Edition,by,Lucy,Hood
Chapters,1,-,22,Complete,
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,Chapter,1 The,Professional,Nurse
1. Which,of,the,following,could,eventually,change,the,historical,status,of,nursing,as,a,femal
e-,dominated,profession?
a. More,men,graduating,from,baccalaureate,and,higher,degree,programs
b. The,proportion,of,men,in,nursing,beginning,to,increase
c. More,male,graduates,of,basic,nursing,programs,entering,the,workplace
d. Salary,compensation,increasing,to,attract,more,men
ANSWER:,C
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A More,men,graduating,from,baccalaureate,and,higher,degree,programs,is,not,t
he,best,answer,because,associate,degree,programs,produce,the,most,new,gra
duates.
B The,percentage,of,men,in,nursing,has,increased,50%,since,2000.
C The,more,men,who,enter,the,workplace,as,nurses,,the,less,nursing,will,be,seen,
as,a,female-dominated,profession.
D Salary,rates,do,not,appear,to,relate,to,the,recruitment,of,men,into,nursing.
DIF:,Cognitive,Level:,Comprehension,REF:,MCS:,2
2. The,racial,and,ethnic,composition,of,the,nursing,profession,will,change,to,more,accurate
ly,reflect,the,population,as,a,whole,when
a. the,increased,numbers,of,racial,and,ethnic,minorities,enrolled,in,educatio
nal,programs,graduate,and,begin,to,practice.
b. the,number,of,Asians,or,Native,Hawaiian-Pacific,Islanders,begins,to,increase.
c. the,percentage,of,African-
American,and,Hispanic,nurses,decreases,more,than,the,percentage,of,white,nu
rses.
, d. the,nonwhite,portion,of,the,general,population,decreases.
ANSWER:,A
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A A,larger,percentage,of,minorities,are,enrolled,in,nursing,educational,progra
ms,than,previously.
B Asians,and,Native,Hawaiian-
Pacific,Islanders,are,over,represented,in,nursing,compared,to,their,percent
age,of,the,general,population.
C Not,only,would,the,percentage,of,African-
American,and,Hispanic,nurses,need,to,increase,,the,percentage,of,white,nurse
s,would,have,to,decrease,in,order,to,more,accurately,reflect,the,population,as,
a,whole.
D The,nonwhite,portion,of,the,general,population,is,not,likely,to,decrease.
DIF:,Cognitive,Level:,Comprehension,REF:,MCS:,3
3. Which,of,the,following,is,a,correct,statement,about,the,registered,nurse,(RN),population?
a. The,racial/ethnic,composition,of,RNs,closely,resembles,that,of,the,gener
al,population.
b. The,number,of,men,entering,nursing,has,decreased,steadily,over,the,last,decade.
c. The,rate,of,aging,of,RNs,has,slowed,for,the,first,time,in,the,past,30,years.
d. The,majority,of,employed,RNs,working,full,time,must,work,a,second,position.
ANSWER:,C
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A The,racial/ethnic,composition,of,RNs,is,increasing,,but,does,not,approximat
e,their,percentage,of,the,overall,population.
B The,number,of,men,entering,nursing,is,increasing.
C The,average,age,of,RNs,in,both,2004,and,2008,was,46.,This,is,a,result,of,th
e,numbers,of,RNs,under,30,in,the,workforce.
D According,to,2008,data,,only,12%,of,nurses,working,full,time,hold,second
,positions.