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1. Which ofthefollowingcould eventuallychangethehistoricalstatusofnursingas afemale-
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a. Moremen graduatingfrom baccalaureateand higherdegree programs
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b. The proportion of men in nursingbeginningto increase
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c. Moremalegraduatesofbasicnursingprograms enteringthe workplace
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d. Salarycompensation increasing to attract more men .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7
ANSWER:C .7
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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
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bestanswerbecauseassociatedegreeprogramsproducethemostnewgraduates.
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B Thepercentageof men in nursinghas increased 50% since 2000.
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C Themoremenwhoentertheworkplaceasnurses, thelessnursingwillbeseenas a
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female-dominated profession.
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D Salaryrates do notappear to relate to therecruitmentof men into nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. Theracialandethniccompositionofthenursingprofessionwillchangetomoreaccurately
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a. theincreasednumbersofracialandethnicminoritiesenrolledineducational
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programs graduate and begin to practice.
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b. thenumberofAsiansorNativeHawaiian-PacificIslandersbeginstoincrease.
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c. thepercentageofAfrican-AmericanandHispanicnursesdecreasesmorethanthe
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percentage of white nurses.
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, d. the nonwhite portion of the generalpopulation decreases.
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ANSWER:A .7
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A Alargerpercentageofminoritiesareenrolled innursingeducationalprograms
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than previously.
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B AsiansandNativeHawaiian-PacificIslandersareoverrepresentedinnursing
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compared to their percentage of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to
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increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more
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accurately reflect the population as a whole.
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D Thenonwhite portion of the general population is not likelyto decrease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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3. Which of the followingis a correct statement aboutthe registered nurse(RN) population?
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a. Theracial/ethniccompositionofRNscloselyresemblesthatofthegeneral
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b. Thenumberof men entering nursinghas decreased steadilyover thelast decade.
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c. Therateof aging of RNs has slowed forthe first time in the past 30 years.
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d. Themajorityof employed RNs workingfulltime mustwork a second position.
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A Theracial/ethniccompositionofRNsisincreasing,butdoesnotapproximate
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their percentage of the overall population.
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B Thenumber ofmen enteringnursingis increasing.
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C TheaverageageofRNsinboth2004and2008was46. Thisisaresultofthe
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numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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positions.
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