th Edition
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Professional Nurse .................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 2: The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing ........................................ 10
Chapter 3: Contextual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional Nursing ....................... 25
Chapter 4: Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment ........................................... 34
Chapter 4: Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships ............................................................. 42
Chapter 5: The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse ............................................................. 47
Chapter 6: Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science ...................................................................... 51
Chapter 7: Nursing Models and Theories ......................................................................................... 56
Chapter 8: Professional Nursing Processes ..................................................................................... 75
Chapter 9: Health Care Delivery Systems ........................................................................................ 80
Chapter 10: Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge Through Research ..................................... 83
Chapter 11: Multicultural Issues in Professional Practice ................................................................. 92
Chapter 12: Professional Nurse Accountability .............................................................................. 105
Chapter 13: Environmental and Global Health ............................................................................... 115
Chapter 14: Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice ......................................................... 121
Chapter 15: Nursing Approaches to Client Systems....................................................................... 125
Chapter 16: The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning........................................... 130
Chapter 17: Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing ................................................ 138
Chapter 18: Quality Improvement: Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality .................. 145
Chapter 19: The Professional Nurse's Role in Public Policy ........................................................... 151
Chapter 20: Career Options for Professional Nurses ..................................................................... 161
Chapter 21: Development of a Professional Nursing Career .......................................................... 168
Chapter 22: Shaping the Future of Nursing .................................................................................... 177
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Chapter 1: The Professional Nurse
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
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not
thebest answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
asa 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
accuratelyreflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in
educationalprograms 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
thepercentage of white nurses.
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d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
ANS: A
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational
programsthan previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in
nursingcompared 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
moreaccurately 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
generalpopulation.
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
A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not
approximatetheir 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
thenumbers 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.
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c. Foreign-born nurses practicing in the United States are seen as
lessknowledgeable because of their lesser educational
preparation.
d. Numbers of RNs with diploma educations are increasing.
ANS: A
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
theprimary work site for RNs is
a. ambulatory care settings.
b. community health settings.
c. long-term care facilities.
d. acute care hospitals.
ANS: D
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.
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