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,Chapter 1 U The Professional Nurse
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1. WhichUofUtheUfollowingUcouldUeventuallyUchangeUtheUhistoricalUstatusUofUnursingUasUaUfem
ale-UdominatedUprofession?
a. MoreUmenUgraduatingUfromUbaccalaureateUandUhigherUdegreeUprograms
b. TheUproportionUofUmenUinUnursingUbeginningUtoUincrease
c. MoreUmaleUgraduatesUofUbasicUnursingUprogramsUenteringUtheUworkplace
d. SalaryUcompensationUincreasingUtoUattractUmoreUmen
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A MoreUmenUgraduatingUfromUbaccalaureateUandUhigherUdegreeUprogramsUisUnotU
theUbestUanswerUbecauseUassociateUdegreeUprogramsUproduceUtheUmostUnewUgra
duates.
B TheUpercentageUofUmenUinUnursingUhasUincreasedU50%UsinceU2000.
C TheUmoreUmenUwhoUenterUtheUworkplaceUasUnurses,UtheUlessUnursingUwillUbeUsee
nUasUaUfemale-dominatedUprofession.
D SalaryUratesUdoUnotUappearUtoUrelateUtoUtheUrecruitmentUofUmenUintoUnursing.
DIF:UCognitiveULevel:UComprehensionUREF:UMCS:U2
2. TheUracialUandUethnicUcompositionUofUtheUnursingUprofessionUwillUchangeUtoUmoreUaccura
telyUreflectUtheUpopulationUasUaUwholeUwhen
a. theUincreasedUnumbersUofUracialUandUethnicUminoritiesUenrolledUinUeducatio
nalUprogramsUgraduateUandUbeginUtoUpractice.
b. theUnumberUofUAsiansUorUNativeUHawaiian-PacificUIslandersUbeginsUtoUincrease.
c. theUpercentageUofUAfrican-
AmericanUandUHispanicUnursesUdecreasesUmoreUthanUtheUpercentageUofUwhiteUn
urses.
, d. theUnonwhiteUportionUofUtheUgeneralUpopulationUdecreases.
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A AUlargerUpercentageUofUminoritiesUareUenrolledUinUnursingUeducationalUprogra
msUthanUpreviously.
B AsiansUandUNativeUHawaiian-
PacificUIslandersUareUoverUrepresentedUinUnursingUcomparedUtoUtheirUpercent
ageUofUtheUgeneralUpopulation.
C NotUonlyUwouldUtheUpercentageUofUAfrican-
AmericanUandUHispanicUnursesUneedUtoUincrease,UtheUpercentageUofUwhiteUnurse
sUwouldUhaveUtoUdecreaseUinUorderUtoUmoreUaccuratelyUreflectUtheUpopulationUas
UaUwhole.
D TheUnonwhiteUportionUofUtheUgeneralUpopulationUisUnotUlikelyUtoUdecrease.
DIF:UCognitiveULevel:UComprehensionUREF:UMCS:U3
3. WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUaUcorrectUstatementUaboutUtheUregisteredUnurseU(RN)Upopulation?
a. TheUracial/ethnicUcompositionUofURNsUcloselyUresemblesUthatUofUtheUgene
ralUpopulation.
b. TheUnumberUofUmenUenteringUnursingUhasUdecreasedUsteadilyUoverUtheUlastUdecade.
c. TheUrateUofUagingUofURNsUhasUslowedUforUtheUfirstUtimeUinUtheUpastU30Uyears.
d. TheUmajorityUofUemployedURNsUworkingUfullUtimeUmustUworkUaUsecondUposition.
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A TheUracial/ethnicUcompositionUofURNsUisUincreasing,UbutUdoesUnotUapproxim
ateUtheirUpercentageUofUtheUoverallUpopulation.
B TheUnumberUofUmenUenteringUnursingUisUincreasing.
C TheUaverageUageUofURNsUinUbothU2004UandU2008UwasU46.UThisUisUaUresultUo
fUtheUnumbersUofURNsUunderU30UinUtheUworkforce.
D AccordingUtoU2008Udata,UonlyU12%UofUnursesUworkingUfullUtimeUholdUsec
ondUpositions.
