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Chapterd1.NursingdindToday’sdEvolvingdHealthdCaredEnvironmentdMULTIP
LEdCHOICE
1. Whichdofdthedfollowingdcoulddeventuallydchangedthedhistoricaldstatusdofdnursingdasdadfemale-
dominateddprofession?
a. Moredmendgraduatingdfromdbaccalaureatedanddhigherddegreedprograms
b. Thedproportiondofdmendindnursingdbeginningdtodincrease
c. Moredmaledgraduatesdofdbasicdnursingdprogramsdenteringdthedworkplace
d. Salarydcompensationdincreasingdtodattractdmoredmen
ANS:dC
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A Moredmendgraduatingdfromdbaccalaureatedanddhigherddegreedprogramsdisdnotdthedb
estdanswerdbecausedassociateddegreedprogramsdproducedthedmostdnewdgraduates.
B Thedpercentagedofdmendindnursingdhasdincreasedd50%dsinced2000.
C Thedmoredmendwhodenterdthedworkplacedasdnurses,dthedlessdnursingdwilldbedseendasdad
female-dominateddprofession.
D Salarydratesddodnotdappeardtodrelatedtodthedrecruitmentdofdmendintodnursing.
DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dComprehensiondREF:dMCS:d2
2. Thedracialdanddethnicdcompositiondofdthednursingdprofessiondwilldchangedtodmoredaccuratelydr
eflectdthedpopulationdasdadwholedwhen
a. thedincreaseddnumbersdofdracialdanddethnicdminoritiesdenrolleddindeducationald
programsdgraduatedanddbegindtodpractice.
b. thednumberdofdAsiansdordNativedHawaiian-PacificdIslandersdbeginsdtodincrease.
c. thedpercentagedofdAfrican-
AmericandanddHispanicdnursesddecreasesdmoredthandthedpercentagedofdwhitednurses.
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d. thednonwhitedportiondofdthedgeneraldpopulationddecreases.
ANS:dA
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A Adlargerdpercentagedofdminoritiesdaredenrolleddindnursingdeducationaldprogramsdt
handpreviously.
B AsiansdanddNativedHawaiian-
PacificdIslandersdaredoverdrepresenteddindnursingdcompareddtodtheirdpercentaged
ofdthedgeneraldpopulation.
C NotdonlydwoulddthedpercentagedofdAfrican-
AmericandanddHispanicdnursesdneeddtodincrease,dthedpercentagedofdwhitednursesdwo
ulddhavedtoddecreasedindorderdtodmoredaccuratelydreflectdthedpopulationdasdadwhole.
D Thednonwhitedportiondofdthedgeneraldpopulationdisdnotdlikelydtoddecrease.
DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dComprehensiondREF:dMCS:d3
3. Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdadcorrectdstatementdaboutdthedregistereddnursed(RN)dpopulation?
a. Thedracial/ethnicdcompositiondofdRNsdcloselydresemblesdthatdofdthedgenerald
population.
b. Thednumberdofdmendenteringdnursingdhasddecreaseddsteadilydoverdthedlastddecade.
c. ThedratedofdagingdofdRNsdhasdsloweddfordthedfirstdtimedindthedpastd30dyears.
d. ThedmajoritydofdemployeddRNsdworkingdfulldtimedmustdworkdadseconddposition.
ANS:dC
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A Thedracial/ethnicdcompositiondofdRNsdisdincreasing,dbutddoesdnotdapproximatedt
heirdpercentagedofdthedoveralldpopulation.
B Thednumberdofdmendenteringdnursingdisdincreasing.
C ThedaveragedagedofdRNsdindbothd2004dandd2008dwasd46.dThisdisdadresultdofdthedn
umbersdofdRNsdunderd30dindthedworkforce.
D Accordingdtod2008ddata,donlyd12%dofdnursesdworkingdfulldtimedholddseconddp
ositions.
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DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dKnowledgedREF:dMCS:d3
4. Whichdofdthedfollowingdbestddescribesdtrendsdindnursingdeducation?
a. NumbersdofdRNsdwithdbachelorsdanddhigherddegreesdaredincreasing.
b. NumbersdofdRNsdwithdassociateddegreesdareddecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borndnursesdpracticingdindthedUniteddStatesdaredseendasdlessdknowled
geabledbecausedofdtheirdlesserdeducationaldpreparation.
d. NumbersdofdRNsdwithddiplomadeducationsdaredincreasing.
ANS:dA
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A Slightlydoverd50%dofdRNsdeventuallydobtaindtheirdbachelorsdofdsciencedindnursingd(
BSN)dordadhigherdnursingddegree.
B Thedmajoritydofdnursesdindthisdcountrydgetdtheirdinitialdnursingdeducationdinda
ssociateddegreedindnursingd(ADN)dprograms.
C Foreign-
borndnursesdpracticingdindthedUniteddStatesdmaydbedvieweddasdlessdknowledg
eabledbydtheirdpeersdbecausedofdlanguagedanddculturalddifferences.
D Thednumbersdofddiploma-educateddnursesdareddeclining.
DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dKnowledgedREF:dMCS:d4
5. DespitedthedvarietydofdworkdsettingsdavailabledtodthedRN,ddatadfromd2008dindicatedthatdthedp
rimarydworkdsitedfordRNsdis
a. ambulatorydcaredsettings.
b. communitydhealthdsettings.
c. long-termdcaredfacilities.
d. acutedcaredhospitals.
