{"id":118471,"date":"2023-09-03T09:31:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T09:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=118471"},"modified":"2023-09-03T09:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T09:31:21","slug":"test-bank-for-professional-nursing-concepts-and-challenges-9th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/03\/test-bank-for-professional-nursing-concepts-and-challenges-9th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Bank For Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges 9th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1<br>Test Bank Complete<br>Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges 9th Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<br>U S N T O<br>Chapter 01: Nursing in Today\u2019s Evolving Health Care Environment<br>Black: Professional Nursing: Concepts &amp; Challenges, 9th Edition<br>MULTIPLE CHOICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a<br>female-dominated profession?<br>a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs<br>b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase<br>c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace<br>d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men<br>ANS: C<br>Feedback<br>A \u201cMore men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs\u201d is not<br>the best answer because associate degree programs produce the majority of new<br>graduates.<br>B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.<br>C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen<br>as a female-dominated profession.<br>D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The racial and ethnic composNitioRn ofItheGnurBsi.ngCprMofession will change to more accurately<br>reflect the population as a whole when<br>a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational<br>programs graduate and begin to practice.<br>b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.<br>c. the percentage of African American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the<br>percentage of White nurses.<br>d. the non-White portion of the general population decreases.<br>ANS: A<br>Feedback<br>A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs<br>than previously.<br>B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing<br>compared to their percentage of the general population.<br>C Not only would the percentage of African American and Hispanic nurses need to<br>increase, the percentage of White nurses would have to decrease in order to more<br>accurately reflect the population as a whole.<br>D The non-White portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>3<br>a. The racial\/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general<br>population.<br>b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.<br>c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.<br>d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.<br>ANS: C<br>Feedback<br>A The racial\/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not approximate<br>their percentage of the overall population.<br>B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.<br>C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of the<br>numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.<br>D The average age of BSN graduates is 25.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?<br>a. Numbers of RNs with bachelor\u2019s and higher degrees are increasing.<br>b. Numbers of RNs with associate degrees are decreasing.<br>c. Foreign-born nurses practicing in the United States are seen as less knowledgeable<br>because of their lesser educational preparation.<br>d. Numbers of RNs with diploma educations are increasing.<br>ANS: A<br>Feedback<br>A Slightly over 50% of RNs eventually obtain their bachelors of science in nursing<br>(BSN) or a higher nursing degree.<br>B The majority of nurses in this country get their initial nursing education in<br>associate degree in nursing (ADN) programs.<br>C Foreign-born nurses practicing in the United States may be viewed as less<br>knowledgeable by their peers because of language and cultural differences.<br>D The numbers of diploma-educated nurses are declining.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data indicate that the primary work<br>site for RNs is<br>a. ambulatory care settings.<br>b. community health settings.<br>c. long-term care facilities.<br>d. acute care hospitals.<br>ANS: D<br>Feedback<br>A Ambulatory care settings account for about 10.5% of RNs\u2019 places of<br>employment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>4<br>B Public health and community health settings account for 7.8% of employed RNs.<br>C Long-term care facilities account for 5.3% of RNs\u2019 places of employment.<br>D Statistics show that 63.2% of RNs work in acute care hospitals.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\">\n<li>One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they<br>a. allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside.<br>b. encourage nurses to move into management positions in which they can influence<br>patient care on a broader scale.<br>c. encourage RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of nursing.<br>d. provide training to staff nurses so they can move seamlessly across departments.<br>ANS: A<br>Feedback<br>A Clinical ladder programs allow nurses to advance professionally while remaining<br>at the bedside.<br>B Clinical ladder programs are designed to keep proficient nurses at the bedside.<br>C Encouraging RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of<br>nursing is not the goal of clinical ladder programs.<br>D Clinical ladder programs are not designed to facilitate transfer between<br>departments.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which of the following statemNeUnRtsSisIcNorGreTcBt a.bCout Mcommunity health nursing (CHN)?<br>a. Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.<br>b. Nursing care is rapidly moving from the home setting to the institutional setting.<br>c. High-tech care such as ventilators and total parenteral nutrition cannot be handled<br>in the home.<br>d. Assessment skills are less important in CHN because patients are not acutely ill.<br>ANS: A<br>Feedback<br>A The community health nurse provides educational programs in health<br>maintenance, disease prevention, nutrition, and child care.<br>B Care is moving into the home setting.<br>C Home care is increasing in complexity.<br>D Community health nurses must have excellent assessment skills as they do not<br>have the immediate backup that an acute care facility offers.<br>DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which of the following is most essential for the nurse entrepreneur to be successful?<br>a. Ability to take direction well<br>b. Excellent time-management skills<br>c. Avoidance of risks<br>d. 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