TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
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9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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m Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 m The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmeventuallymchangemthemhistoricalmstatusmofmnursingmasmamfema
le-mdominatedmprofession?
a. Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprograms
b. Themproportionmofmmenminmnursingmbeginningmtomincrease
c. Moremmalemgraduatesmofmbasicmnursingmprogramsmenteringmthemworkplace
d. Salarymcompensationmincreasingmtomattractmmoremmen
ANSWER:mC
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A Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprogramsmismnotmt
hembestmanswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprogramsmproducemthemmostmnewmgrad
uates.
B Thempercentagemofmmenminmnursingmhasmincreasedm50%msincem2000.
C Themmoremmenmwhomentermthemworkplacemasmnurses,mthemlessmnursingmwillmbemseen
masmamfemale-dominatedmprofession.
D Salarymratesmdomnotmappearmtomrelatemtomthemrecruitmentmofmmenmintomnursing.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m2
2. Themracialmandmethnicmcompositionmofmthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommoremaccurate
lymreflectmthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. themincreasedmnumbersmofmracialmandmethnicmminoritiesmenrolledminmeducation
almprogramsmgraduatemandmbeginmtompractice.
b. themnumbermofmAsiansmormNativemHawaiian-PacificmIslandersmbeginsmtomincrease.
c. thempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemofmwhitemnur
ses.
, d. themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmdecreases.
ANSWER:mA
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A Amlargermpercentagemofmminoritiesmaremenrolledminmnursingmeducationalmprogra
msmthanmpreviously.
B AsiansmandmNativemHawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresentedminmnursingmcomparedmtomtheirmpercenta
gemofmthemgeneralmpopulation.
C NotmonlymwouldmthempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmneedmtomincrease,mthempercentagemofmwhitemnurses
mwouldmhavemtomdecreaseminmordermtommoremaccuratelymreflectmthempopulationmasma
mwhole.
D Themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmismnotmlikelymtomdecrease.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m3
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismamcorrectmstatementmaboutmthemregisteredmnursem(RN)mpopulation?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmcloselymresemblesmthatmofmthemgener
almpopulation.
b. Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmhasmdecreasedmsteadilymovermthemlastmdecade.
c. ThemratemofmagingmofmRNsmhasmslowedmformthemfirstmtimeminmthempastm30myears.
d. ThemmajoritymofmemployedmRNsmworkingmfullmtimemmustmworkmamsecondmposition.
ANSWER:mC
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmismincreasing,mbutmdoesmnotmapproxima
temtheirmpercentagemofmthemoverallmpopulation.
B Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmismincreasing.
C ThemaveragemagemofmRNsminmbothm2004mandm2008mwasm46.mThismismamresultmofm
themnumbersmofmRNsmunderm30minmthemworkforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mofmnursesmworkingmfullmtimemholdmseco
ndmpositions.
m m m m m m m m
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
m m m m m
m Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
m m m m m
,
,Chapter 1 m The Professional Nurse
m m
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmeventuallymchangemthemhistoricalmstatusmofmnursingmasmamfema
le-mdominatedmprofession?
a. Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprograms
b. Themproportionmofmmenminmnursingmbeginningmtomincrease
c. Moremmalemgraduatesmofmbasicmnursingmprogramsmenteringmthemworkplace
d. Salarymcompensationmincreasingmtomattractmmoremmen
ANSWER:mC
Feedback
A Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprogramsmismnotmt
hembestmanswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprogramsmproducemthemmostmnewmgrad
uates.
B Thempercentagemofmmenminmnursingmhasmincreasedm50%msincem2000.
C Themmoremmenmwhomentermthemworkplacemasmnurses,mthemlessmnursingmwillmbemseen
masmamfemale-dominatedmprofession.
D Salarymratesmdomnotmappearmtomrelatemtomthemrecruitmentmofmmenmintomnursing.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m2
2. Themracialmandmethnicmcompositionmofmthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommoremaccurate
lymreflectmthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. themincreasedmnumbersmofmracialmandmethnicmminoritiesmenrolledminmeducation
almprogramsmgraduatemandmbeginmtompractice.
b. themnumbermofmAsiansmormNativemHawaiian-PacificmIslandersmbeginsmtomincrease.
c. thempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemofmwhitemnur
ses.
, d. themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmdecreases.
ANSWER:mA
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A Amlargermpercentagemofmminoritiesmaremenrolledminmnursingmeducationalmprogra
msmthanmpreviously.
B AsiansmandmNativemHawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresentedminmnursingmcomparedmtomtheirmpercenta
gemofmthemgeneralmpopulation.
C NotmonlymwouldmthempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmneedmtomincrease,mthempercentagemofmwhitemnurses
mwouldmhavemtomdecreaseminmordermtommoremaccuratelymreflectmthempopulationmasma
mwhole.
D Themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmismnotmlikelymtomdecrease.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m3
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismamcorrectmstatementmaboutmthemregisteredmnursem(RN)mpopulation?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmcloselymresemblesmthatmofmthemgener
almpopulation.
b. Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmhasmdecreasedmsteadilymovermthemlastmdecade.
c. ThemratemofmagingmofmRNsmhasmslowedmformthemfirstmtimeminmthempastm30myears.
d. ThemmajoritymofmemployedmRNsmworkingmfullmtimemmustmworkmamsecondmposition.
ANSWER:mC
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmismincreasing,mbutmdoesmnotmapproxima
temtheirmpercentagemofmthemoverallmpopulation.
B Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmismincreasing.
C ThemaveragemagemofmRNsminmbothm2004mandm2008mwasm46.mThismismamresultmofm
themnumbersmofmRNsmunderm30minmthemworkforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mofmnursesmworkingmfullmtimemholdmseco
ndmpositions.
