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a 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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a Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 a The Professional Nurse
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1. Which aof athe afollowing acould aeventually achange athe ahistorical astatus aof anursing aas aa
female- adominated aprofession?
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a. More amen agraduating afrom abaccalaureate aand ahigher adegree aprograms
b. The aproportion aof amen ain anursing abeginning ato aincrease
c. More amale agraduates aof abasic anursing aprograms aentering athe aworkplace
d. Salary acompensation aincreasing ato aattract amore amen
ANSWER: aC
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A More amen agraduating afrom abaccalaureate aand ahigher adegree aprograms ais anot
athe abest aanswer abecause aassociate adegree aprograms aproduce athe amost anew
agraduates.
B The apercentage aof amen ain anursing ahas aincreased a50% asince a2000.
C The amore amen awho aenter athe aworkplace aas anurses, athe aless anursing awill abe aseen
aas aa afemale-dominated aprofession.
D Salary arates ado anot aappear ato arelate ato athe arecruitment aof amen ainto anursing.
DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aComprehension aREF: aMCS: a2
2. The aracial aand aethnic acomposition aof athe anursing aprofession awill achange ato amore aaccurately
a reflect athe apopulation aas aa awhole awhen
a. the aincreased anumbers aof aracial aand aethnic aminorities aenrolled ain aeducational
aprograms agraduate aand abegin ato apractice.
b. the anumber aof aAsians aor aNative aHawaiian-Pacific aIslanders abegins ato aincrease.
c. the apercentage aof aAfrican-American aand aHispanic anurses adecreases amore athan athe
apercentage aof awhite anurses.
, d. the anonwhite aportion aof athe ageneral apopulation adecreases.
ANSWER: aA
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A A alarger apercentage aof aminorities aare aenrolled ain anursing aeducational aprograms
athan apreviously.
B Asians aand aNative aHawaiian-Pacific aIslanders aare aover arepresented ain anursing
acompared ato atheir apercentage aof athe ageneral apopulation.
C Not aonly awould athe apercentage aof aAfrican-American aand aHispanic anurses aneed
ato aincrease, athe apercentage aof awhite anurses awould ahave ato adecrease ain aorder ato
amore aaccurately areflect athe apopulation aas aa awhole.
D The anonwhite aportion aof athe ageneral apopulation ais anot alikely ato adecrease.
DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aComprehension aREF: aMCS: a3
3. Which aof athe afollowing ais aa acorrect astatement aabout athe aregistered anurse a(RN) apopulation?
a. The aracial/ethnic acomposition aof aRNs aclosely aresembles athat aof athe ageneral
apopulation.
b. The anumber aof amen aentering anursing ahas adecreased asteadily aover athe alast adecade.
c. The arate aof aaging aof aRNs ahas aslowed afor athe afirst atime ain athe apast a30 ayears.
d. The amajority aof aemployed aRNs aworking afull atime amust awork aa asecond aposition.
ANSWER: aC
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A The aracial/ethnic acomposition aof aRNs ais aincreasing, abut adoes anot aapproximate
atheir apercentage aof athe aoverall apopulation.
B The anumber aof amen aentering anursing ais aincreasing.
C The aaverage aage aof aRNs ain aboth a2004 aand a2008 awas a46. aThis ais aa aresult aof
athe anumbers aof aRNs aunder a30 ain athe aworkforce.
D According ato a2008 adata, aonly a12% aof anurses aworking afull atime ahold asecond
apositions.
a a a a a a a
a 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
a a a a a
a Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
a a a a a
,
,Chapter 1 a The Professional Nurse
a a
1. Which aof athe afollowing acould aeventually achange athe ahistorical astatus aof anursing aas aa
female- adominated aprofession?
a
a. More amen agraduating afrom abaccalaureate aand ahigher adegree aprograms
b. The aproportion aof amen ain anursing abeginning ato aincrease
c. More amale agraduates aof abasic anursing aprograms aentering athe aworkplace
d. Salary acompensation aincreasing ato aattract amore amen
ANSWER: aC
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A More amen agraduating afrom abaccalaureate aand ahigher adegree aprograms ais anot
athe abest aanswer abecause aassociate adegree aprograms aproduce athe amost anew
agraduates.
B The apercentage aof amen ain anursing ahas aincreased a50% asince a2000.
C The amore amen awho aenter athe aworkplace aas anurses, athe aless anursing awill abe aseen
aas aa afemale-dominated aprofession.
D Salary arates ado anot aappear ato arelate ato athe arecruitment aof amen ainto anursing.
DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aComprehension aREF: aMCS: a2
2. The aracial aand aethnic acomposition aof athe anursing aprofession awill achange ato amore aaccurately
a reflect athe apopulation aas aa awhole awhen
a. the aincreased anumbers aof aracial aand aethnic aminorities aenrolled ain aeducational
aprograms agraduate aand abegin ato apractice.
b. the anumber aof aAsians aor aNative aHawaiian-Pacific aIslanders abegins ato aincrease.
c. the apercentage aof aAfrican-American aand aHispanic anurses adecreases amore athan athe
apercentage aof awhite anurses.
, d. the anonwhite aportion aof athe ageneral apopulation adecreases.
ANSWER: aA
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A A alarger apercentage aof aminorities aare aenrolled ain anursing aeducational aprograms
athan apreviously.
B Asians aand aNative aHawaiian-Pacific aIslanders aare aover arepresented ain anursing
acompared ato atheir apercentage aof athe ageneral apopulation.
C Not aonly awould athe apercentage aof aAfrican-American aand aHispanic anurses aneed
ato aincrease, athe apercentage aof awhite anurses awould ahave ato adecrease ain aorder ato
amore aaccurately areflect athe apopulation aas aa awhole.
D The anonwhite aportion aof athe ageneral apopulation ais anot alikely ato adecrease.
DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aComprehension aREF: aMCS: a3
3. Which aof athe afollowing ais aa acorrect astatement aabout athe aregistered anurse a(RN) apopulation?
a. The aracial/ethnic acomposition aof aRNs aclosely aresembles athat aof athe ageneral
apopulation.
b. The anumber aof amen aentering anursing ahas adecreased asteadily aover athe alast adecade.
c. The arate aof aaging aof aRNs ahas aslowed afor athe afirst atime ain athe apast a30 ayears.
d. The amajority aof aemployed aRNs aworking afull atime amust awork aa asecond aposition.
ANSWER: aC
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A The aracial/ethnic acomposition aof aRNs ais aincreasing, abut adoes anot aapproximate
atheir apercentage aof athe aoverall apopulation.
B The anumber aof amen aentering anursing ais aincreasing.
C The aaverage aage aof aRNs ain aboth a2004 aand a2008 awas a46. aThis ais aa aresult aof
athe anumbers aof aRNs aunder a30 ain athe aworkforce.
D According ato a2008 adata, aonly a12% aof anurses aworking afull atime ahold asecond
apositions.
