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d. Salary9 b compensation9 b increasing9 b to9 b attract9 b more9 b men
ANSWER:9 b C
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DIFFERENCE:9 b COGNITIVE9 b LEVEL:9 b Comprehension REFERENCE:9 b MCS:9 b 2
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ANSWER:9 b C
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Table of Contents 9b 9b
Chapter 1. Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environ9b
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Chapter 2. The History and Social Context of Nurs9bi
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Chapter 14. Health Care in the United Sta9bt
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b. The9 b proportion9 b of9 b men9 b in9 b nursing9 b beginning9 b to9 b increase
c. More9bmale9 b graduates9 b of9 b basic9 b nursing9 b programs9 b entering9 b the9 b workplace
d. Salary9 b compensation9 b increasing9 b to9 b attract9 b more9 b men
ANSWER:9 b C
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DIFFERENCE:9 b COGNITIVE9 b LEVEL:9 b Comprehension REFERENCE:9 b MCS:9 b 2
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d. The9 b majority9 b of9 b employed9 b RNs9 b working9 b full9 b time9 b must9 b work9 b a9 b second9 b position.
ANSWER:9 b C
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4. Which9 b of9 b the9 b following9 b best9 b describes9 b trends9 b in9 b nursing9 b education?
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b. Numbers9 b of9 b RNs9 b with9 b associate9 b degrees9 b are9 b decreasing.
