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Chapters1.NursingsinsToday’ssEvolvingsHealthsCaresEnvironmentsMULTIPL

EsCHOICE

1. Whichsofsthesfollowingscouldseventuallyschangestheshistoricalsstatussofsnursingsassasfemale-
dominatedsprofession?


a. Moresmensgraduatingsfromsbaccalaureatesandshighersdegreesprograms
b. Thesproportionsofsmensinsnursingsbeginningstosincrease
c. Moresmalesgraduatessofsbasicsnursingsprogramssenteringsthesworkplace
d. Salaryscompensationsincreasingstosattractsmoresmen


ANS:sC

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A Moresmensgraduatingsfromsbaccalaureatesandshighersdegreesprogramssissnotsthesbestsan
swersbecausesassociatesdegreesprogramssproducesthesmostsnewsgraduates.
B Thespercentagesofsmensinsnursingshassincreaseds50%ssinces2000.
C Thesmoresmenswhosentersthesworkplacesassnurses,stheslesssnursingswillsbesseensassasfe
male-dominatedsprofession.
D Salarysratessdosnotsappearstosrelatestosthesrecruitmentsofsmensintosnursing.


DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sComprehensionsREF:sMCS:s2

2. Thesracialsandsethnicscompositionsofsthesnursingsprofessionswillschangestosmoresaccuratelysref
lectsthespopulationsassaswholeswhen


a. Thesincreasedsnumberssofsracialsandsethnicsminoritiessenrolledsinseducationalsprogramssgr
aduatesandsbeginstospractice.
b. ThesnumbersofsAsianssorsNativesHawaiian-PacificsIslanderssbeginsstosincrease.
c. ThespercentagesofsAfrican-
AmericansandsHispanicsnursessdecreasessmoresthansthespercentagesofswhitesnurses.

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d. Thesnonwhitesportionsofsthesgeneralspopulationsdecreases.


ANS:sA

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A Aslargerspercentagesofsminoritiessaresenrolledsinsnursingseducationalsprogramssthanspr
eviously.
B AsianssandsNativesHawaiian-
PacificsIslanderssaresoversrepresentedsinsnursingscomparedstostheirspercentageso
fsthesgeneralspopulation.
CsNotsonlyswouldsthespercentagesofsAfrican-
AmericansandsHispanicsnursessneedstosincrease,sthespercentagesofswhitesnursesswoul
dshavestosdecreasesinsorderstosmoresaccuratelysreflectsthespopulationsassaswhole.
DsThesnonwhitesportionsofsthesgeneralspopulationsissnotslikelystosdecrease.


DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sComprehensionsREF:sMCS:s3
3. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissascorrectsstatementsaboutsthesregisteredsnurses(RN)spopulation?

a. Thesracial/ethnicscompositionsofsRNsscloselysresemblessthatsofsthesgeneralspopulation.
b. Thesnumbersofsmensenteringsnursingshassdecreasedssteadilysoverstheslastsdecade.
c. ThesratesofsagingsofsRNsshassslowedsforsthesfirststimesinsthespasts30syears.
d. ThesmajoritysofsemployedsRNssworkingsfullstimesmustsworksassecondsposition.


ANS:sC

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A Thesracial/ethnicscompositionsofsRNssissincreasing,sbutsdoessnotsapproximatestheirspe
rcentagesofsthesoverallspopulation.
B Thesnumbersofsmensenteringsnursingsissincreasing.
C ThesaveragesagesofsRNssinsboths2004sands2008swass46.sThississasresultsofsthesnu
mberssofsRNssunders30sinsthesworkforce.
D Accordingstos2008sdata,sonlys12%sofsnursessworkingsfullstimesholdssecondspo
sitions.

DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s3
4. Whichsofsthesfollowingsbestsdescribesstrendssinsnursingseducation?

a. NumberssofsRNsswithsbachelorssandshighersdegreessaresincreasing.
b. NumberssofsRNsswithsassociatesdegreessaresdecreasing.

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c. Foreign-
bornsnursesspracticingsinsthesUnitedsStatessaresseensasslesssknowledgeablesbecausesofstheirsless
erseducationalspreparation.
d. NumberssofsRNsswithsdiplomaseducationssaresincreasing.


ANS:sA

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A Slightlysovers50%sofsRNsseventuallysobtainstheirsbachelorssofssciencesinsnursings(BSN)sors
ashighersnursingsdegree.
B Thesmajoritysofsnursessinsthisscountrysgetstheirsinitialsnursingseducationsinsassociatesde
greesinsnursings(ADN)sprograms.
C Foreign-
bornsnursesspracticingsinsthesUnitedsStatessmaysbesviewedsasslesssknowledge
ablesbystheirspeerssbecausesofslanguagesandsculturalsdifferences.
D Thesnumberssofsdiploma-educatedsnursessaresdeclining.


DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s4

5. DespitesthesvarietysofsworkssettingssavailablestosthesRN,sdatasfroms2008sindicatesthatsthespri
marysworkssitesforsRNssis


a. ambulatoryscaressettings.
b. communityshealthssettings.
c. long-termscaresfacilities.
d. acutescareshospitals.


ANS:sD

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AsAmbulatoryscaressettingssaccountsforsabouts10.5%sofsRNssplacessofsemployment.sBs
Publicshealthsandscommunityshealthssettingssaccountsfors7.8%sofsemployedsRNs.sCs L
ong-termscaresfacilitiessaccountsfors5.3%sofsRNssplacessofsemployment.
Ds Statisticssshowsthats62.2%sofsRNssworksinsacutescareshospitals.


DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sKnowledgesREF:sMCS:s5

6. Onesimportantsadvantagesofsclinicalsladdersprogramssforshospital-basedsRNssissthatsthey