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M Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 M The Professional Nurse
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1. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMcouldMeventuallyMchangeMtheMhistoricalMstatusMofMnursingMasMaMfe
male-MdominatedMprofession?
a. MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprograms
b. TheMproportionMofMmenMinMnursingMbeginningMtoMincrease
c. MoreMmaleMgraduatesMofMbasicMnursingMprogramsMenteringMtheMworkplace
d. SalaryMcompensationMincreasingMtoMattractMmoreMmen
ANSWER:MC
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A MoreMmenMgraduatingMfromMbaccalaureateMandMhigherMdegreeMprogramsMisMn
otMtheMbestManswerMbecauseMassociateMdegreeMprogramsMproduceMtheMmostMn
ewMgraduates.
B TheMpercentageMofMmenMinMnursingMhasMincreasedM50%MsinceM2000.
C TheMmoreMmenMwhoMenterMtheMworkplaceMasMnurses,MtheMlessMnursingMwillMbeMs
eenMasMaMfemale-dominatedMprofession.
D SalaryMratesMdoMnotMappearMtoMrelateMtoMtheMrecruitmentMofMmenMintoMnursing.
DIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M2
2. TheMracialMandMethnicMcompositionMofMtheMnursingMprofessionMwillMchangeMtoMmoreMaccur
atelyMreflectMtheMpopulationMasMaMwholeMwhen
a. theMincreasedMnumbersMofMracialMandMethnicMminoritiesMenrolledMinMeducat
ionalMprogramsMgraduateMandMbeginMtoMpractice.
b. theMnumberMofMAsiansMorMNativeMHawaiian-PacificMIslandersMbeginsMtoMincrease.
c. theMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMdecreasesMmoreMthanMtheMpercentageMofMwhiteM
nurses.
, d. theMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMdecreases.
ANSWER:MA
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A AMlargerMpercentageMofMminoritiesMareMenrolledMinMnursingMeducationalMprogr
amsMthanMpreviously.
B AsiansMandMNativeMHawaiian-
PacificMIslandersMareMoverMrepresentedMinMnursingMcomparedMtoMtheirMperce
ntageMofMtheMgeneralMpopulation.
C NotMonlyMwouldMtheMpercentageMofMAfrican-
AmericanMandMHispanicMnursesMneedMtoMincrease,MtheMpercentageMofMwhiteMnur
sesMwouldMhaveMtoMdecreaseMinMorderMtoMmoreMaccuratelyMreflectMtheMpopulati
onMasMaMwhole.
D TheMnonwhiteMportionMofMtheMgeneralMpopulationMisMnotMlikelyMtoMdecrease.
DIF:MCognitiveMLevel:MComprehensionMREF:MMCS:M3
3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMcorrectMstatementMaboutMtheMregisteredMnurseM(RN)Mpopulation?
a. TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMcloselyMresemblesMthatMofMtheMgen
eralMpopulation.
b. TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMhasMdecreasedMsteadilyMoverMtheMlastMdecade.
c. TheMrateMofMagingMofMRNsMhasMslowedMforMtheMfirstMtimeMinMtheMpastM30Myears.
d. TheMmajorityMofMemployedMRNsMworkingMfullMtimeMmustMworkMaMsecondMposition.
ANSWER:MC
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A TheMracial/ethnicMcompositionMofMRNsMisMincreasing,MbutMdoesMnotMapproxi
mateMtheirMpercentageMofMtheMoverallMpopulation.
B TheMnumberMofMmenMenteringMnursingMisMincreasing.
C TheMaverageMageMofMRNsMinMbothM2004MandM2008MwasM46.MThisMisMaMresultMo
fMtheMnumbersMofMRNsMunderM30MinMtheMworkforce.
D AccordingMtoM2008Mdata,MonlyM12%MofMnursesMworkingMfullMtimeMholdMsec
ondMpositions.