TEST BANK FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES, 9TH EDITION BY: BETH BLACK

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Chapteri1.NursingiiniToday’siEvolvingiHealthiCareiEnvironmentiMULTIPL

EiCHOICE

1. Whichiofitheifollowingicouldieventuallyichangeitheihistoricalistatusiofinursingiasiaifemale-
dominatediprofession?

a. Moreimenigraduatingifromibaccalaureateiandihigheridegreeiprograms
b. Theiproportioniofimeniininursingibeginningitoiincrease
c. Moreimaleigraduatesiofibasicinursingiprogramsienteringitheiworkplace
d. Salaryicompensationiincreasingitoiattractimoreimen


ANS:iC

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A Moreimenigraduatingifromibaccalaureateiandihigheridegreeiprogramsiisinotitheibesti
answeribecauseiassociateidegreeiprogramsiproduceitheimostinewigraduates.
B Theipercentageiofimeniininursingihasiincreasedi50%isincei2000.
C Theimoreimeniwhoienteritheiworkplaceiasinurses,itheilessinursingiwillibeiseeniasiaife
male-dominatediprofession.
D Salaryiratesidoinotiappearitoirelateitoitheirecruitmentiofimeniintoinursing.


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2. Theiracialiandiethnicicompositioniofitheinursingiprofessioniwillichangeitoimoreiaccuratelyirefl
ectitheipopulationiasiaiwholeiwhen

a. theiincreasedinumbersiofiracialiandiethniciminoritiesienrollediinieducationalipro
gramsigraduateiandibeginitoipractice.
b. theinumberiofiAsiansioriNativeiHawaiian-PacificiIslandersibeginsitoiincrease.
c. theipercentageiofiAfrican-
AmericaniandiHispanicinursesidecreasesimoreithanitheipercentageiofiwhiteinurses.

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d. theinonwhiteiportioniofitheigeneralipopulationidecreases.


ANS:iA

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A Ailargeripercentageiofiminoritiesiareienrollediininursingieducationaliprogramsitha
nipreviously.
B AsiansiandiNativeiHawaiian-
PacificiIslandersiareioverirepresentediininursingicompareditoitheiripercentageiofit
heigeneralipopulation.
C NotionlyiwoulditheipercentageiofiAfrican-
AmericaniandiHispanicinursesineeditoiincrease,itheipercentageiofiwhiteinursesiwoul
dihaveitoidecreaseiiniorderitoimoreiaccuratelyireflectitheipopulationiasiaiwhole.
D Theinonwhiteiportioniofitheigeneralipopulationiisinotilikelyitoidecrease.


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3. Whichiofitheifollowingiisiaicorrectistatementiaboutitheiregisteredinursei(RN)ipopulation?

a. Theiracial/ethnicicompositioniofiRNsicloselyiresemblesithatiofitheigeneralipo
pulation.
b. Theinumberiofimenienteringinursingihasidecreasedisteadilyioveritheilastidecade.
c. TheirateiofiagingiofiRNsihasislowediforitheifirstitimeiinitheipasti30iyears.
d. TheimajorityiofiemployediRNsiworkingifullitimeimustiworkiaisecondiposition.


ANS:iC

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A Theiracial/ethnicicompositioniofiRNsiisiincreasing,ibutidoesinotiapproximateithe
iripercentageiofitheioverallipopulation.
B Theinumberiofimenienteringinursingiisiincreasing.
C TheiaverageiageiofiRNsiinibothi2004iandi2008iwasi46.iThisiisiairesultiofitheinumb
ersiofiRNsiunderi30iinitheiworkforce.
D Accordingitoi2008idata,ionlyi12%iofinursesiworkingifullitimeiholdisecondiposi
tions.

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4. Whichiofitheifollowingibestidescribesitrendsiininursingieducation?

a. NumbersiofiRNsiwithibachelorsiandihigheridegreesiareiincreasing.
b. NumbersiofiRNsiwithiassociateidegreesiareidecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borninursesipracticingiinitheiUnitediStatesiareiseeniasilessiknowledge
ableibecauseiofitheirilesserieducationalipreparation.
d. NumbersiofiRNsiwithidiplomaieducationsiareiincreasing.


ANS:iA

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A Slightlyioveri50%iofiRNsieventuallyiobtainitheiribachelorsiofiscienceiininursingi(BS
N)ioriaihigherinursingidegree.
B Theimajorityiofinursesiinithisicountryigetitheiriinitialinursingieducationiiniass
ociateidegreeiininursingi(ADN)iprograms.
C Foreign-
borninursesipracticingiinitheiUnitediStatesimayibeiviewediasilessiknowledgea
bleibyitheiripeersibecauseiofilanguageiandiculturalidifferences.
D Theinumbersiofidiploma-educatedinursesiareideclining.


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5. DespiteitheivarietyiofiworkisettingsiavailableitoitheiRN,idataifromi2008iindicateithatitheiprim
aryiworkisiteiforiRNsiis

a. ambulatoryicareisettings.
b. communityihealthisettings.
c. long-termicareifacilities.
d. acuteicareihospitals.


ANS:iD

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