Chapter 03: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education

Chapter 03: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to or instead of traditional pencil-and-paper evaluations. This type of evaluation is referred to as:

ANS:  D

Correct: Performance-based assessment is the evaluation of abilities based on an objective demonstration of specific required competencies. This may include performance in actual or simulated situations.

Incorrect:

1. Core practice competencies consist of the abilities and skills currently required for program completion and nursing practice.
2. Continuing competence is required in many states for relicensure and recertification.
3. Distant learning occurs when courses are delivered through some electronic format such as a web-based course. The course may be presented a great distance from the student, who is never required to attend a class at a physical location.

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   p. 43

2. One of the major trends that currently influences nursing education and practice is:

ANS:  C

Correct: Incivility has escalated with the use of text-messaging during class and academic dishonesty.

Incorrect:

1. Critical care is not the only area in which technology is increasing and does not have a major influence on nursing education.
2. The scope of practice is becoming broader, including community and global settings.
3. The number of diverse ethnic minorities and illegal immigrants is increasing.

DIF:    Application    REF:   p. 45

3. Although the use of technology and the Internet provides nursing faculty and students with unlimited resources and current information, an outcome associated with this trend is that:

ANS:  A

Correct: Students can easily become distracted by pursuit of the intriguing web of links they encounter while they search websites to complete assignments or find pertinent content.

Incorrect:

1. Students must learn to become computer literate and competent. Success in nursing courses and practice depends on these skills.
2. With unlimited information available to them, students may actually take more time to navigate web-based resources than is needed for review of traditional print-based resources.
3. Learning from the Internet helps students develop skills in analytic thinking, decision making, and reflective judgment.

DIF:    Analysis         REF:   pp. 38-39

4. A new trend in nursing education that is consistent with real-world practice is focused on:

ANS:  A

Correct: Outcomes and criteria establish real expectations for clinical practice and have a powerful influence on nursing education and practice at all levels. Outcomes are used in all areas of nursing in the nursing process.

Incorrect:

1. Objectives refer to knowledge that the student is expected to attain.
2. Goals are client focused.
3. Subjective appraisals are not used in real-world practice.

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   p. 43

5. The practice of nurses, nursing students, and faculty is affected by demographic changes due to:

ANS:  B

Correct: The United States is experiencing an epidemic of obesity with major consequences for health and the health care system.

1. The percentage of adults ages 50 to 65 years is not increasing. The number of very old adults is increasing.
2. Even the definition of family has changed radically, as evidenced by single individuals living with other single individuals, single-parent households, and same-sex couples (with and without children).
3. The number of families who remain uninsured, jobless, homeless, and surviving in poverty is increasing.

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   p. 45