,Chapter 1 U The Professional Nurse
U U
1. WhichUofUtheUfollowingUcouldUeventuallyUchangeUtheUhistoricalUstatusUofUnursingUasUaUfem
ale-UdominatedUprofession?
a. MoreUmenUgraduatingUfromUbaccalaureateUandUhigherUdegreeUprograms
b. TheUproportionUofUmenUinUnursingUbeginningUtoUincrease
c. MoreUmaleUgraduatesUofUbasicUnursingUprogramsUenteringUtheUworkplace
d. SalaryUcompensationUincreasingUtoUattractUmoreUmen
ANSWER:UC
Feedback
A MoreUmenUgraduatingUfromUbaccalaureateUandUhigherUdegreeUprogramsUisUnotU
theUbestUanswerUbecauseUassociateUdegreeUprogramsUproduceUtheUmostUnewUgra
duates.
B TheUpercentageUofUmenUinUnursingUhasUincreasedU50%UsinceU2000.
C TheUmoreUmenUwhoUenterUtheUworkplaceUasUnurses,UtheUlessUnursingUwillUbeUsee
nUasUaUfemale-dominatedUprofession.
D SalaryUratesUdoUnotUappearUtoUrelateUtoUtheUrecruitmentUofUmenUintoUnursing.
DIF:UCognitiveULevel:UComprehensionUREF:UMCS:U2
2. TheUracialUandUethnicUcompositionUofUtheUnursingUprofessionUwillUchangeUtoUmoreUaccura
telyUreflectUtheUpopulationUasUaUwholeUwhen
a. theUincreasedUnumbersUofUracialUandUethnicUminoritiesUenrolledUinUeducatio
nalUprogramsUgraduateUandUbeginUtoUpractice.
b. theUnumberUofUAsiansUorUNativeUHawaiian-PacificUIslandersUbeginsUtoUincrease.
c. theUpercentageUofUAfrican-
AmericanUandUHispanicUnursesUdecreasesUmoreUthanUtheUpercentageUofUwhiteUn
urses.
, d. theUnonwhiteUportionUofUtheUgeneralUpopulationUdecreases.
ANSWER:UA
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A AUlargerUpercentageUofUminoritiesUareUenrolledUinUnursingUeducationalUprogra
msUthanUpreviously.
B AsiansUandUNativeUHawaiian-
PacificUIslandersUareUoverUrepresentedUinUnursingUcomparedUtoUtheirUpercent
ageUofUtheUgeneralUpopulation.
C NotUonlyUwouldUtheUpercentageUofUAfrican-
AmericanUandUHispanicUnursesUneedUtoUincrease,UtheUpercentageUofUwhiteUnurse
sUwouldUhaveUtoUdecreaseUinUorderUtoUmoreUaccuratelyUreflectUtheUpopulationUas
UaUwhole.
D TheUnonwhiteUportionUofUtheUgeneralUpopulationUisUnotUlikelyUtoUdecrease.
DIF:UCognitiveULevel:UComprehensionUREF:UMCS:U3
3. WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUaUcorrectUstatementUaboutUtheUregisteredUnurseU(RN)Upopulation?
a. TheUracial/ethnicUcompositionUofURNsUcloselyUresemblesUthatUofUtheUgene
ralUpopulation.
b. TheUnumberUofUmenUenteringUnursingUhasUdecreasedUsteadilyUoverUtheUlastUdecade.
c. TheUrateUofUagingUofURNsUhasUslowedUforUtheUfirstUtimeUinUtheUpastU30Uyears.
d. TheUmajorityUofUemployedURNsUworkingUfullUtimeUmustUworkUaUsecondUposition.
ANSWER:UC
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A TheUracial/ethnicUcompositionUofURNsUisUincreasing,UbutUdoesUnotUapproxim
ateUtheirUpercentageUofUtheUoverallUpopulation.
B TheUnumberUofUmenUenteringUnursingUisUincreasing.
C TheUaverageUageUofURNsUinUbothU2004UandU2008UwasU46.UThisUisUaUresultUo
fUtheUnumbersUofURNsUunderU30UinUtheUworkforce.
D AccordingUtoU2008Udata,UonlyU12%UofUnursesUworkingUfullUtimeUholdUsec
ondUpositions.
