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1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemalz
e-ndominatednprofession?
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a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthz5
enbestnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduatz
5es.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseenn
z 5 asnanfemale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelz
5 n y reflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationaz
5lnprogramsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. thennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. thenpercentagenofnAfrican-
z5AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennur
sz5es.
, d. thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramz
5snthannpreviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
z5PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercent
az5genofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C NotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
z5AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesn
z 5 wouldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnan
z 5 whole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneraz
5lnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatz
5entheirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofnt
z5hennumbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecon
z5dnpositions.