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Chapterb1.NursingbinbToday’sbEvolvingbHealthbCarebEnvironmentbMULTIPL

EbCHOICE

1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?


a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen


ANS:bC

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A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbthebbestba
nswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewbgraduates.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasbabfe
male-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.


DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2

2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybr
eflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen


a. Thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducationalbprogramsbg
raduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. ThebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. ThebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhiteb nurses.

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d. Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.


ANS:bA

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A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbthanbp
reviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentageb
ofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
CbNotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesbwo
uldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwhole.
DbThebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.


DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?

a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.


ANS:bC

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A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebtheirbp
ercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbthebn
umbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbsecondbp
ositions.

DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b3
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbtrendsbinbnursingbeducation?

a. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbbachelorsbandbhigherbdegreesbarebincreasing.
b. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbassociatebdegreesbarebdecreasing.

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c. Foreign-
bornbnursesbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbarebseenbasblessbknowledgeablebbecausebofbtheirble
sserbeducationalbpreparation.
d. NumbersbofbRNsbwithbdiplomabeducationsbarebincreasing.


ANS:bA

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A Slightlyboverb50%bofbRNsbeventuallybobtainbtheirbbachelorsbofbsciencebinbnursingb(BSN)bo
rbabhigherbnursingbdegree.
B Thebmajoritybofbnursesbinbthisbcountrybgetbtheirbinitialbnursingbeducationbinbassociatebd
egreebinbnursingb(ADN)bprograms.
C Foreign-
bornbnursesbpracticingbinbthebUnitedbStatesbmaybbebviewedbasblessbknowledg
eablebbybtheirbpeersbbecausebofblanguagebandbculturalbdifferences.
D Thebnumbersbofbdiploma-educatedbnursesbarebdeclining.


DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b4

5. DespitebthebvarietybofbworkbsettingsbavailablebtobthebRN,bdatabfromb2008bindicatebthatbthebp
rimarybworkbsitebforbRNsbis


a. ambulatorybcarebsettings.
b. communitybhealthbsettings.
c. long-termbcarebfacilities.
d. acutebcarebhospitals.


ANS:bD

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AbAmbulatorybcarebsettingsbaccountbforbaboutb10.5%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.b
BbPublicbhealthbandbcommunitybhealthbsettingsbaccountbforb7.8%bofbemployedbRNs.bC
b Long-termbcarebfacilitiesbaccountbforb5.3%bofbRNsbplacesbofbemployment.
Db Statisticsbshowbthatb62.2%bofbRNsbworkbinbacutebcarebhospitals.


DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bKnowledgebREF:bMCS:b5

6. Onebimportantbadvantagebofbclinicalbladderbprogramsbforbhospital-basedbRNsbisbthatbthey