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,Chapter 1 j TheProfessional Nurse j j
1. Which ofthe following could eventuallychange the historical status of nursingas afemale-
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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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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best
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answerbecauseassociatedegreeprogramsproducethemostnewgraduates.
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B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C Themoremenwho enter theworkplaceas nurses, theless nursingwill beseen as a
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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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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. Theracialand ethnic composition ofthenursingprofession will change tomoreaccurately reflect
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a. theincreasednumbersofracialand ethnicminoritiesenrolled in educational
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programs graduate and begin to practice.
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b. thenumberof Asians or NativeHawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins toincrease.
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c. thepercentageofAfrican-AmericanandHispanicnurses decreases morethanthe
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percentage of white nurses.
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, d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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A Alargerpercentageofminorities areenrolled innursingeducationalprograms than
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B AsiansandNativeHawaiian-PacificIslandersareoverrepresentedinnursing
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compared to their percentage of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to
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increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more
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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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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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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/ethniccomposition ofRNscloselyresembles thatofthegeneral
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population.
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b. Thenumber of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over 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. Themajority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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A Theracial/ethniccomposition ofRNsisincreasing, butdoes notapproximate their
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percentage of the overall population.
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B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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C Theaverage ageof RNs inboth 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is aresult of the
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numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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D Accordingto2008 data, only12%ofnurses workingfull timehold second
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positions.
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