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ChapterY1.NursingYinYToday’sYEvolvingYHealthYCareYEnvironmentYMULTI

PLEYCHOICE

1. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYcouldYeventuallyYchangeYtheYhistoricalYstatusYofYnursingYasYaYfemale-
dominatedYprofession?

a. MoreYmenYgraduatingYfromYbaccalaureateYandYhigherYdegreeYprograms
b. TheYproportionYofYmenYinYnursingYbeginningYtoYincrease
c. MoreYmaleYgraduatesYofYbasicYnursingYprogramsYenteringYtheYworkplace
d. SalaryYcompensationYincreasingYtoYattractYmoreYmen


ANS:YC

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A MoreYmenYgraduatingYfromYbaccalaureateYandYhigherYdegreeYprogramsYisYnotYth
eYbestYanswerYbecauseYassociateYdegreeYprogramsYproduceYtheYmostYnewYgraduat
es.
B TheYpercentageYofYmenYinYnursingYhasYincreasedY50%YsinceY2000.
C TheYmoreYmenYwhoYenterYtheYworkplaceYasYnurses,YtheYlessYnursingYwillYbeYseenY
asYaYfemale-dominatedYprofession.
D SalaryYratesYdoYnotYappearYtoYrelateYtoYtheYrecruitmentYofYmenYintoYnursing.


DIF:YCognitiveYLevel:YComprehensionYREF:YMCS:Y2

2. TheYracialYandYethnicYcompositionYofYtheYnursingYprofessionYwillYchangeYtoYmoreYaccuratel
yYreflectYtheYpopulationYasYaYwholeYwhen

a. theYincreasedYnumbersYofYracialYandYethnicYminoritiesYenrolledYinYeducation
alYprogramsYgraduateYandYbeginYtoYpractice.
b. theYnumberYofYAsiansYorYNativeYHawaiian-PacificYIslandersYbeginsYtoYincrease.
c. theYpercentageYofYAfrican-
AmericanYandYHispanicYnursesYdecreasesYmoreYthanYtheYpercentageYofYwhiteYnur
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d. theYnonwhiteYportionYofYtheYgeneralYpopulationYdecreases.


ANS:YA

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A AYlargerYpercentageYofYminoritiesYareYenrolledYinYnursingYeducationalYprogram
sYthanYpreviously.
B AsiansYandYNativeYHawaiian-
PacificYIslandersYareYoverYrepresentedYinYnursingYcomparedYtoYtheirYpercenta
geYofYtheYgeneralYpopulation.
C NotYonlyYwouldYtheYpercentageYofYAfrican-
AmericanYandYHispanicYnursesYneedYtoYincrease,YtheYpercentageYofYwhiteYnursesY
wouldYhaveYtoYdecreaseYinYorderYtoYmoreYaccuratelyYreflectYtheYpopulationYasYaY
whole.
D TheYnonwhiteYportionYofYtheYgeneralYpopulationYisYnotYlikelyYtoYdecrease.


DIF:YCognitiveYLevel:YComprehensionYREF:YMCS:Y3

3. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYaYcorrectYstatementYaboutYtheYregisteredYnurseY(RN)Ypopulation?

a. TheYracial/ethnicYcompositionYofYRNsYcloselyYresemblesYthatYofYtheYgener
alYpopulation.
b. TheYnumberYofYmenYenteringYnursingYhasYdecreasedYsteadilyYoverYtheYlastYdecade.
c. TheYrateYofYagingYofYRNsYhasYslowedYforYtheYfirstYtimeYinYtheYpastY30Yyears.
d. TheYmajorityYofYemployedYRNsYworkingYfullYtimeYmustYworkYaYsecondYposition.


ANS:YC

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A TheYracial/ethnicYcompositionYofYRNsYisYincreasing,YbutYdoesYnotYapproximat
eYtheirYpercentageYofYtheYoverallYpopulation.
B TheYnumberYofYmenYenteringYnursingYisYincreasing.
C TheYaverageYageYofYRNsYinYbothY2004YandY2008YwasY46.YThisYisYaYresultYofYt
heYnumbersYofYRNsYunderY30YinYtheYworkforce.
D AccordingYtoY2008Ydata,YonlyY12%YofYnursesYworkingYfullYtimeYholdYsecon
dYpositions.

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DIF:YCognitiveYLevel:YKnowledgeYREF:YMCS:Y3

4. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYbestYdescribesYtrendsYinYnursingYeducation?

a. NumbersYofYRNsYwithYbachelorsYandYhigherYdegreesYareYincreasing.
b. NumbersYofYRNsYwithYassociateYdegreesYareYdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornYnursesYpracticingYinYtheYUnitedYStatesYareYseenYasYlessYknowl
edgeableYbecauseYofYtheirYlesserYeducationalYpreparation.
d. NumbersYofYRNsYwithYdiplomaYeducationsYareYincreasing.


ANS:YA

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A SlightlyYoverY50%YofYRNsYeventuallyYobtainYtheirYbachelorsYofYscienceYinYnursin
gY(BSN)YorYaYhigherYnursingYdegree.
B TheYmajorityYofYnursesYinYthisYcountryYgetYtheirYinitialYnursingYeducationYi
nYassociateYdegreeYinYnursingY(ADN)Yprograms.
C Foreign-
bornYnursesYpracticingYinYtheYUnitedYStatesYmayYbeYviewedYasYlessYknowle
dgeableYbyYtheirYpeersYbecauseYofYlanguageYandYculturalYdifferences.
D TheYnumbersYofYdiploma-educatedYnursesYareYdeclining.


DIF:YCognitiveYLevel:YKnowledgeYREF:YMCS:Y4

5. DespiteYtheYvarietyYofYworkYsettingsYavailableYtoYtheYRN,YdataYfromY2008YindicateYthatYt
heYprimaryYworkYsiteYforYRNsYis

a. ambulatoryYcareYsettings.
b. communityYhealthYsettings.
c. long-termYcareYfacilities.
d. acuteYcareYhospitals.


ANS:YD

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