TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper‟s Professional Nursing
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10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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b Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter1 TheProfessionalNurse
1. WhichbofbthebfollowingIcouldbeventuallychangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingIasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?
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a. MorebmenbgraduatingbfromIbaccalaureateIandbhigherIdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. MorebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicInursingbprogramsbenteringIthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANSWER:bC
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A MorebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisInotbthebbebs
tbanswerbbecausebassociateIdegreebprogramsbproducebtheImostbnewbgraduates.
B ThebpercentagebofbmenIinbnursingbhasIincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C ThebmoreImenbwhobenterbtheIworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasbabfbe
male-dominatedbprofession.
D SalaryratesbdoInotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. TheIracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingIprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybrefbl
ectbthebpopulationbasbaIwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducationalbprbo
gramsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. theInumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhiteInurses.
, d. theInonwhitebportionIofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANSWER:bA
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A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbareenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbthba
nbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentagebobfb
thebgeneralbpopulation.
C NotbonlywouldIthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicInursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhiteInursesbwobu
ldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbtheIpopulationbasbabwhole.
D ThebnonwhitebportionIofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelytobdecrease.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselyresemblesbthatbofbtheIgeneralbpb
opulation.
b. TheInumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingIhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheIlastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforItheIfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. TheImajorityofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkIabsecondbposition.
ANSWER:bC
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A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebthbe
irbpercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B ThebnumberbofbmenbenteringInursingIisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebageIofbRNsbinIbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbtheInub
mbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingfullbtimebholdbsecondbpobs
itions.
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10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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b Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
b b b b
,
,Chapter1 TheProfessionalNurse
1. WhichbofbthebfollowingIcouldbeventuallychangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingIasbabfemale-
dominatedbprofession?
b
a. MorebmenbgraduatingbfromIbaccalaureateIandbhigherIdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. MorebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicInursingbprogramsbenteringIthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANSWER:bC
Feedback
A MorebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisInotbthebbebs
tbanswerbbecausebassociateIdegreebprogramsbproducebtheImostbnewbgraduates.
B ThebpercentagebofbmenIinbnursingbhasIincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C ThebmoreImenbwhobenterbtheIworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenbasbabfbe
male-dominatedbprofession.
D SalaryratesbdoInotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. TheIracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingIprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccuratelybrefbl
ectbthebpopulationbasbaIwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducationalbprbo
gramsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. theInumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhiteInurses.
, d. theInonwhitebportionIofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANSWER:bA
Feedback
A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbareenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogramsbthba
nbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercentagebobfb
thebgeneralbpopulation.
C NotbonlywouldIthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicInursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhiteInursesbwobu
ldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbtheIpopulationbasbabwhole.
D ThebnonwhitebportionIofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelytobdecrease.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselyresemblesbthatbofbtheIgeneralbpb
opulation.
b. TheInumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingIhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheIlastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforItheIfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. TheImajorityofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkIabsecondbposition.
ANSWER:bC
Feedback
A Thebracial/ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebthbe
irbpercentagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B ThebnumberbofbmenbenteringInursingIisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebageIofbRNsbinIbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbtheInub
mbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingfullbtimebholdbsecondbpobs
itions.
