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Nursing 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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1. Whicht oft thet followingt couldt eventuallyt changet thet historicalt statust oft nursingtast
at female-t dominatedt profession?
a. Moret ment graduatingt fromt baccalaureatet andt highert degreet programs
b. Thet proportiont oft ment int nursingt beginningt tot increase
c. Moret malet graduatest oft basict nursingt programst enteringt thet workplace
d. Salaryt compensationt increasingt tot attractt moret men
ANSWER:t C
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A Moretmentgraduatingtfromtbaccalaureatetandthighert degreetprogramsti
stnottthetbesttanswertbecausetassociatetdegreetprogramstproducet thet m
ostt newt graduates.
B Thet percentaget oft ment int nursingt hast increasedt 50%t sincet 2000.
C Thet moret ment whot entert thet workplacet ast nurses,t thet lesst nursingtwi
llt bet seent ast at female-dominatedt profession.
D Salaryt ratest dot nott appeart tot relatet tot thet recruitmentt oft ment intot nursing.
DIF:t Cognitivet Level:t Comprehensiont REF:t MCS:t 2
2. Thet racialt andt ethnict compositiont oft thet nursingt professiont willt changet totm
oret accuratelyt reflectt thet populationt ast at wholet when
a. thetincreasedtnumberstoftracialtandtethnictminoritiestenrolledtinted
ucationalt programst graduatet andt begint tot practice.
b. thet numbert oft Asianst ort Nativet Hawaiian-Pacifict Islanderst beginst tot increase.
c. thet percentaget oft African-
Americant andt Hispanict nursest decreasestmoret thant thet percentaget
oft whitet nurses.
, d. thet nonwhitet portiont oft thet generalt populationt decreases.
ANSWER:t A
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A At largert percentagetoft minoritiest aret enrolledt int nursingt educationaltpr
ogramst thant previously.
B Asianstandt Nativet Hawaiian-
Pacifict Islanderst aret overt representedtintnursingtcomparedttottheirtpe
rcentaget oft thet generaltpopulation.
C NottonlytwouldtthetpercentagetoftAfrican-
Americant andt Hispanictnursestneedttot increase,t thet percentaget oft whit
etnursest wouldt havettotdecreasetintorderttotmoretaccuratelytreflecttthetpop
ulationt ast atwhole.
D Thet nonwhitet portiont oft thet generalt populationt ist nott likelyt tot decrease.
DIF:t Cognitivet Level:t Comprehensiont REF:t MCS:t 3
3. Whicht oft thet followingt ist at correctt statementt aboutt thet registeredt nurset (RN)tpo
pulation?
a. Thetracial/ethnict compositiont oft RNst closelytresemblest thatt oftth
et generalt population.
b. Thet numbert oft ment enteringt nursingt hast decreasedt steadilyt overt thet lastt decade.
c. Thet ratet oft agingt oft RNst hast slowedt fort thet firstt timet int thet pastt 30t years.
d. Thet majorityt oft employedt RNst workingt fullt timet mustt workt at secondt position.
ANSWER:t C
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A Thet racial/ethnict compositiont oft RNst ist increasing,t butt doest nottap
proximatet theirt percentaget oft thet overallt population.
B Thet numbert oft ment enteringt nursingt ist increasing.
C Thet averaget aget oft RNst int botht 2004t andt 2008t wast 46.t Thist ist atres
ultt oft thet numberst oft RNst undert 30t int thet workforce.
D Accordingttot 2008t data,t onlyt 12%toft nursest workingt fullt timetho
ldt secondt positions.
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Nursing 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter1 TheProfessionalNurse
t t t
1. Whicht oft thet followingt couldt eventuallyt changet thet historicalt statust oft nursingtast
at female-t dominatedt profession?
a. Moret ment graduatingt fromt baccalaureatet andt highert degreet programs
b. Thet proportiont oft ment int nursingt beginningt tot increase
c. Moret malet graduatest oft basict nursingt programst enteringt thet workplace
d. Salaryt compensationt increasingt tot attractt moret men
ANSWER:t C
Feedback
A Moretmentgraduatingtfromtbaccalaureatetandthighert degreetprogramsti
stnottthetbesttanswertbecausetassociatetdegreetprogramstproducet thet m
ostt newt graduates.
B Thet percentaget oft ment int nursingt hast increasedt 50%t sincet 2000.
C Thet moret ment whot entert thet workplacet ast nurses,t thet lesst nursingtwi
llt bet seent ast at female-dominatedt profession.
D Salaryt ratest dot nott appeart tot relatet tot thet recruitmentt oft ment intot nursing.
DIF:t Cognitivet Level:t Comprehensiont REF:t MCS:t 2
2. Thet racialt andt ethnict compositiont oft thet nursingt professiont willt changet totm
oret accuratelyt reflectt thet populationt ast at wholet when
a. thetincreasedtnumberstoftracialtandtethnictminoritiestenrolledtinted
ucationalt programst graduatet andt begint tot practice.
b. thet numbert oft Asianst ort Nativet Hawaiian-Pacifict Islanderst beginst tot increase.
c. thet percentaget oft African-
Americant andt Hispanict nursest decreasestmoret thant thet percentaget
oft whitet nurses.
, d. thet nonwhitet portiont oft thet generalt populationt decreases.
ANSWER:t A
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A At largert percentagetoft minoritiest aret enrolledt int nursingt educationaltpr
ogramst thant previously.
B Asianstandt Nativet Hawaiian-
Pacifict Islanderst aret overt representedtintnursingtcomparedttottheirtpe
rcentaget oft thet generaltpopulation.
C NottonlytwouldtthetpercentagetoftAfrican-
Americant andt Hispanictnursestneedttot increase,t thet percentaget oft whit
etnursest wouldt havettotdecreasetintorderttotmoretaccuratelytreflecttthetpop
ulationt ast atwhole.
D Thet nonwhitet portiont oft thet generalt populationt ist nott likelyt tot decrease.
DIF:t Cognitivet Level:t Comprehensiont REF:t MCS:t 3
3. Whicht oft thet followingt ist at correctt statementt aboutt thet registeredt nurset (RN)tpo
pulation?
a. Thetracial/ethnict compositiont oft RNst closelytresemblest thatt oftth
et generalt population.
b. Thet numbert oft ment enteringt nursingt hast decreasedt steadilyt overt thet lastt decade.
c. Thet ratet oft agingt oft RNst hast slowedt fort thet firstt timet int thet pastt 30t years.
d. Thet majorityt oft employedt RNst workingt fullt timet mustt workt at secondt position.
ANSWER:t C
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A Thet racial/ethnict compositiont oft RNst ist increasing,t butt doest nottap
proximatet theirt percentaget oft thet overallt population.
B Thet numbert oft ment enteringt nursingt ist increasing.
C Thet averaget aget oft RNst int botht 2004t andt 2008t wast 46.t Thist ist atres
ultt oft thet numberst oft RNst undert 30t int thet workforce.
D Accordingttot 2008t data,t onlyt 12%toft nursest workingt fullt timetho
ldt secondt positions.
