Contemporary Nursing Issues-Trends 7th Edition
Contemporary Nursing Issues-Trends 7th Edition
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Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | accept the assignment as appropriate if assigned by a legitimate power. |
| b. | be primarily concerned with the number of patients being assigned. |
| c. | ask how other nurses have handled the assignment in the past. |
| d. | determine whether he or she is familiar with the types of patients being assigned. |
ANS: D
Nurses should always think critically about assignments so they can communicate what makes them uncomfortable about a particular assignment. If nurses do not have the knowledge or experience required for particular patient assignments, then modification of the assignments is in order to ensure patient safety.
DIF: Application REF: p. 245, Box 13-5
| a. | movement of nurses into acute care settings. |
| b. | the use of unlicensed assistive personnel to replace RNs. |
| c. | a mass of Baby Boomers who have chosen nursing as a career. |
| d. | an aging nursing workforce. |
ANS: D
Research validates that an aging population and an aging nursing workforce are significant contributors to the nursing shortage issue.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 241
| a. | a greater number of individuals chose nursing as a career but could not meet entrance requirements. |
| b. | more young people chose to enter the profession of nursing. |
| c. | fewer career opportunities exist in the profession of nursing and fewer opportunities are projected to exist for women. |
| d. | men have dominated the profession, and women feel that they have experienced discrimination. |
ANS: B
An unexpected number of young people entered the nursing workforce from 2002 to 2009, causing faster growth in the supply than anticipated.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 239-240
| a. | nursing faculty are subject to high levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction. |
| b. | only the number of faculty in Associate Degree programs remain stable. |
| c. | the mean age of nursing faculty continues to decrease and older faculty mentors have left the profession. |
| d. | increasing job competition from higher paying clinical sites, even as the economy recovers. |
ANS: D
Academic institutions, especially those faced with budget cuts, generally cannot compete with nonacademic employers. Faculty salaries continue to be a major contributor to the nursing shortage.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 241
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