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ChapterP1.NursingPinPToday’sPEvolvingPHealthPCarePEnvironmentP

MULTIPLEPCHOICE

1. WhichPofPthePfollowingPcouldPeventuallyPchangePthePhistoricalPstatusPofPnursingPasPaPfemale-
dominatedPprofession?

a. MorePmenPgraduatingPfromPbaccalaureatePandPhigherPdegreePprograms
b. ThePproportionPofPmenPinPnursingPbeginningPtoPincrease
c. MorePmalePgraduatesPofPbasicPnursingPprogramsPenteringPthePworkplace
d. SalaryPcompensationPincreasingPtoPattractPmorePmen


ANS:PC

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A MorePmenPgraduatingPfromPbaccalaureatePandPhigherPdegreePprogramsPisPnotPtheP
bestPanswerPbecausePassociatePdegreePprogramsPproducePthePmostPnewPgraduates
.
B ThePpercentagePofPmenPinPnursingPhasPincreasedP50%PsinceP2000.
C ThePmorePmenPwhoPenterPthePworkplacePasPnurses,PthePlessPnursingPwillPbePseenPasP
aPfemale-dominatedPprofession.
D SalaryPratesPdoPnotPappearPtoPrelatePtoPthePrecruitmentPofPmenPintoPnursing.


DIF:PCognitivePLevel:PComprehensionPREF:PMCS:P2

2. ThePracialPandPethnicPcompositionPofPthePnursingPprofessionPwillPchangePtoPmorePaccuratelyP
reflectPthePpopulationPasPaPwholePwhen

a. thePincreasedPnumbersPofPracialPandPethnicPminoritiesPenrolledPinPeducationalP
programsPgraduatePandPbeginPtoPpractice.
b. thePnumberPofPAsiansPorPNativePHawaiian-PacificPIslandersPbeginsPtoPincrease.
c. thePpercentagePofPAfrican-
AmericanPandPHispanicPnursesPdecreasesPmorePthanPthePpercentagePofPwhitePnurses
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d. thePnonwhitePportionPofPthePgeneralPpopulationPdecreases.


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A APlargerPpercentagePofPminoritiesParePenrolledPinPnursingPeducationalPprogramsP
thanPpreviously.
B AsiansPandPNativePHawaiian-
PacificPIslandersParePoverPrepresentedPinPnursingPcomparedPtoPtheirPpercentageP
ofPthePgeneralPpopulation.
C NotPonlyPwouldPthePpercentagePofPAfrican-
AmericanPandPHispanicPnursesPneedPtoPincrease,PthePpercentagePofPwhitePnursesPw
ouldPhavePtoPdecreasePinPorderPtoPmorePaccuratelyPreflectPthePpopulationPasPaPwhol
e.
D ThePnonwhitePportionPofPthePgeneralPpopulationPisPnotPlikelyPtoPdecrease.


DIF:PCognitivePLevel:PComprehensionPREF:PMCS:P3

3. WhichPofPthePfollowingPisPaPcorrectPstatementPaboutPthePregisteredPnurseP(RN)Ppopulation?

a. ThePracial/ethnicPcompositionPofPRNsPcloselyPresemblesPthatPofPthePgeneralP
population.
b. ThePnumberPofPmenPenteringPnursingPhasPdecreasedPsteadilyPoverPthePlastPdecade.
c. ThePratePofPagingPofPRNsPhasPslowedPforPthePfirstPtimePinPthePpastP30Pyears.
d. ThePmajorityPofPemployedPRNsPworkingPfullPtimePmustPworkPaPsecondPposition.


ANS:PC

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A ThePracial/ethnicPcompositionPofPRNsPisPincreasing,PbutPdoesPnotPapproximateP
theirPpercentagePofPthePoverallPpopulation.
B ThePnumberPofPmenPenteringPnursingPisPincreasing.
C ThePaveragePagePofPRNsPinPbothP2004PandP2008PwasP46.PThisPisPaPresultPofPtheP
numbersPofPRNsPunderP30PinPthePworkforce.
D AccordingPtoP2008Pdata,PonlyP12%PofPnursesPworkingPfullPtimePholdP
secondPpositions.

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4. WhichPofPthePfollowingPbestPdescribesPtrendsPinPnursingPeducation?

a. NumbersPofPRNsPwithPbachelorsPandPhigherPdegreesParePincreasing.
b. NumbersPofPRNsPwithPassociatePdegreesParePdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
bornPnursesPpracticingPinPthePUnitedPStatesParePseenPasPlessPknowled
geablePbecausePofPtheirPlesserPeducationalPpreparation.
d. NumbersPofPRNsPwithPdiplomaPeducationsParePincreasing.


ANS:PA

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A SlightlyPoverP50%PofPRNsPeventuallyPobtainPtheirPbachelorsPofPsciencePinPnursingP
(BSN)PorPaPhigherPnursingPdegree.
B ThePmajorityPofPnursesPinPthisPcountryPgetPtheirPinitialPnursingPeducationPinP
associatePdegreePinPnursingP(ADN)Pprograms.
C Foreign-
bornPnursesPpracticingPinPthePUnitedPStatesPmayPbePviewedPasPlessPknowled
geablePbyPtheirPpeersPbecausePofPlanguagePandPculturalPdifferences.
D ThePnumbersPofPdiploma-educatedPnursesParePdeclining.


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5. DespitePthePvarietyPofPworkPsettingsPavailablePtoPthePRN,PdataPfromP2008PindicatePthatPtheP
primaryPworkPsitePforPRNsPis

a. ambulatoryPcarePsettings.
b. communityPhealthPsettings.
c. long-termPcarePfacilities.
d. acutePcarePhospitals.


ANS:PD

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