Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 CompleteL
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,ChapterL1 TheLProfessionalLNurse
1. WhichLofLtheLfollowingLcouldLeventuallyLchangeLtheLhistoricalLstatusLofLnursingLa
sLaLfemale-LdominatedLprofession?
a. MoreLmenLgraduatingLfromLbaccalaureateLandLhigherLdegreeLprograms
b. TheLproportionLofLmenLinLnursingLbeginningLtoLincrease
c. MoreLmaleLgraduatesLofLbasicLnursingLprogramsLenteringLtheLworkplace
d. SalaryLcompensationLincreasingLtoLattractLmoreLmen
ANSWER:LC
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A MoreLmenLgraduatingLfromLbaccalaureateLandLhigherLdegreeLprogramsLi
sLnotLtheLbestLanswerLbecauseLassociateLdegreeLprogramsLproduceLtheL
mostLnewLgraduates.
B TheLpercentageLofLmenLinLnursingLhasLincreasedL50%LsinceL2000.
C TheLmoreLmenLwhoLenterLtheLworkplaceLasLnurses,LtheLlessLnursingLwill
LbeLseenLasLaLfemale-dominatedLprofession.
D SalaryLratesLdoLnotLappearLtoLrelateLtoLtheLrecruitmentLofLmenLintoLnursing.
DIF:LCognitiveLLevel:LComprehensionLREF:LMCS:L2
2. TheLracialLandLethnicLcompositionLofLtheLnursingLprofessionLwillLchangeLtoLmore
LaccuratelyLreflectLtheLpopulationLasLaLwholeLwhen
a. theLincreasedLnumbersLofLracialLandLethnicLminoritiesLenrolledLinLed
ucationalLprogramsLgraduateLandLbeginLtoLpractice.
b. theLnumberLofLAsiansLorLNativeLHawaiian-PacificLIslandersLbeginsLtoLincrease.
c. theLpercentageLofLAfrican-
, AmericanLandLHispanicLnursesLdecreasesLmoreLthanLtheLpercentageLofLw
hiteLnurses.
d. theLnonwhiteLportionLofLtheLgeneralLpopulationLdecreases.
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A ALlargerLpercentageLofLminoritiesLareLenrolledLinLnursingLeducationalL
programsLthanLpreviously.
B AsiansLandLNativeLHawaiian-
PacificLIslandersLareLoverLrepresentedLinLnursingLcomparedLtoLtheirLp
ercentageLofLtheLgeneralLpopulation.
C NotLonlyLwouldLtheLpercentageLofLAfrican-
AmericanLandLHispanicLnursesLneedLtoLincrease,LtheLpercentageLofLwhite
LnursesLwouldLhaveLtoLdecreaseLinLorderLtoLmoreLaccuratelyLreflectLthe
LpopulationLasLaLwhole.
D TheLnonwhiteLportionLofLtheLgeneralLpopulationLisLnotLlikelyLtoLdecrease.
DIF:LCognitiveLLevel:LComprehensionLREF:LMCS:L3
3. WhichLofLtheLfollowingLisLaLcorrectLstatementLaboutLtheLregisteredLnurseL(RN)Lpopulat
ion?
a. TheLracial/ethnicLcompositionLofLRNsLcloselyLresemblesLthatLofLthe
LgeneralLpopulation.
b. TheLnumberLofLmenLenteringLnursingLhasLdecreasedLsteadilyLoverLtheLlastLdecade.
c. TheLrateLofLagingLofLRNsLhasLslowedLforLtheLfirstLtimeLinLtheLpastL30Lyears.
d. TheLmajorityLofLemployedLRNsLworkingLfullLtimeLmustLworkLaLsecondLposition.
ANSWER:LC
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