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b. TheRproportionRofRmenRinRnursingRbeginningRtoRincrease
c. MoreRmaleRgraduatesRofRbasicRnursingRprogramsRenteringRtheRworkplace
d. SalaryRcompensationRincreasingRtoRattractRmoreRmen
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RATIONALE:
A MoreRmenRgraduatingRfromRbaccalaureateRandRhigherRdegreeRprogramsRisRnotRth
eRbestRanswerRbecauseRassociateRdegreeRprogramsRproduceRtheRmostRnewRgradu
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B TheRpercentageRofRmenRinRnursingRhasRincreasedR50%RsinceR2000.
C TheRmoreRmenRwhoRenterRtheRworkplaceRasRnurses,RtheRlessRnursingRwillRbeRseenRa
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D SalaryRratesRdoRnotRappearRtoRrelateRtoRtheRrecruitmentRofRmenRintoRnursing.
DIF:RCognitiveRLevel:RComprehensionRREF:RMCS:R2
2. TheRracialRandRethnicRcompositionRofRtheRnursingRprofessionRwillRchangeRtoRmoreRaccuratel
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a. theRincreasedRnumbersRofRracialRandRethnicRminoritiesRenrolledRinReducationa
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b. theRnumberRofRAsiansRorRNativeRHawaiian-PacificRIslandersRbeginsRtoRincrease.
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A ARlargerRpercentageRofRminoritiesRareRenrolledRinRnursingReducationalRprogram
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B AsiansRandRNativeRHawaiian-
PacificRIslandersRareRoverRrepresentedRinRnursingRcomparedRtoRtheirRpercentag
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C NotRonlyRwouldRtheRpercentageRofRAfrican-
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D TheRnonwhiteRportionRofRtheRgeneralRpopulationRisRnotRlikelyRtoRdecrease.
DIF:RCognitiveRLevel:RComprehensionRREF:RMCS:R3
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b. TheRnumberRofRmenRenteringRnursingRhasRdecreasedRsteadilyRoverRtheRlastRdecade.
c. TheRrateRofRagingRofRREGISTEREDRNURSESRhasRslowedRforRtheRfirstRtimeRinRtheRpastR3
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d. TheRmajorityRofRemployedRREGISTEREDRNURSESRworkingRfullRtimeRmustRworkRaRsecon
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SOLUTION:RC
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A TheRracial/ethnicRcompositionRofRREGISTEREDRNURSESRisRincreasing,Rbu
tRdoesRnotRapproximateRtheirRpercentageRofRtheRoverallRpopulation.
B TheRnumberRofRmenRenteringRnursingRisRincreasing.
C TheRaverageRageRofRREGISTEREDRNURSESRinRbothR2004RandR2008RwasR46
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