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c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen


SOLUTION:gC

RATIONALE:
A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgtheg
bestganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates
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SOLUTION:gA

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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgt
hangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentageg
ofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgwo
uldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhole.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.


DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3

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resemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedg steadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgREGISTEREDgNURSESghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gy
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d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgREGISTEREDgNURSESgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgp
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SOLUTION:gC

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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgREGISTEREDgNURSESgisgincreasing,gbutg
doesgnotgapproximategtheirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgREGISTEREDgNURSESgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.g
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