Test Bank for Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition

Chapter 1.Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of thefollowing could eventually change thehistorical status of nursing as a female- dominated profession? a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering theworkplace d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men ANS: C Feedback A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not thebest answer because associate degree programs produce themost new graduates. B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000. Test Bank Professional Nursing Concepts& Challenges,9th Edition C The more men who enter theworkplace as nurses, theless nursing will be seen as a female-dominated profession. D Salary rates do not appear to relate to therecruitment of men into nursing. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2 2. The racial and ethnic composition of thenursing profession will change to more accurately reflect thepopulation as a whole when a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice. b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase. c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than thepercentage of white nurses. d. the nonwhite portion of thegeneral population decreases. ANS: A Feedback A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs than previously. B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing compared to their percentage of thegeneral population. C Not only would thepercentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, thepercentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect thepopulation as a whole. D The nonwhite portion of thegeneral population is not likely to decrease