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CHAPTERS 1-22 vr
Chapter1: TheProfessional Nurse
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,1. Whichofthe following could eventuallychange the historical status ofnursing as a
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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 ofbasic nursing programs entering the workplace
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d. Salarycompensation increasing to attract more men
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PRECISE CHOICE:-C vr
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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
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best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
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graduates.
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B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C The moremenwho enter theworkplaceas nursing attendants, theless nursing will
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be seen as a female-dominated profession.
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D Salaryrates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2 vr vr vr vr vr vr
2. Theracialandethnic compositionofthe nursingprofessionwillchange to more
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a. theincreased numbersofracialand ethnicminoritiesenrolledineducational
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programs graduate and begin to practice.
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b. thenumber of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
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c. thepercentageofAfrican-AmericanandHispanicnursing attendants decreases
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more than the percentage of white nursing attendants.
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,d. the nonwhite portion ofthe general population decreases.
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PRECISE CHOICE:-A vr
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A Alargerpercentage ofminoritiesareenrolled innursingeducationalprograms
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than previously.
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B Asiansand NativeHawaiian-PacificIslanders areoverrepresentedin
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nursing compared to their percentage of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nursing
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attendants need to increase, the percentage of white nursing attendants would have
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to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a whole.
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D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: MCS: 3 vr vr vr vr vr vr
3. Whichofthe following is a correct statement about the registered nursing attendant (RN) population?
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a. Theracial/ethniccompositionofRNscloselyresemblesthatofthe
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general population.
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b. Thenumber of men entering nursing has decreased steadilyover the last decade.
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c. Therate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
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d. The majorityof employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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PRECISE CHOICE:-C vr
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A Theracial/ethniccompositionofRNsisincreasing, butdoesnot
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approximate their percentage of the overall population.
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B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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C Theaverage age ofRNs in both2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of the
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numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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D Accordingto 2008data,only12%ofnursing attendantsworking full time vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr
hold second positions.
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, DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: KnowledgeREF: MCS: 3 vr vr vr vr vr vr
4. Whichofthefollowing best describes trends in nursing education?
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a. NumbersofRNs withbachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
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b. Numbers ofRNs with associate degrees aredecreasing.
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c. Foreign-born nursing attendants practicing in the United States are vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr
seenasless knowledgeable because of their lesser educational
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preparation.
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d. Numbers ofRNs withdiploma educations are increasing.
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A Slightlyover50%ofRNseventuallyobtaintheir bachelors ofscience in
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nursing (BSN) or a higher nursing degree.
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B The majorityof nursing attendants in this country get their initial
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nursing education in associate degree in nursing (ADN) programs.
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C Foreign-born nursing attendants practicing in the United States may be vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr
viewed as less knowledgeable by their peers because of language and
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culturaldifferences.
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D Thenumbers ofdiploma-educated nursing attendants are declining.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: KnowledgeREF: MCS: 4 vr vr vr vr vr vr
5. Despitethevarietyofwork settings available to the RN, data from2008 indicatethat the
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d. acute care hospitals.
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A Ambulatorycare settings account for about 10.5% ofRNs places of employment.
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