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CHAPTERS 1-22 b
Chapter 1: The Professional Nurse
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1. bWhichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbab
female-bdominatedbprofession?
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
PRECISEbCHOICE:-
CbHYPOTHESIS:-
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A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbt
hebbestbanswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewbgra
duates.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnursingbattendants,btheblessbnursingbw
illbbebseenbasbabfemale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIFFICULT:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmoreba
ccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducationalb
programsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. thebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursingbattendantsbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebo
fbwhitebnursingbattendants.
,d. thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
PRECISEbCHOICE:-
AbHYPOTHESIS:-
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A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbt
hanbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpe
rcentagebofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
C NotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursingbattendantsbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhi
tebnursingbattendantsbwouldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtob morebaccuratelybreflectbth
ebpopulationbasbabwhole.
D Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIFFICULT:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnursingbattendantb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbtheb
generalbpopulation.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
PRECISEbCHOICE:-
CbHYPOTHESIS:-
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A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotb
approximatebtheirbpercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbt
hebnumbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursingbattendantsbworkingbfullbti
mebholdbsecondbpositions.
,DIFFICULT:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b3
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbtrendsbinbnursingbeducation?
a. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbbachelorsbandbhigherbdegreesbarebincreasing.
b. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbassociatebdegreesbarebdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornbnursingbattendantsbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbarebseenbasb
lessbknowledgeablebbecausebofbtheirblesserbeducationalbpreparation
.
d. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbdiplomabeducationsbarebincreasing.
PRECISEbCHOICE:-
AbHYPOTHESIS:-
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A Slightlyboverb50%bofbRNsbeventuallybobtainbtheirbbachelorsbofbsciencebinb
nursingb(BSN)borbabhigherbnursingbdegree.
B Thebmajoritybofbnursingbattendantsbinbthisbcountrybgetbtheirbinitialbn
ursingbeducationbinbassociatebdegreebinbnursingb(ADN)bprograms.
C Foreign-
bornbnursingbattendantsbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbmaybbebviewedbas
blessbknowledgeablebbybtheirbpeersbbecausebofblanguagebandbculturalbdiffe
rences.
D Thebnumbersbofbdiploma-educatedbnursingbattendantsbarebdeclining.
DIFFICULT:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b4
5. DespitebthebvarietybofbworkbsettingsbavailablebtobthebRN,bdatabfromb2008bindicatebthatbthebp
rimarybworkbsitebforbRNsbis
a. ambulatorybcarebsettings.
b. communitybhealthbsettings.
c. long-termbcarebfacilities.
d. acutebcarebhospitals.
PRECISEbCHOICE:-
DbHYPOTHESIS:-
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, A Ambulatorybcarebsettingsbaccountbforbaboutb10.5%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.
B Publicbhealthbandbcommunitybhealthbsettingsbaccountbforb7.8%bofbemployedbRNs.
C Long-termbcarebfacilitiesbaccountbforb5.3%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.
D Statisticsbshowbthatb62.2%bofbRNsbworkbinbacutebcarebhospitals.
DIFFICULT:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b5
6. Onebimportantbadvantagebofbclinicalbladderbprogramsbforbhospital-basedbRNsbisbthatbthey
a. allowbcareerbadvancementbforbnursingbattendantsbwhobchoosebtobremainbatbthebbedside.
b. encouragebnursingbattendantsbtobmovebintobmanagementbpositionsbinbwhichbtheybc
anbinfluencebhospitalbclientbcarebonbabbroaderbscale.
c. encouragebRNsbtobbecomebpoliticallybactivebandbguidebthebprofessionbofbnursing.
d. providebtrainingbtobstaffbnursingbattendantsbsobtheybcanbmovebseamlesslybacrossbdepartments.
PRECISEbCHOICE:-
AbHYPOTHESIS:-
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A Clinicalbladderbprogramsballowbnursingbattendantsbtobadvancebprofessionallyb
whilebremainingbatbthebbedside.
B Clinicalbladderbprogramsbarebdesignedbtobkeepbproficientbnursingbattendantsbatbthebbedside.
C EncouragingbRNsbtobbecomebpoliticallybactivebandbguidebthebprofessionb
ofbnursingbisbnotbthebgoalbofbclinicalbladderbprograms.
D Clinicalbladderbprogramsbarebnotbdesignedbtobfacilitatebtransferbbetweenb
departments.
DIFFICULT:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b7
7. Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbcorrectbaboutbcommunitybhealthbnursingb(CHN)?
a. PreventionbandbcommunitybeducationbarebthebcornerstonesbofbCHN.
b. Nursingbcarebisbrapidlybmovingbfrombthebhomebsettingbtobthebinstitutionalbsetting.
c. High-
techbcarebsuchbasbventilatorsbandbtotalbparenteralbnutritionbcannotbbebhandle
dbinbthebhome.