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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition Test Bank
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ChapterQ1.NursingQinQToday’sQEvolvingQHealthQCareQEnvironmentQMULTI

PLEQCHOICE

1. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQcouldQeventuallyQchangeQtheQhistoricalQstatusQofQnursingQasQaQfemale-
dominatedQprofession?

a. MoreQmenQgraduatingQfromQbaccalaureateQandQhigherQdegreeQprograms
b. TheQproportionQofQmenQinQnursingQbeginningQtoQincrease
c. MoreQmaleQgraduatesQofQbasicQnursingQprogramsQenteringQtheQworkplace
d. SalaryQcompensationQincreasingQtoQattractQmoreQmen


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A MoreQmenQgraduatingQfromQbaccalaureateQandQhigherQdegreeQprogramsQisQnotQth
eQbestQanswerQbecauseQassociateQdegreeQprogramsQproduceQtheQmostQnewQgradua
tes.
B TheQpercentageQofQmenQinQnursingQhasQincreasedQ50%QsinceQ2000.
C TheQmoreQmenQwhoQenterQtheQworkplaceQasQnurses,QtheQlessQnursingQwillQbeQseenQ
asQaQfemale-dominatedQprofession.
D SalaryQratesQdoQnotQappearQtoQrelateQtoQtheQrecruitmentQofQmenQintoQnursing.


DIF:QCognitiveQLevel:QComprehensionQREF:QMCS:Q2

2. TheQracialQandQethnicQcompositionQofQtheQnursingQprofessionQwillQchangeQtoQmoreQaccurate
lyQreflectQtheQpopulationQasQaQwholeQwhen

a. theQincreasedQnumbersQofQracialQandQethnicQminoritiesQenrolledQinQeducation
alQprogramsQgraduateQandQbeginQtoQpractice.
b. theQnumberQofQAsiansQorQNativeQHawaiian-PacificQIslandersQbeginsQtoQincrease.
c. theQpercentageQofQAfrican-
AmericanQandQHispanicQnursesQdecreasesQmoreQthanQtheQpercentageQofQwhiteQnurs
es.

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d. theQnonwhiteQportionQofQtheQgeneralQpopulationQdecreases.


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A AQlargerQpercentageQofQminoritiesQareQenrolledQinQnursingQeducationalQprogra
msQthanQpreviously.
B AsiansQandQNativeQHawaiian-
PacificQIslandersQareQoverQrepresentedQinQnursingQcomparedQtoQtheirQpercentag
eQofQtheQgeneralQpopulation.
C NotQonlyQwouldQtheQpercentageQofQAfrican-
AmericanQandQHispanicQnursesQneedQtoQincrease,QtheQpercentageQofQwhiteQnursesQ
wouldQhaveQtoQdecreaseQinQorderQtoQmoreQaccuratelyQreflectQtheQpopulationQasQaQw
hole.
D TheQnonwhiteQportionQofQtheQgeneralQpopulationQisQnotQlikelyQtoQdecrease.


DIF:QCognitiveQLevel:QComprehensionQREF:QMCS:Q3

3. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQaQcorrectQstatementQaboutQtheQregisteredQnurseQ(RN)Qpopulation?

a. TheQracial/ethnicQcompositionQofQRNsQcloselyQresemblesQthatQofQtheQgener
alQpopulation.
b. TheQnumberQofQmenQenteringQnursingQhasQdecreasedQsteadilyQoverQtheQlastQdecade.
c. TheQrateQofQagingQofQRNsQhasQslowedQforQtheQfirstQtimeQinQtheQpastQ30Qyears.
d. TheQmajorityQofQemployedQRNsQworkingQfullQtimeQmustQworkQaQsecondQposition.


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A TheQracial/ethnicQcompositionQofQRNsQisQincreasing,QbutQdoesQnotQapproxima
teQtheirQpercentageQofQtheQoverallQpopulation.
B TheQnumberQofQmenQenteringQnursingQisQincreasing.
C TheQaverageQageQofQRNsQinQbothQ2004QandQ2008QwasQ46.QThisQisQaQresultQofQt
heQnumbersQofQRNsQunderQ30QinQtheQworkforce.
D AccordingQtoQ2008Qdata,QonlyQ12%QofQnursesQworkingQfullQtimeQholdQseco
ndQpositions.

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DIF:QCognitiveQLevel:QKnowledgeQREF:QMCS:Q3

4. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQbestQdescribesQtrendsQinQnursingQeducation?

a. NumbersQofQRNsQwithQbachelorsQandQhigherQdegreesQareQincreasing.
b. NumbersQofQRNsQwithQassociateQdegreesQareQdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornQnursesQpracticingQinQtheQUnitedQStatesQareQseenQasQlessQknowl
edgeableQbecauseQofQtheirQlesserQeducationalQpreparation.
d. NumbersQofQRNsQwithQdiplomaQeducationsQareQincreasing.


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A SlightlyQoverQ50%QofQRNsQeventuallyQobtainQtheirQbachelorsQofQscienceQinQnursi
ngQ(BSN)QorQaQhigherQnursingQdegree.
B TheQmajorityQofQnursesQinQthisQcountryQgetQtheirQinitialQnursingQeducationQ
inQassociateQdegreeQinQnursingQ(ADN)Qprograms.
C Foreign-
bornQnursesQpracticingQinQtheQUnitedQStatesQmayQbeQviewedQasQlessQknowle
dgeableQbyQtheirQpeersQbecauseQofQlanguageQandQculturalQdifferences.
D TheQnumbersQofQdiploma-educatedQnursesQareQdeclining.


DIF:QCognitiveQLevel:QKnowledgeQREF:QMCS:Q4

5. DespiteQtheQvarietyQofQworkQsettingsQavailableQtoQtheQRN,QdataQfromQ2008QindicateQthatQt
heQprimaryQworkQsiteQforQRNsQis

a. ambulatoryQcareQsettings.
b. communityQhealthQsettings.
c. long-termQcareQfacilities.
d. acuteQcareQhospitals.


ANS:QD

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