2. Which of the following definitions of future focuses on what may occur based on current trends that may be combined to describe a range of potential futures?
A) Preferable future
B) Probable future
C) Plausible future
D) Possible future
Question 2A nurse prefers to view the future in the present, making a point to dream about what the future will bring. Which of the following terms describes the definition that proposes the desired state for the future?
A) Preferable future
B) Probable future
C) Plausible future
D) Possible future
Question 3A grandfather who is in the hospital has his grandchildren come to see him for visiting hours because he misses them so much. He believes that with his health deteriorating, he may not see them again if something happens.
What is the term that best represents the definition of what most likely will happen with the future being primarily a mirror to the present with little or no actual change.
A) Preferable future
B) Probable future
C) Plausible future
D) Possible future
Question 4A nursing instructor is hired in a community-college setting with her BSN degree. She is required to finish her master's degree within the first year of employment in order to continue teaching at the college.
Once employed, instructors closely follow a tenure-track program with specific criteria for advancement. What type of career path is this scenario defining?
A) Circular career path
B) Noncircular career path
C) Linear career path
D) Nonlinear career path
Question 5When looking at the future of nursing, a group of nursing students believes they will have long-term employment due to the health care field always expanding.
Several other students don't look too far into the future and consider all potential things that may occur including the wildest idea imaginable. What term refers to the latter group's view of the future?
A) Preferable future
B) Probable future
C) Plausible future
D) Possible future
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