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Chapterg1.NursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmentgMULTIPL
EgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANS:gC
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegb
estganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasga
gfemale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelygr
eflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalg
programsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
.
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d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANS:gA
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgt
hangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentageg
ofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgw
ouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhole
.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralg
population.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANS:gC
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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategt
heirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthegn
umbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g3
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?
a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgaregseengasglessgknowled
geablegbecausegofgtheirglessergeducationalgpreparation.
d. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgdiplomageducationsgaregincreasing.
ANS:gA
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A Slightlygoverg50%gofgRNsgeventuallygobtaingtheirgbachelorsgofgsciencegingnursingg(
BSN)gorgaghighergnursinggdegree.
B Thegmajoritygofgnursesgingthisgcountryggetgtheirginitialgnursinggeducationginga
ssociategdegreegingnursingg(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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Chapterg1.NursinggingToday’sgEvolvinggHealthgCaregEnvironmentgMULTIPL
EgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale-
dominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANS:gC
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgthegb
estganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseengasga
gfemale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratelygr
eflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducationalg
programsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
.
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d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANS:gA
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogramsgt
hangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercentageg
ofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnursesgw
ouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwhole
.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggeneralg
population.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANS:gC
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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximategt
heirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthegn
umbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gKnowledgegREF:gMCS:g3
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgtrendsgingnursinggeducation?
a. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgbachelorsgandghighergdegreesgaregincreasing.
b. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgassociategdegreesgaregdecreasing.
c. Foreign-
borngnursesgpracticinggingthegUnitedgStatesgaregseengasglessgknowled
geablegbecausegofgtheirglessergeducationalgpreparation.
d. NumbersgofgRNsgwithgdiplomageducationsgaregincreasing.
ANS:gA
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A Slightlygoverg50%gofgRNsgeventuallygobtaingtheirgbachelorsgofgsciencegingnursingg(
BSN)gorgaghighergnursinggdegree.
B Thegmajoritygofgnursesgingthisgcountryggetgtheirginitialgnursinggeducationginga
ssociategdegreegingnursingg(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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