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Exam 1 Transition To Professional
Nursing 2026|2027- Actual
Questions And Answers
What are internal causes of nursing shortages? - correct-answer -salary issues
long hours
increased responsibility for unlicensed workers
significant responsibility with little authority
What are external causes of nursing shortages? - correct-answer -changes in
demand for nursing services
the increasing age of the American populations
greater acuity (degree of illness) of hospitalized individuals
public perceptions of nursing as a profession
ever-widening career options for women
1961-1982 - correct-answer -Social Security Act —> Medicaid/Medicare —> +
Nursing opportunities
Era of specialty/Clinical specializations
NP emergence
hospitals as preferred care and work setting
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Vietnam War - PTSD among nurses and soldiers
1945-1969 - correct-answer -Hills-Burton Act: Construct hospitals —> + facilities
—> poor working conditions—> Nursing strikes
Team Nursing Introduced (Group of Nurses care for group of Patients)
ADN programs introduced (response to shortage)
Military Nurses given officer commissions
Nursing Segregation Ended
Med allowed to enter
What did Goldmark Report advocate for? - correct-answer -advocated for
establishment of schools of nursing associated with colleges and universities
encouraged establishment of rural programs in midwifery
evolution of nursing licensure for RN's and how that evolved, how it provided
regulation in the early days up to now - correct-answer -1900's —> Permissive
licensure laws (Can practice w/o registration, but not an "RN")
1920's —> Permissive License required state exams, but weren't Standardized
1930's —> NY 1st to mandate licensure
1950's —> NLN responsible for 1st nationwide State Boards
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1893 Chicago World's Fair - correct-answer -Isabel Hampton Robb, Lavinia Lloyd
Dock, Bedford Fenwick
protested the lack of uniformity of nursing schools
National League for Nursing, the American Society of Superintendents of Training
Schools for Nurses were formed to address issues in nursing education
precursor to ANA
A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the work force today.
Which statement by one of the student nurses indicates that the teaching has
been effective? - correct-answer -Older nurses are likely to remain in the
workforce because the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs
experienced by other professions.
- The increasing number of older nurses who are in the workforce is possibly due
to the recent economic downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates.
The nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs that other professions often
experience. In the past decade, the rate of aging nurses has decreased. The
average age of graduating nurses from all nursing programs is 31 years old. One-
third of the current workforce is older than 50 years of age.
The nurse manager has hired a nurse from another country. What action should
the nurse manager take, in order to make the new nurse's transition easier? -
correct-answer -Educate the current staff about the new nurse's background.
-Foreign educated nurses often face many challenges when they join the
workforce in the United States. Peers may not see them as knowledgeable, and
often devalue them. The nurse manager should educate the current staff about
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the new nurse, even allowing the new nurse to discuss the country of origin. The
nurse manager should strive to make the nurse's transition smooth, by selecting a
great preceptor and ensuring the proper amount of training. Immediately
encouraging the new nurse to pursue more education may be overwhelming, and
giving the new nurse as assignment right away would not be appropriate.
An international nurse recruiter is looking at factors that would push nurses to
seek employment in another country. What should the recruiter expect to push
nurses towards migration? - correct-answer -Poor working conditions
- Factors that push nurses to seek employment in other countries include: poor
working conditions, poor compensation, political instability and lack of
opportunities for career development. Personal safety, professional incentives and
better quality of life are factors that pull nurses emigrate.
What action should the nurse recruiter take to successfully recruit (pull) a nurse
from a foreign country? - correct-answer -Offer personal incentives such as
increased pay.
- Factors that pull nurses to emigrate include: personal incentives such as better
pay, safer working conditions and career development. Factors that push nurses to
seek employment in other countries include poor working conditions, poor
compensation, political instability and lack of opportunities for career
development.
Exam 1 Transition To Professional
Nursing 2026|2027- Actual
Questions And Answers
What are internal causes of nursing shortages? - correct-answer -salary issues
long hours
increased responsibility for unlicensed workers
significant responsibility with little authority
What are external causes of nursing shortages? - correct-answer -changes in
demand for nursing services
the increasing age of the American populations
greater acuity (degree of illness) of hospitalized individuals
public perceptions of nursing as a profession
ever-widening career options for women
1961-1982 - correct-answer -Social Security Act —> Medicaid/Medicare —> +
Nursing opportunities
Era of specialty/Clinical specializations
NP emergence
hospitals as preferred care and work setting
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Vietnam War - PTSD among nurses and soldiers
1945-1969 - correct-answer -Hills-Burton Act: Construct hospitals —> + facilities
—> poor working conditions—> Nursing strikes
Team Nursing Introduced (Group of Nurses care for group of Patients)
ADN programs introduced (response to shortage)
Military Nurses given officer commissions
Nursing Segregation Ended
Med allowed to enter
What did Goldmark Report advocate for? - correct-answer -advocated for
establishment of schools of nursing associated with colleges and universities
encouraged establishment of rural programs in midwifery
evolution of nursing licensure for RN's and how that evolved, how it provided
regulation in the early days up to now - correct-answer -1900's —> Permissive
licensure laws (Can practice w/o registration, but not an "RN")
1920's —> Permissive License required state exams, but weren't Standardized
1930's —> NY 1st to mandate licensure
1950's —> NLN responsible for 1st nationwide State Boards
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1893 Chicago World's Fair - correct-answer -Isabel Hampton Robb, Lavinia Lloyd
Dock, Bedford Fenwick
protested the lack of uniformity of nursing schools
National League for Nursing, the American Society of Superintendents of Training
Schools for Nurses were formed to address issues in nursing education
precursor to ANA
A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the work force today.
Which statement by one of the student nurses indicates that the teaching has
been effective? - correct-answer -Older nurses are likely to remain in the
workforce because the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs
experienced by other professions.
- The increasing number of older nurses who are in the workforce is possibly due
to the recent economic downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates.
The nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs that other professions often
experience. In the past decade, the rate of aging nurses has decreased. The
average age of graduating nurses from all nursing programs is 31 years old. One-
third of the current workforce is older than 50 years of age.
The nurse manager has hired a nurse from another country. What action should
the nurse manager take, in order to make the new nurse's transition easier? -
correct-answer -Educate the current staff about the new nurse's background.
-Foreign educated nurses often face many challenges when they join the
workforce in the United States. Peers may not see them as knowledgeable, and
often devalue them. The nurse manager should educate the current staff about
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the new nurse, even allowing the new nurse to discuss the country of origin. The
nurse manager should strive to make the nurse's transition smooth, by selecting a
great preceptor and ensuring the proper amount of training. Immediately
encouraging the new nurse to pursue more education may be overwhelming, and
giving the new nurse as assignment right away would not be appropriate.
An international nurse recruiter is looking at factors that would push nurses to
seek employment in another country. What should the recruiter expect to push
nurses towards migration? - correct-answer -Poor working conditions
- Factors that push nurses to seek employment in other countries include: poor
working conditions, poor compensation, political instability and lack of
opportunities for career development. Personal safety, professional incentives and
better quality of life are factors that pull nurses emigrate.
What action should the nurse recruiter take to successfully recruit (pull) a nurse
from a foreign country? - correct-answer -Offer personal incentives such as
increased pay.
- Factors that pull nurses to emigrate include: personal incentives such as better
pay, safer working conditions and career development. Factors that push nurses to
seek employment in other countries include poor working conditions, poor
compensation, political instability and lack of opportunities for career
development.