ANS:dD
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Chapterd1.NursingdindToday’sdEvolvingdHealthdCaredEnvironmentdMULTIP
LEdCHOICE
1. Whichdofdthedfollowingdcoulddeventuallydchangedthedhistoricaldstatusdofdnursingdasdadfemale-
dominateddprofession?
a. Moredmendgraduatingdfromdbaccalaureatedanddhigherddegreedprograms
b. Thedproportiondofdmendindnursingdbeginningdtodincrease
c. Moredmaledgraduatesdofdbasicdnursingdprogramsdenteringdthedworkplace
d. Salarydcompensationdincreasingdtodattractdmoredmen
ANS:dC
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A Moredmendgraduatingdfromdbaccalaureatedanddhigherddegreedprogramsdisdnotdthedb
estdanswerdbecausedassociateddegreedprogramsdproducedthedmostdnewdgraduates.
B Thedpercentagedofdmendindnursingdhasdincreasedd50%dsinced2000.
C Thedmoredmendwhodenterdthedworkplacedasdnurses,dthedlessdnursingdwilldbedseendasdad
female-dominateddprofession.
D Salarydratesddodnotdappeardtodrelatedtodthedrecruitmentdofdmendintodnursing.
DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dComprehensiondREF:dMCS:d2
2. Thedracialdanddethnicdcompositiondofdthednursingdprofessiondwilldchangedtodmoredaccuratelydr
eflectdthedpopulationdasdadwholedwhen
a. thedincreaseddnumbersdofdracialdanddethnicdminoritiesdenrolleddindeducationald
programsdgraduatedanddbegindtodpractice.
b. thednumberdofdAsiansdordNativedHawaiian-PacificdIslandersdbeginsdtodincrease.
c. thedpercentagedofdAfrican-
AmericandanddHispanicdnursesddecreasesdmoredthandthedpercentagedofdwhitednurses.
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d. thednonwhitedportiondofdthedgeneraldpopulationddecreases.
ANS:dA
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A Adlargerdpercentagedofdminoritiesdaredenrolleddindnursingdeducationaldprogramsdt
handpreviously.
B AsiansdanddNativedHawaiian-
PacificdIslandersdaredoverdrepresenteddindnursingdcompareddtodtheirdpercentaged
ofdthedgeneraldpopulation.
C NotdonlydwoulddthedpercentagedofdAfrican-
AmericandanddHispanicdnursesdneeddtodincrease,dthedpercentagedofdwhitednursesdwo
ulddhavedtoddecreasedindorderdtodmoredaccuratelydreflectdthedpopulationdasdadwhole.
D Thednonwhitedportiondofdthedgeneraldpopulationdisdnotdlikelydtoddecrease.
DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dComprehensiondREF:dMCS:d3
3. Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdadcorrectdstatementdaboutdthedregistereddnursed(RN)dpopulation?
a. Thedracial/ethnicdcompositiondofdRNsdcloselydresemblesdthatdofdthedgenerald
population.
b. Thednumberdofdmendenteringdnursingdhasddecreaseddsteadilydoverdthedlastddecade.
c. ThedratedofdagingdofdRNsdhasdsloweddfordthedfirstdtimedindthedpastd30dyears.
d. ThedmajoritydofdemployeddRNsdworkingdfulldtimedmustdworkdadseconddposition.
ANS:dC
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A Thedracial/ethnicdcompositiondofdRNsdisdincreasing,dbutddoesdnotdapproximatedt
heirdpercentagedofdthedoveralldpopulation.
B Thednumberdofdmendenteringdnursingdisdincreasing.
C ThedaveragedagedofdRNsdindbothd2004dandd2008dwasd46.dThisdisdadresultdofdthedn
umbersdofdRNsdunderd30dindthedworkforce.
D Accordingdtod2008ddata,donlyd12%dofdnursesdworkingdfulldtimedholddseconddp
ositions.
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DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dKnowledgedREF:dMCS:d3
4. Whichdofdthedfollowingdbestddescribesdtrendsdindnursingdeducation?
a. NumbersdofdRNsdwithdbachelorsdanddhigherddegreesdaredincreasing.
b. NumbersdofdRNsdwithdassociateddegreesdareddecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borndnursesdpracticingdindthedUniteddStatesdaredseendasdlessdknowled
geabledbecausedofdtheirdlesserdeducationaldpreparation.
d. NumbersdofdRNsdwithddiplomadeducationsdaredincreasing.
ANS:dA
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A Slightlydoverd50%dofdRNsdeventuallydobtaindtheirdbachelorsdofdsciencedindnursingd(
BSN)dordadhigherdnursingddegree.
B Thedmajoritydofdnursesdindthisdcountrydgetdtheirdinitialdnursingdeducationdinda
ssociateddegreedindnursingd(ADN)dprograms.
C Foreign-
borndnursesdpracticingdindthedUniteddStatesdmaydbedvieweddasdlessdknowledg
eabledbydtheirdpeersdbecausedofdlanguagedanddculturalddifferences.
D Thednumbersdofddiploma-educateddnursesdareddeclining.
DIF:dCognitivedLevel:dKnowledgedREF:dMCS:d4
5. DespitedthedvarietydofdworkdsettingsdavailabledtodthedRN,ddatadfromd2008dindicatedthatdthedp
rimarydworkdsitedfordRNsdis
a. ambulatorydcaredsettings.
b. communitydhealthdsettings.
c. long-termdcaredfacilities.
d. acutedcaredhospitals.
ANS:dD
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