The demographics of the twenty-first century nursing population indicate that:
a. individuals entering nursing are second-degree students who average 45 years of age.
b. more white nurses enter and obtain graduate degrees than any other ethnic group.
c. the highest level of nursing education for most RNs is an associate degree.
d. the majority of nurses practice in hospitals.
ANS: D
Correct: Fifty-six percent of nurses practice in hospitals.
Incorrect:
a. There is an influx of new graduates less than age 30, which has slowed the aging of the profession.
b. More African-Americans are entering graduate school.
c. The highest level of nursing education is most often the baccalaureate degree.
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