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Chapter 11. 7bDeveloping Nursing Judgment Through Critical Think7b
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b. The7 b proportion7 b of7 b men7 b in7 b nursing7 b beginning7 b to7 b increase
c. More7bmale7 b graduates7 b of7 b basic7 b nursing7 b programs7 b entering7 b the7 b workplace
d. Salary7 b compensation7 b increasing7 b to7 b attract7 b more7 b men
ANSWER:7 b C
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DIFFERENCE:7 b COGNITIVE7 b LEVEL:7 b Comprehension REFERENCE:7 b MCS:7 b 2
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DIFFERENCE:7 b COGNITIVE7 b LEVEL:7 b Comprehension REFERENCE:7 b MCS:7 b 3
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d. The7 b majority7 b of7 b employed7 b RNs7 b working7 b full7 b time7 b must7 b work7 b a7 b second7 b position.
ANSWER:7 b C
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Table of Contents 7b 7b
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Chapter 2. The History and Social Context of Nurs7bi
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a. More7bmen7 b graduating7 b from7 b baccalaureate7 b and7 b higher7 b degree7 b programs
b. The7 b proportion7 b of7 b men7 b in7 b nursing7 b beginning7 b to7 b increase
c. More7bmale7 b graduates7 b of7 b basic7 b nursing7 b programs7 b entering7 b the7 b workplace
d. Salary7 b compensation7 b increasing7 b to7 b attract7 b more7 b men
ANSWER:7 b C
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bthe7 b best7 b answer7 b because7 b associate7 b degree7 b programs7 b produce7 b the7 b most7
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C The7bmore7bmen7 b who7 b enter7 b the7bworkplace7 b as7 b nurses,7 b the7 b less7 b nursing7 b wil
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D Salary7 b rates7 b do7 b not7 b appear7 b to7 b relate7 b to7 b the7 b recruitment7 b of7 b men7 b into7 b nursing.
DIFFERENCE:7 b COGNITIVE7 b LEVEL:7 b Comprehension REFERENCE:7 b MCS:7 b 2
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ANSWER:7bA
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b reflect7 b the7 b population7bas7 b a7 b whole.
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DIFFERENCE:7 b COGNITIVE7 b LEVEL:7 b Comprehension REFERENCE:7 b MCS:7 b 3
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tion.
b. The7 b number7 b of7 b men7 b entering7 b nursing7 b has7 b decreased7 b steadily7 b over7 b the7 b last7 b decade.
c. The7 b rate7 b of7 b aging7 b of7 b RNs7 b has7 b slowed7 b for7 b the7 b first7 b time7 b in7 b the7 b past7 b 307 b years.
d. The7 b majority7 b of7 b employed7 b RNs7 b working7 b full7 b time7 b must7 b work7 b a7 b second7 b position.
ANSWER:7 b C
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DIF:7 b COGNITIVE7 b LEVEL:7 b Knowledge7 b REFERENCE:7 b MCS:7 b 3
4. Which7 b of7 b the7 b following7 b best7 b describes7 b trends7 b in7 b nursing7 b education?
a. Numbers7b of7 b RNs7 b with7 b bachelors7 b and7 b higher7 b degrees7 b are7 b increasing.
b. Numbers7 b of7 b RNs7 b with7 b associate7 b degrees7 b are7 b decreasing.
