Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank

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This is test bank for Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition textbook.  It contains 260+ Pages of Questions and Answers (with rationales) from every chapter of the textbooks. ... Download for unlimited access.  1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female- dominated profession? 2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when 3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population? 4. Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education? 5. Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data from 2008 indicate that the primary work site for RN is? 6. One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they 7. Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)? 8. Which of the following is most essential for the nurse entrepreneur to be successful? 9. The major benefit of serving as a military nurse is 10. Which of the following statements explains why the school nurse of today is truly a community health nurse? 11. What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared nurses? 12. Faith community nursing (FCN) was founded on which of the following premises? 13. One important advantage of the evolution of nursing informatics is that 14. Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice role? 15. NPs are advanced practice nurses who 16. The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a recently proposed role. The responsibilities of the person in this role include which of the following? MULTIPLE RESPONSE 1. Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in nursing. Which facts have contributed to this growth? 2. CNSs may (Select all that apply.) MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later become a model for early nursing education? 2. Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse? 3. To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? 4. What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the 1900s? 5. Which of the following statements best describes how the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 became a pivotal point in the history of nursing education in the United States? 6. Which early nursing organization is credited with first recommending state registration for nurses? 7. Which of the following nursing leaders, because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, is considered the founder of public health nursing? 8. Despite the caring efforts of early public health nurses in the Henry Street Settlement, racial disparity left many people underserved. Which of the following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in providing excellent nursing care to underserved families despite these social challenges? 9. Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the twentieth century brought sweeping changes to nursing? 10. What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing made by Mary Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse? 11. Which of the following trends in health care delivery that began in the second half of the twentieth century continues today? 12. A recent trend in nursing has been an increase in the number of men and women with degrees in other fields or other careers applying to nursing programs. What is the single most important reason for this trend? 13. What specialty of nursing was considered well suited for men at a time when other areas were excluding men from practicing? 14. When surveyed, what is the primary reason given by men for entering nursing? 15. What was the purpose of the Hill-Burton Act? 16. When surveyed, which profession was chosen by the general public as highest in honesty and ethics? 17. In 2002 which major American corporation partnered with nursing to design a media campaign to promote the image of nursing? 18. A shift in population growth is expected to place stress on nursing resources. Which age- group is expected to experience the greatest population growth in the next decade? 19. In which practice area was the first clinical nurse specialist (CNS) role developed? 20. Which of the following was an unsuccessful attempt by the American Medical Association (AMA) to alleviate the nursing shortage of the time? 21. The first trained nurse in the United States graduated in 1873 and later became the supervisor of the Boston Training School. Who was this nurse? 22. During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with an impact lasting to the current day. What was this change? 23. What was the most important influence of war on nursing? 24. Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse researcher. This designation is based on 25. The nursing profession is responsible for improving its own image. The most effective avenue for changing the image of nursing is to 26. The diversity of the population entering the health care system is a challenge for nurses because 27. Biomedical technology involves the use of complex machines or devices in patient care situations. Because of the highly technological environment in which nurses work, it is important that nurses 28. Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked on the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 1900s with immigrant women. What was the focus of her work? MULTIPLE RESPONSE 1. Nursing practices during the Civil War advanced the cause of professional nursing. The move toward formal education and training was supported by (Select all that apply.) [Show More]

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