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TEST BANK
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
ii ii ii
1. Which iiof iithe iifollowing iicould iieventually iichange iithe iihistorical iistatus iiof iinursing
as iia iifemale- iidominated iiprofession?
ii
a. More iimen iigraduating iifrom iibaccalaureate iiand iihigher iidegree iiprograms
b. The iiproportion iiof iimen iiin iinursing iibeginning iito iiincrease
c. More iimale iigraduates iiof iibasic iinursing iiprograms iientering iithe iiworkplace
d. Salary iicompensation iiincreasing iito iiattract iimore iimen
ANSWER: iiC
Feedback
A More iimen iigraduating iifrom iibaccalaureate iiand iihigher iidegree iiprograms iiis
iinot iithe iibest iianswer iibecause iiassociate iidegree iiprograms iiproduce iithe iimost
iinew iigraduates.
B The iipercentage iiof iimen iiin iinursing iihas iiincreased ii50% iisince ii2000.
C The iimore iimen iiwho iienter iithe iiworkplace iias iinurses, iithe iiless iinursing iiwill iibe
iiseen iias iia iifemale-dominated iiprofession.
D Salary iirates iido iinot iiappear iito iirelate iito iithe iirecruitment iiof iimen iiinto iinursing.
DIF: iiCognitive iiLevel: iiComprehension iiREF: iiMCS: ii2
2. The iiracial iiand iiethnic iicomposition iiof iithe iinursing iiprofession iiwill iichange iito
more iiaccurately iireflect iithe iipopulation iias iia iiwhole iiwhen
ii
a. the iiincreased iinumbers iiof iiracial iiand iiethnic iiminorities iienrolled iiin iieducational
iiprograms iigraduate iiand iibegin iito iipractice.
b. the iinumber iiof iiAsians iior iiNative iiHawaiian-Pacific iiIslanders iibegins iito iiincrease.
c. the iipercentage iiof iiAfrican-American iiand iiHispanic iinurses iidecreases
iimore iithan iithe iipercentage iiof iiwhite iinurses.
d. the iinonwhite iiportion iiof iithe iigeneral iipopulation iidecreases.
ANSWER: iiA
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A A iilarger iipercentage iiof iiminorities iiare iienrolled iiin iinursing iieducational iiprograms
iithan iipreviously.
B Asians iiand iiNative iiHawaiian-Pacific iiIslanders iiare iiover iirepresented
iiin iinursing iicompared iito iitheir iipercentage iiof iithe iigeneral iipopulation.
C Not iionly iiwould iithe iipercentage iiof iiAfrican-American iiand iiHispanic iinurses iineed
iito iiincrease, iithe iipercentage iiof iiwhite iinurses iiwould iihave
iito iidecrease iiin iiorder iito iimore iiaccurately iireflect iithe iipopulation iias iia iiwhole.
D The iinonwhite iiportion iiof iithe iigeneral iipopulation iiis iinot iilikely iito iidecrease.
DIF: iiCognitive iiLevel: iiComprehension iiREF: iiMCS: ii3
3. Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iicorrect iistatement iiabout iithe iiregistered iinurse ii(RN)
iipopulation?
a. The iiracial/ethnic iicomposition iiof iiRNs iiclosely iiresembles iithat iiof iithe iigeneral
iipopulation.
b. The iinumber iiof iimen iientering iinursing iihas iidecreased iisteadily iiover iithe iilast iidecade.
c. The iirate iiof iiaging iiof iiRNs iihas iislowed iifor iithe iifirst iitime iiin iithe iipast ii30 iiyears.
d. The iimajority iiof iiemployed iiRNs iiworking iifull iitime iimust iiwork iia iisecond iiposition.
ANSWER: iiC
Feedback
A The iiracial/ethnic iicomposition iiof iiRNs iiis iiincreasing, iibut iidoes iinot
iiapproximate iitheir iipercentage iiof iithe iioverall iipopulation.
B The iinumber iiof iimen iientering iinursing iiis iiincreasing.
C The iiaverage iiage iiof iiRNs iiin iiboth ii2004 iiand ii2008 iiwas ii46. iiThis iiis iia iiresult
iiof iithe iinumbers iiof iiRNs iiunder ii30 iiin iithe iiworkforce.
D According iito ii2008 iidata, iionly ii12% iiof iinurses iiworking iifull iitime iihold
iisecond iipositions.
