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ChapterQ1.NursingQinQToday’sQEvolvingQHealthQCareQEnvironmentQMULTI

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1. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQcouldQeventuallyQchangeQtheQhistoricalQstatusQofQnursingQasQaQfemale-
dominatedQprofession?


a. MoreQmenQgraduatingQfromQbaccalaureateQandQhigherQdegreeQprograms
b. TheQproportionQofQmenQinQnursingQbeginningQtoQincrease
c. MoreQmaleQgraduatesQofQbasicQnursingQprogramsQenteringQtheQworkplace
d. SalaryQcompensationQincreasingQtoQattractQmoreQmen


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A MoreQmenQgraduatingQfromQbaccalaureateQandQhigherQdegreeQprogramsQisQnotQtheQbe
stQanswerQbecauseQassociateQdegreeQprogramsQproduceQtheQmostQnewQgraduates.
B TheQpercentageQofQmenQinQnursingQhasQincreasedQ50%QsinceQ2000.
C TheQmoreQmenQwhoQenterQtheQworkplaceQasQnurses,QtheQlessQnursingQwillQbeQseenQas
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female-dominatedQprofession.
D SalaryQratesQdoQnotQappearQtoQrelateQtoQtheQrecruitmentQofQmenQintoQnursing.


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2. TheQracialQandQethnicQcompositionQofQtheQnursingQprofessionQwillQchangeQtoQmoreQaccurate
lyQreflectQtheQpopulationQasQaQwholeQwhen


a. TheQincreasedQnumbersQofQracialQandQethnicQminoritiesQenrolledQinQeducationalQprogra
msQgraduateQandQbeginQtoQpractice.
b. TheQnumberQofQAsiansQorQNativeQHawaiian-PacificQIslandersQbeginsQtoQincrease.
c. TheQpercentageQofQAfrican-
AmericanQandQHispanicQnursesQdecreasesQmoreQthanQtheQpercentageQofQwhiteQnurs
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d. TheQnonwhiteQportionQofQtheQgeneralQpopulationQdecreases.


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A AQlargerQpercentageQofQminoritiesQareQenrolledQinQnursingQeducationalQprogramsQtha
nQpreviously.
B AsiansQandQNativeQHawaiian-
PacificQIslandersQareQoverQrepresentedQinQnursingQcomparedQtoQtheirQpercentag
eQofQtheQgeneralQpopulation.
CQNotQonlyQwouldQtheQpercentageQofQAfrican-
AmericanQandQHispanicQnursesQneedQtoQincrease,QtheQpercentageQofQwhiteQnursesQ
wouldQhaveQtoQdecreaseQinQorderQtoQmoreQaccuratelyQreflectQtheQpopulationQasQaQw
hole.
DQTheQnonwhiteQportionQofQtheQgeneralQpopulationQisQnotQlikelyQtoQdecrease.


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3. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQaQcorrectQstatementQaboutQtheQregisteredQnurseQ(RN)Qpopulation?

a. TheQracial/ethnicQcompositionQofQRNsQcloselyQresemblesQthatQofQtheQgeneralQpopulation.
b. TheQnumberQofQmenQenteringQnursingQhasQdecreasedQsteadilyQoverQtheQlastQdecade.
c. TheQrateQofQagingQofQRNsQhasQslowedQforQtheQfirstQtimeQinQtheQpastQ30Qyears.
d. TheQmajorityQofQemployedQRNsQworkingQfullQtimeQmustQworkQaQsecondQposition.


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A TheQracial/ethnicQcompositionQofQRNsQisQincreasing,QbutQdoesQnotQapproximateQthe
irQpercentageQofQtheQoverallQpopulation.
B TheQnumberQofQmenQenteringQnursingQisQincreasing.
C TheQaverageQageQofQRNsQinQbothQ2004QandQ2008QwasQ46.QThisQisQaQresultQofQt
heQnumbersQofQRNsQunderQ30QinQtheQworkforce.
D AccordingQtoQ2008Qdata,QonlyQ12%QofQnursesQworkingQfullQtimeQholdQseco
ndQpositions.

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4. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQbestQdescribesQtrendsQinQnursingQeducation?

a. NumbersQofQRNsQwithQbachelorsQandQhigherQdegreesQareQincreasing.
b. NumbersQofQRNsQwithQassociateQdegreesQareQdecreasing.

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bornQnursesQpracticingQinQtheQUnitedQStatesQareQseenQasQlessQknowledgeableQbecauseQofQthei
rQlesserQeducationalQpreparation.
d. NumbersQofQRNsQwithQdiplomaQeducationsQareQincreasing.


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A SlightlyQoverQ50%QofQRNsQeventuallyQobtainQtheirQbachelorsQofQscienceQinQnursingQ(BS
N)QorQaQhigherQnursingQdegree.
B TheQmajorityQofQnursesQinQthisQcountryQgetQtheirQinitialQnursingQeducationQinQassocia
teQdegreeQinQnursingQ(ADN)Qprograms.
C Foreign-
bornQnursesQpracticingQinQtheQUnitedQStatesQmayQbeQviewedQasQlessQknowle
dgeableQbyQtheirQpeersQbecauseQofQlanguageQandQculturalQdifferences.
D TheQnumbersQofQdiploma-educatedQnursesQareQdeclining.


DIF:QCognitiveQLevel:QKnowledgeQREF:QMCS:Q4

5. DespiteQtheQvarietyQofQworkQsettingsQavailableQtoQtheQRN,QdataQfromQ2008QindicateQthatQt
heQprimaryQworkQsiteQforQRNsQis


a. ambulatoryQcareQsettings.
b. communityQhealthQsettings.
c. long-termQcareQfacilities.
d. acuteQcareQhospitals.


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AQAmbulatoryQcareQsettingsQaccountQforQaboutQ10.5%QofQRNsQplacesQofQemployme
nt.QBQPublicQhealthQandQcommunityQhealthQsettingsQaccountQforQ7.8%QofQemployedQ
RNs.QCQ Long-termQcareQfacilitiesQaccountQforQ5.3%QofQRNsQplacesQofQemployment.
DQ StatisticsQshowQthatQ62.2%QofQRNsQworkQinQacuteQcareQhospitals.


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6. OneQimportantQadvantageQofQclinicalQladderQprogramsQforQhospital-basedQRNsQisQthatQthey