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1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegbestga
nswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasgagf
emale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelygr
eflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. Thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalgprogramsg
graduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. ThegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. ThegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses.
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d. Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgthang
previously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentageg
ofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
CgNotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgwo
uldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhole.
DgThegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANS:gC
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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategtheirg
percentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthegn
umbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g3
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?
a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
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c. Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgaregseengasglessgknowledgeablegbecausegofgtheirgle
ssergeducationalgpreparation.
d. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgdiplomageducationsgaregincreasing.
ANS:gA
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A Slightlygoverg50%gofgRNsgeventuallygobtaingtheirgbachelorsgofgsciencegingnursingg(BSN)go
rgaghighergnursinggdegree.
B Thegmajoritygofgnursesgingthisgcountryggetgtheirginitialgnursinggeducationgingassociategd
egreegingnursingg(ADN)gprograms.
C Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgmaygbegviewedgasglessgknowledg
eablegbygtheirgpeersgbecausegofglanguagegandgculturalgdifferences.
D Thegnumbersgofgdiploma-educatedgnursesgaregdeclining.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g4
5. DespitegthegvarietygofgworkgsettingsgavailablegtogthegRN,gdatagfromg2008gindicategthatgthegp
rimarygworkgsitegforgRNsgis
a. ambulatorygcaregsettings.
b. communityghealthgsettings.
c. long-termgcaregfacilities.
d. acutegcareghospitals.
ANS:gD
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Ag Ambulatorygcaregsettingsgaccountgforgaboutg10.5%gofgRNsgplacesgofgemployment.
B Publicghealthgandgcommunityghealthgsettingsgaccountgforg7.8%gofgemployedgRNs.
Cg Long-termgcaregfacilitiesgaccountgforg5.3%gofgRNsgplacesgofgemployment.
Dg Statisticsgshowgthatg62.2%gofgRNsgworkgingacutegcareghospitals.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g5
6. Onegimportantgadvantagegofgclinicalgladdergprogramsgforghospital-basedgRNsgisgthatgthey
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EgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANS:gC
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegbestga
nswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasgagf
emale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelygr
eflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. Thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalgprogramsg
graduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. ThegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. ThegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses.
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d. Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANS:gA
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgthang
previously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentageg
ofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
CgNotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgwo
uldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhole.
DgThegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANS:gC
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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategtheirg
percentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthegn
umbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g3
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?
a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
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c. Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgaregseengasglessgknowledgeablegbecausegofgtheirgle
ssergeducationalgpreparation.
d. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgdiplomageducationsgaregincreasing.
ANS:gA
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A Slightlygoverg50%gofgRNsgeventuallygobtaingtheirgbachelorsgofgsciencegingnursingg(BSN)go
rgaghighergnursinggdegree.
B Thegmajoritygofgnursesgingthisgcountryggetgtheirginitialgnursinggeducationgingassociategd
egreegingnursingg(ADN)gprograms.
C Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgmaygbegviewedgasglessgknowledg
eablegbygtheirgpeersgbecausegofglanguagegandgculturalgdifferences.
D Thegnumbersgofgdiploma-educatedgnursesgaregdeclining.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g4
5. DespitegthegvarietygofgworkgsettingsgavailablegtogthegRN,gdatagfromg2008gindicategthatgthegp
rimarygworkgsitegforgRNsgis
a. ambulatorygcaregsettings.
b. communityghealthgsettings.
c. long-termgcaregfacilities.
d. acutegcareghospitals.
ANS:gD
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Ag Ambulatorygcaregsettingsgaccountgforgaboutg10.5%gofgRNsgplacesgofgemployment.
B Publicghealthgandgcommunityghealthgsettingsgaccountgforg7.8%gofgemployedgRNs.
Cg Long-termgcaregfacilitiesgaccountgforg5.3%gofgRNsgplacesgofgemployment.
Dg Statisticsgshowgthatg62.2%gofgRNsgworkgingacutegcareghospitals.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g5
6. Onegimportantgadvantagegofgclinicalgladdergprogramsgforghospital-basedgRNsgisgthatgthey
