TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper‟s Professional Nursing
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9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 m The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichmof mthemfollowingmcould m eventuallymchangem themhistoricalmstatusmof mnursingmasm a mfe
mm ale-mdominated mprofession?
a. Morem menm graduatingm fromm baccalaureatem and m higherm degreem programs
b. Them proportionm of m menm inm nursingm beginningm tom increase
c. Morem malem graduatesm of m basicm nursingm programsm enteringm them workplace
d. Salarym compensationm increasingm tom attract m morem men
ANSWER:m C
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A Moremmen mgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemand mhighermdegreemprogramsmis mnot m
thembest manswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprograms mproducemthemmost mnew mgra
mduates.
B Them percentagem of m menm inm nursingm hasm increased m 50%m sincem 2000.
C Them morem menm whom enterm them workplace m as m nurses,m them lessm nursing m willm bem s
eemnmasmamfemale-dominated mprofession.
D Salarym ratesm dom not m appearm tom relatem tom them recruitment m of m menm intom nursing.
DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Comprehensionm REF:m MCS:m 2
2. Themracialmand methnicmcompositionmof mthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommorem accura
m telymreflect mthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. themincreased mnumbersmof mracialmand methnicmminoritiesmenrolled minmeducatio
mnalmprogramsmgraduatemand mbeginmtompractice.
b. them numberm of m Asiansm orm Nativem Hawaiian-Pacificm Islandersm beginsm tom increase.
c. them percentagem of m African-
Americanmand mHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemof mwhitemn
m urses.
, d. them nonwhitem portionm of m them generalm populationm decreases.
ANSWER:m A
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A Amlargermpercentagemof mminoritiesmaremenrolled minmnursing meducationalmprogra
mmsmthanmpreviously.
B Asiansm and m Nativem Hawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresented minmnursingmcompared mtomtheirmpercent
magemof mthemgeneralmpopulation.
C Not m onlym would m them percentagem of m African-
American m and m Hispanic m nursesm need m tom increase,m them percentage m of m whitem nur
semsm would m havem tom decreasem inm orderm tom morem accurately m reflect m them populati
onm asmamwhole.
D Them nonwhitem portionm of m them generalm populationm ism not m likelym tom decrease.
DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Comprehensionm REF:m MCS:m 3
3. Whichm of m them followingm ism am correct m statement m about m them registered m nursem (RN)m population?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmcloselym resembles mthat mof mthemgene
mralmpopulation.
b. Them numberm of m menm enteringm nursingm hasm decreased m steadilym overm them last m decade.
c. Them ratem of m agingm of m RNsm hasm slowed m form them first m timem inm them past m 30m years.
d. Them majoritym of m employed m RNsm workingm fullm timem must m workm am second m position.
ANSWER:m C
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmismincreasing,mbut mdoesmnot mapproxim
matemtheirmpercentagemof mthemoverallmpopulation.
B Them numberm of m menm enteringm nursingm ism increasing.
C Them averagem agem of m RNsm inm bothm 2004m and m 2008m wasm 46.m Thism ism am resul
t m omf mthem numbersm of m RNsm underm 30m inm them workforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mof mnursesmworkingmfullmtimemhold msec
mond mpositions.
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9th Edition by Lucy Hood
m m m m m
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
m m m m m
,
,Chapter 1 m The Professional Nurse
m m
1. Whichmof mthemfollowingmcould m eventuallymchangem themhistoricalmstatusmof mnursingmasm a mfe
mm ale-mdominated mprofession?
a. Morem menm graduatingm fromm baccalaureatem and m higherm degreem programs
b. Them proportionm of m menm inm nursingm beginningm tom increase
c. Morem malem graduatesm of m basicm nursingm programsm enteringm them workplace
d. Salarym compensationm increasingm tom attract m morem men
ANSWER:m C
Feedback
A Moremmen mgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemand mhighermdegreemprogramsmis mnot m
thembest manswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprograms mproducemthemmost mnew mgra
mduates.
B Them percentagem of m menm inm nursingm hasm increased m 50%m sincem 2000.
C Them morem menm whom enterm them workplace m as m nurses,m them lessm nursing m willm bem s
eemnmasmamfemale-dominated mprofession.
D Salarym ratesm dom not m appearm tom relatem tom them recruitment m of m menm intom nursing.
DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Comprehensionm REF:m MCS:m 2
2. Themracialmand methnicmcompositionmof mthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommorem accura
m telymreflect mthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. themincreased mnumbersmof mracialmand methnicmminoritiesmenrolled minmeducatio
mnalmprogramsmgraduatemand mbeginmtompractice.
b. them numberm of m Asiansm orm Nativem Hawaiian-Pacificm Islandersm beginsm tom increase.
c. them percentagem of m African-
Americanmand mHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemof mwhitemn
m urses.
, d. them nonwhitem portionm of m them generalm populationm decreases.
ANSWER:m A
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A Amlargermpercentagemof mminoritiesmaremenrolled minmnursing meducationalmprogra
mmsmthanmpreviously.
B Asiansm and m Nativem Hawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresented minmnursingmcompared mtomtheirmpercent
magemof mthemgeneralmpopulation.
C Not m onlym would m them percentagem of m African-
American m and m Hispanic m nursesm need m tom increase,m them percentage m of m whitem nur
semsm would m havem tom decreasem inm orderm tom morem accurately m reflect m them populati
onm asmamwhole.
D Them nonwhitem portionm of m them generalm populationm ism not m likelym tom decrease.
DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Comprehensionm REF:m MCS:m 3
3. Whichm of m them followingm ism am correct m statement m about m them registered m nursem (RN)m population?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmcloselym resembles mthat mof mthemgene
mralmpopulation.
b. Them numberm of m menm enteringm nursingm hasm decreased m steadilym overm them last m decade.
c. Them ratem of m agingm of m RNsm hasm slowed m form them first m timem inm them past m 30m years.
d. Them majoritym of m employed m RNsm workingm fullm timem must m workm am second m position.
ANSWER:m C
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmof mRNsmismincreasing,mbut mdoesmnot mapproxim
matemtheirmpercentagemof mthemoverallmpopulation.
B Them numberm of m menm enteringm nursingm ism increasing.
C Them averagem agem of m RNsm inm bothm 2004m and m 2008m wasm 46.m Thism ism am resul
t m omf mthem numbersm of m RNsm underm 30m inm them workforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mof mnursesmworkingmfullmtimemhold msec
mond mpositions.
