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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 N The Professional Nurse
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1. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNcouldNeventuallyNchangeNtheNhistoricalNstatusNofNnursingNasNaNfemal
e-NdominatedNprofession?
a. MoreNmenNgraduatingNfromNbaccalaureateNandNhigherNdegreeNprograms
b. TheNproportionNofNmenNinNnursingNbeginningNtoNincrease
c. MoreNmaleNgraduatesNofNbasicNnursingNprogramsNenteringNtheNworkplace
d. SalaryNcompensationNincreasingNtoNattractNmoreNmen
ANSWER:NC
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A MoreNmenNgraduatingNfromNbaccalaureateNandNhigherNdegreeNprogramsNisNnotNth
eNbestNanswerNbecauseNassociateNdegreeNprogramsNproduceNtheNmostNnewNgraduat
es.
B TheNpercentageNofNmenNinNnursingNhasNincreasedN50%NsinceN2000.
C TheNmoreNmenNwhoNenterNtheNworkplaceNasNnurses,NtheNlessNnursingNwillNbeNseenN
asNaNfemale-dominatedNprofession.
D SalaryNratesNdoNnotNappearNtoNrelateNtoNtheNrecruitmentNofNmenNintoNnursing.
DIF:NCognitiveNLevel:NComprehensionNREF:NMCS:N2
2. TheNracialNandNethnicNcompositionNofNtheNnursingNprofessionNwillNchangeNtoNmoreNaccuratel
yNreflectNtheNpopulationNasNaNwholeNwhen
a. theNincreasedNnumbersNofNracialNandNethnicNminoritiesNenrolledNinNeducation
alNprogramsNgraduateNandNbeginNtoNpractice.
b. theNnumberNofNAsiansNorNNativeNHawaiian-PacificNIslandersNbeginsNtoNincrease.
c. theNpercentageNofNAfrican-
AmericanNandNHispanicNnursesNdecreasesNmoreNthanNtheNpercentageNofNwhiteNnur
ses.
, d. theNnonwhiteNportionNofNtheNgeneralNpopulationNdecreases.
ANSWER:NA
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A ANlargerNpercentageNofNminoritiesNareNenrolledNinNnursingNeducationalNprogram
sNthanNpreviously.
B AsiansNandNNativeNHawaiian-
PacificNIslandersNareNoverNrepresentedNinNnursingNcomparedNtoNtheirNpercenta
geNofNtheNgeneralNpopulation.
C NotNonlyNwouldNtheNpercentageNofNAfrican-
AmericanNandNHispanicNnursesNneedNtoNincrease,NtheNpercentageNofNwhiteNnursesN
wouldNhaveNtoNdecreaseNinNorderNtoNmoreNaccuratelyNreflectNtheNpopulationNasNaN
whole.
D TheNnonwhiteNportionNofNtheNgeneralNpopulationNisNnotNlikelyNtoNdecrease.
DIF:NCognitiveNLevel:NComprehensionNREF:NMCS:N3
3. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNaNcorrectNstatementNaboutNtheNregisteredNnurseN(RN)Npopulation?
a. TheNracial/ethnicNcompositionNofNRNsNcloselyNresemblesNthatNofNtheNgener
alNpopulation.
b. TheNnumberNofNmenNenteringNnursingNhasNdecreasedNsteadilyNoverNtheNlastNdecade.
c. TheNrateNofNagingNofNRNsNhasNslowedNforNtheNfirstNtimeNinNtheNpastN30Nyears.
d. TheNmajorityNofNemployedNRNsNworkingNfullNtimeNmustNworkNaNsecondNposition.
ANSWER:NC
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A TheNracial/ethnicNcompositionNofNRNsNisNincreasing,NbutNdoesNnotNapproximat
eNtheirNpercentageNofNtheNoverallNpopulation.
B TheNnumberNofNmenNenteringNnursingNisNincreasing.
C TheNaverageNageNofNRNsNinNbothN2004NandN2008NwasN46.NThisNisNaNresultNofNt
heNnumbersNofNRNsNunderN30NinNtheNworkforce.
D AccordingNtoN2008Ndata,NonlyN12%NofNnursesNworkingNfullNtimeNholdNsecon
dNpositions.