DIF: iiCognitive iiLevel: iiKnowledge iiREF: iiMCS: ii3
4. Which iiof iithe iifollowing iibest iidescribes iitrends iiin iinursing iieducation?
TEST BANK
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
ii ii ii
1. Which iiof iithe iifollowing iicould iieventually iichange iithe iihistorical iistatus iiof iinursing
as iia iifemale- iidominated iiprofession?
ii
a. More iimen iigraduating iifrom iibaccalaureate iiand iihigher iidegree iiprograms
b. The iiproportion iiof iimen iiin iinursing iibeginning iito iiincrease
c. More iimale iigraduates iiof iibasic iinursing iiprograms iientering iithe iiworkplace
d. Salary iicompensation iiincreasing iito iiattract iimore iimen
ANSWER: iiC
Feedback
A More iimen iigraduating iifrom iibaccalaureate iiand iihigher iidegree iiprograms iiis
iinot iithe iibest iianswer iibecause iiassociate iidegree iiprograms iiproduce iithe iimost
iinew iigraduates.
B The iipercentage iiof iimen iiin iinursing iihas iiincreased ii50% iisince ii2000.
C The iimore iimen iiwho iienter iithe iiworkplace iias iinurses, iithe iiless iinursing iiwill iibe
iiseen iias iia iifemale-dominated iiprofession.
D Salary iirates iido iinot iiappear iito iirelate iito iithe iirecruitment iiof iimen iiinto iinursing.
DIF: iiCognitive iiLevel: iiComprehension iiREF: iiMCS: ii2
2. The iiracial iiand iiethnic iicomposition iiof iithe iinursing iiprofession iiwill iichange iito
more iiaccurately iireflect iithe iipopulation iias iia iiwhole iiwhen
ii
a. the iiincreased iinumbers iiof iiracial iiand iiethnic iiminorities iienrolled iiin iieducational
iiprograms iigraduate iiand iibegin iito iipractice.
b. the iinumber iiof iiAsians iior iiNative iiHawaiian-Pacific iiIslanders iibegins iito iiincrease.
c. the iipercentage iiof iiAfrican-American iiand iiHispanic iinurses iidecreases
iimore iithan iithe iipercentage iiof iiwhite iinurses.
d. the iinonwhite iiportion iiof iithe iigeneral iipopulation iidecreases.
ANSWER: iiA
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A A iilarger iipercentage iiof iiminorities iiare iienrolled iiin iinursing iieducational iiprograms
iithan iipreviously.
B Asians iiand iiNative iiHawaiian-Pacific iiIslanders iiare iiover iirepresented
iiin iinursing iicompared iito iitheir iipercentage iiof iithe iigeneral iipopulation.
C Not iionly iiwould iithe iipercentage iiof iiAfrican-American iiand iiHispanic iinurses iineed
iito iiincrease, iithe iipercentage iiof iiwhite iinurses iiwould iihave
iito iidecrease iiin iiorder iito iimore iiaccurately iireflect iithe iipopulation iias iia iiwhole.
D The iinonwhite iiportion iiof iithe iigeneral iipopulation iiis iinot iilikely iito iidecrease.
DIF: iiCognitive iiLevel: iiComprehension iiREF: iiMCS: ii3
3. Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iicorrect iistatement iiabout iithe iiregistered iinurse ii(RN)
iipopulation?
a. The iiracial/ethnic iicomposition iiof iiRNs iiclosely iiresembles iithat iiof iithe iigeneral
iipopulation.
b. The iinumber iiof iimen iientering iinursing iihas iidecreased iisteadily iiover iithe iilast iidecade.
c. The iirate iiof iiaging iiof iiRNs iihas iislowed iifor iithe iifirst iitime iiin iithe iipast ii30 iiyears.
d. The iimajority iiof iiemployed iiRNs iiworking iifull iitime iimust iiwork iia iisecond iiposition.
ANSWER: iiC
Feedback
A The iiracial/ethnic iicomposition iiof iiRNs iiis iiincreasing, iibut iidoes iinot
iiapproximate iitheir iipercentage iiof iithe iioverall iipopulation.
B The iinumber iiof iimen iientering iinursing iiis iiincreasing.
C The iiaverage iiage iiof iiRNs iiin iiboth ii2004 iiand ii2008 iiwas ii46. iiThis iiis iia iiresult
iiof iithe iinumbers iiof iiRNs iiunder ii30 iiin iithe iiworkforce.
D According iito ii2008 iidata, iionly ii12% iiof iinurses iiworking iifull iitime iihold
iisecond iipositions.
DIF: iiCognitive iiLevel: iiKnowledge iiREF: iiMCS: ii3
4. Which iiof iithe iifollowing iibest iidescribes iitrends iiin iinursing iieducation?
