Competencies for Practice 9th Edition
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Chapter 01- The Profession of Nursing
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1. What is the major difference between nursing students today and nursing students 5
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0 years ago?
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A) Todays students are less caring. d d d d
B) Todays students are more intelligent.
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C) Todays students reflect a more diverse population.
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D) Todays students are less likely to be competent nurses.
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Ans: C
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Nursing students 50 years ago were mostly women and entered nursing school imm
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ediately after graduating from high school. Many of todays nursing students have purs
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ued other career paths prior to nursing, are of various ethnic backgrounds, and have jo
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bs and families to consider while attending nursing school. In addition, many more m
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en have entered the field of nursing over the last 50 years.
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2. The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient who expresses the desire to learn more ab
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out a diabetic diet in an attempt to gain better control of his blood sugar. The nurs
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es actions will be based on which non-nursing theory?
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