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dition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 j The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjcouldjeventuallyjchangejthejhistoricaljstatusjofjnursingjasjajfemale-
jdominatedjprofession?
a. Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprograms
b. Thejproportionjofjmenjinjnursingjbeginningjtojincrease
c. Morejmalejgraduatesjofjbasicjnursingjprogramsjenteringjthejworkplace
d. Salaryjcompensationjincreasingjtojattractjmorejmen
ANSWER:jC
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A Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprogramsjisjnotjthe
jbestjanswerjbecausejassociatejdegreejprogramsjproducejthejmostjnewjgraduate
s.
B Thejpercentagejofjmenjinjnursingjhasjincreasedj50%jsincej2000.
C Thejmorejmenjwhojenterjthejworkplacejasjnurses,jthejlessjnursingjwilljbejseenjasj
ajfemale-dominatedjprofession.
D Salaryjratesjdojnotjappearjtojrelatejtojthejrecruitmentjofjmenjintojnursing.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j2
2. Thejracialjandjethnicjcompositionjofjthejnursingjprofessionjwilljchangejtojmorejaccuratelyjr
eflectjthejpopulationjasjajwholejwhen
a. thejincreasedjnumbersjofjracialjandjethnicjminoritiesjenrolledjinjeducationalj
programsjgraduatejandjbeginjtojpractice.
b. thejnumberjofjAsiansjorjNativejHawaiian-PacificjIslandersjbeginsjtojincrease.
c. thejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjdecreasesjmorejthanjthejpercentagejofjwhitejnurs
es.
, d. thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
ANSWER:jA
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsj
thanjpreviously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentag
ejofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
C NotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjw
ouldjhavejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwho
le.
D Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneralj
population.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejt
heirjpercentagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnu
mbersjofjRNsjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjp
ositions.
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dition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
j j j j j
,
,Chapter 1 j The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjcouldjeventuallyjchangejthejhistoricaljstatusjofjnursingjasjajfemale-
jdominatedjprofession?
a. Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprograms
b. Thejproportionjofjmenjinjnursingjbeginningjtojincrease
c. Morejmalejgraduatesjofjbasicjnursingjprogramsjenteringjthejworkplace
d. Salaryjcompensationjincreasingjtojattractjmorejmen
ANSWER:jC
Feedback
A Morejmenjgraduatingjfromjbaccalaureatejandjhigherjdegreejprogramsjisjnotjthe
jbestjanswerjbecausejassociatejdegreejprogramsjproducejthejmostjnewjgraduate
s.
B Thejpercentagejofjmenjinjnursingjhasjincreasedj50%jsincej2000.
C Thejmorejmenjwhojenterjthejworkplacejasjnurses,jthejlessjnursingjwilljbejseenjasj
ajfemale-dominatedjprofession.
D Salaryjratesjdojnotjappearjtojrelatejtojthejrecruitmentjofjmenjintojnursing.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j2
2. Thejracialjandjethnicjcompositionjofjthejnursingjprofessionjwilljchangejtojmorejaccuratelyjr
eflectjthejpopulationjasjajwholejwhen
a. thejincreasedjnumbersjofjracialjandjethnicjminoritiesjenrolledjinjeducationalj
programsjgraduatejandjbeginjtojpractice.
b. thejnumberjofjAsiansjorjNativejHawaiian-PacificjIslandersjbeginsjtojincrease.
c. thejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjdecreasesjmorejthanjthejpercentagejofjwhitejnurs
es.
, d. thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
ANSWER:jA
Feedback
A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsj
thanjpreviously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentag
ejofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
C NotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjw
ouldjhavejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwho
le.
D Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneralj
population.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
ANSWER:jC
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejt
heirjpercentagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnu
mbersjofjRNsjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjp
ositions.
