Workforce Advocacy for a Professional
Nursing Practice Environment Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
1. When an RN is asked to accept an assignment that he or she may not be qualified to perform, the
nurse should:
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. - answer✔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
2. One workplace issue—the nursing shortage—is caused by several complex issues, including:
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. - answer✔D
Research validates that an aging population and an aging nursing workforce are significant contributors
to the nursing shortage issue.
3. Studies conducted to determine enrollment trends in nursing schools have found that in the last
years:
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. -
answer✔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
4. Qualified nursing school applicants have continued to be turned away, limiting enrollment due to a
shortage of faculty, which is attributed to several factors, including:
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. -
answer✔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
5. The key to organizational success for health care facilities is:
a. hiring younger, more energetic nurses.
b. offering incentives such as sign-on bonuses.
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