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,Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
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1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
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dominated profession?
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a. Moremen graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
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b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
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c. Moremale graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
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d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
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swer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
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B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C The moremen who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will beseen as a fe
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D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
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2. Theracial and ethnic composition of thenursing profession will change to moreaccurately ref
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lect the population as a whole when
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a. The increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs gr
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b. Thenumber of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
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c. The percentage of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white nurses
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, d. The nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses w o
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uld have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a whol e.
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D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
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3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
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a. Theracial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
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b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
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c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
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d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46.This is a result of the nu
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D According to 2008 data, only 12%of nurses working full time hold second po
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sitions.

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4. Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?
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a. Numbersof RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
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