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Chapterg1.NursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmentgMULTIPL

EgCHOICE

1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?

a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen


ANS:gC

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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegb
estganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasga
gfemale-dominatedgprofession.



D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.


DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2

2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelygr
eflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen

a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalg
programsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
.

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d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.


ANS:gA

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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgt
hangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentageg
ofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgw
ouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhole
.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.


DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3

3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?

a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralg
population.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.


ANS:gC

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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategt
heirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthegn
umbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.

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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g3

4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?

a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgaregseengasglessgknowled
geablegbecausegofgtheirglessergeducationalgpreparation.
d. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgdiplomageducationsgaregincreasing.


ANS:gA

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A Slightlygoverg50%gofgRNsgeventuallygobtaingtheirgbachelorsgofgsciencegingnursingg(
BSN)gorgaghighergnursinggdegree.
B Thegmajoritygofgnursesgingthisgcountryggetgtheirginitialgnursinggeducationginga
ssociategdegreegingnursingg(ADN)gprograms.
C Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgmaygbegviewedgasglessgknowledg
eablegbygtheirgpeersgbecausegofglanguagegandgculturalgdifferences.
D Thegnumbersgofgdiploma-educatedgnursesgaregdeclining.


DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g4

5. DespitegthegvarietygofgworkgsettingsgavailablegtogthegRN,gdatagfromg2008gindicategthatgthegp
rimarygworkgsitegforgRNsgis

a. ambulatorygcaregsettings.
b. communityghealthgsettings.
c. long-termgcaregfacilities.
d. acutegcareghospitals.


ANS:gD

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