Chapter 02: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing

Chapter 02: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which item below correctly describes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions by 2020?

ANS:  B

With an employment rate expected to increase by more than 19%, job production for nurses is projected to grow faster than the average of all occupations (11%) until 2020.

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   pp. 23-24

2. What effect did the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest have on health care?

ANS:  B

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest reminded us that all individuals have rights and that it is the responsibility of the public and health care professionals to ensure that these rights are protected.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 26

3. Which nurse died after deliberately acquiring two bites from yellow fever carrier mosquitoes to enable her to provide care to soldiers with yellow fever during the Spanish-American War?

ANS:  C

Clara Maas is noted as the nurse who deliberately acquired two bites from yellow fever carrier mosquitoes to enable her to provide care to soldiers with yellow fever.

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   p. 26

4. A bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates caring by holding a soldier’s head is an artistic representation of nurses who served in which war?

ANS:  D

This statue represents the caring provided by nurses during the Vietnam War.

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   p. 27