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1. Whichzofzthezfollowingzcouldzeventuallyzchangezthezhistoricalzstatuszofznursingzaszazfemale-
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b. Thezproportionzofzmenzinznursingzbeginningztozincrease
c. Morezmalezgraduateszofzbasicznursingzprogramszenteringzthezworkplace
d. Salaryzcompensationzincreasingztozattractzmorezmen
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A Morezmenzgraduatingzfromzbaccalaureatezandzhigherzdegreezprogramszisznotzthezb
estzanswerzbecausezassociatezdegreezprogramszproducezthezmostznewzgraduates.
B Thezpercentagezofzmenzinznursingzhaszincreasedz50%zsincez2000.
C Thezmorezmenzwhozenterzthezworkplacezasznurses,zthezlessznursingzwillzbezseenzaszazf
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D Salaryzrateszdoznotzappearztozrelateztozthezrecruitmentzofzmenzintoznursing.
DIF:zCognitivezLevel:zComprehensionzREF:zMCS:z2
2. Thezracialzandzethniczcompositionzofztheznursingzprofessionzwillzchangeztozmorezaccuratelyzre
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a. thezincreasedznumberszofzracialzandzethniczminoritieszenrolledzinzeducationalzp
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b. theznumberzofzAsianszorzNativezHawaiian-PacificzIslanderszbeginsztozincrease.
c. thezpercentagezofzAfrican-
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d. theznonwhitezportionzofzthezgeneralzpopulationzdecreases.
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A Azlargerzpercentagezofzminoritieszarezenrolledzinznursingzeducationalzprogramszt
hanzpreviously.
B AsianszandzNativezHawaiian-
PacificzIslanderszarezoverzrepresentedzinznursingzcomparedztoztheirzpercentagez
ofzthezgeneralzpopulation.
C NotzonlyzwouldzthezpercentagezofzAfrican-
AmericanzandzHispanicznurseszneedztozincrease,zthezpercentagezofzwhiteznurseszwo
uldzhaveztozdecreasezinzorderztozmorezaccuratelyzreflectzthezpopulationzaszazwhole.
D Theznonwhitezportionzofzthezgeneralzpopulationzisznotzlikelyztozdecrease.
DIF:zCognitivezLevel:zComprehensionzREF:zMCS:z3
3. Whichzofzthezfollowingziszazcorrectzstatementzaboutzthezregisteredznursez(RN)zpopulation?
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b. Theznumberzofzmenzenteringznursingzhaszdecreasedzsteadilyzoverzthezlastzdecade.
c. ThezratezofzagingzofzRNszhaszslowedzforzthezfirstztimezinzthezpastz30zyears.
d. ThezmajorityzofzemployedzRNszworkingzfullztimezmustzworkzazsecondzposition.
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A Thezracial/ethniczcompositionzofzRNsziszincreasing,zbutzdoesznotzapproximatezt
heirzpercentagezofzthezoverallzpopulation.
B Theznumberzofzmenzenteringznursingziszincreasing.
C ThezaveragezagezofzRNszinzbothz2004zandz2008zwasz46.zThisziszazresultzofztheznu
mberszofzRNszunderz30zinzthezworkforce.
D Accordingztoz2008zdata,zonlyz12%zofznurseszworkingzfullztimezholdzsecondzp
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DIF:zCognitivezLevel:zKnowledgezREF:zMCS:z3
4. Whichzofzthezfollowingzbestzdescribesztrendszinznursingzeducation?
a. NumberszofzRNszwithzbachelorszandzhigherzdegreeszarezincreasing.
b. NumberszofzRNszwithzassociatezdegreeszarezdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornznurseszpracticingzinzthezUnitedzStateszarezseenzaszlesszknowledg
eablezbecausezofztheirzlesserzeducationalzpreparation.
d. NumberszofzRNszwithzdiplomazeducationszarezincreasing.
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A Slightlyzoverz50%zofzRNszeventuallyzobtainztheirzbachelorszofzsciencezinznursingz(
BSN)zorzazhigherznursingzdegree.
B Thezmajorityzofznurseszinzthiszcountryzgetztheirzinitialznursingzeducationzinza
ssociatezdegreezinznursingz(ADN)zprograms.
C Foreign-
bornznurseszpracticingzinzthezUnitedzStateszmayzbezviewedzaszlesszknowledge
ablezbyztheirzpeerszbecausezofzlanguagezandzculturalzdifferences.
D Theznumberszofzdiploma-educatedznurseszarezdeclining.
DIF:zCognitivezLevel:zKnowledgezREF:zMCS:z4
5. DespitezthezvarietyzofzworkzsettingszavailableztozthezRN,zdatazfromz2008zindicatezthatzthezpr
imaryzworkzsitezforzRNszis
a. ambulatoryzcarezsettings.
b. communityzhealthzsettings.
c. long-termzcarezfacilities.
d. acutezcarezhospitals.
ANS:zD
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