TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 1
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0th Edition by Lucy Hood
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l Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 l The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichloflthelfollowinglcouldleventuallylchangelthelhistoricallstatusloflnursinglaslalfemale-
ldominatedlprofession?
a. Morelmenlgraduatinglfromlbaccalaureatelandlhigherldegreelprograms
b. Thelproportionloflmenlinlnursinglbeginningltolincrease
c. Morelmalelgraduatesloflbasiclnursinglprogramslenteringlthelworkplace
d. Salarylcompensationlincreasingltolattractlmorelmen
ANSWER:lC
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A Morelmenlgraduatinglfromlbaccalaureatelandlhigherldegreelprogramslislnotlthelb
estlanswerlbecauselassociateldegreelprogramslproducelthelmostlnewlgraduates.
B Thelpercentageloflmenlinlnursinglhaslincreasedl50%lsincel2000.
C Thelmorelmenlwholenterlthelworkplacelaslnurses,lthellesslnursinglwilllbelseenlaslalf
emale-dominatedlprofession.
D Salarylratesldolnotlappearltolrelateltolthelrecruitmentloflmenlintolnursing.
DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:lMCS:l2
2. Thelraciallandlethniclcompositionloflthelnursinglprofessionlwilllchangeltolmorelaccuratelylre
flectlthelpopulationlaslalwholelwhen
a. thelincreasedlnumbersloflraciallandlethniclminoritieslenrolledlinleducationallp
rogramslgraduatelandlbeginltolpractice.
b. thelnumberloflAsianslorlNativelHawaiian-PacificlIslanderslbeginsltolincrease.
c. thelpercentageloflAfrican-
AmericanlandlHispaniclnursesldecreaseslmorelthanlthelpercentageloflwhitelnurses.
, d. thelnonwhitelportionloflthelgenerallpopulationldecreases.
ANSWER:lA
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A Allargerlpercentageloflminoritieslarelenrolledlinlnursingleducationallprogramslt
hanlpreviously.
B AsianslandlNativelHawaiian-
PacificlIslanderslareloverlrepresentedlinlnursinglcomparedltoltheirlpercentagel
oflthelgenerallpopulation.
C NotlonlylwouldlthelpercentageloflAfrican-
AmericanlandlHispaniclnurseslneedltolincrease,lthelpercentageloflwhitelnurseslwo
uldlhaveltoldecreaselinlorderltolmorelaccuratelylreflectlthelpopulationlaslalwhole.
D Thelnonwhitelportionloflthelgenerallpopulationlislnotllikelyltoldecrease.
DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:lMCS:l3
3. Whichloflthelfollowinglislalcorrectlstatementlaboutlthelregisteredlnursel(RN)lpopulation?
a. Thelracial/ethniclcompositionloflRNslcloselylresembleslthatloflthelgenerallp
opulation.
b. Thelnumberloflmenlenteringlnursinglhasldecreasedlsteadilyloverlthellastldecade.
c. ThelrateloflagingloflRNslhaslslowedlforlthelfirstltimelinlthelpastl30lyears.
d. ThelmajorityloflemployedlRNslworkinglfullltimelmustlworklalsecondlposition.
ANSWER:lC
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A Thelracial/ethniclcompositionloflRNslislincreasing,lbutldoeslnotlapproximatelt
heirlpercentagelofltheloveralllpopulation.
B Thelnumberloflmenlenteringlnursinglislincreasing.
C ThelaveragelageloflRNslinlbothl2004landl2008lwasl46.lThislislalresultloflthelnu
mbersloflRNslunderl30linlthelworkforce.
D Accordingltol2008ldata,lonlyl12%loflnurseslworkinglfullltimelholdlsecondlp
ositions.
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0th Edition by Lucy Hood
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l Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 l The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichloflthelfollowinglcouldleventuallylchangelthelhistoricallstatusloflnursinglaslalfemale-
ldominatedlprofession?
a. Morelmenlgraduatinglfromlbaccalaureatelandlhigherldegreelprograms
b. Thelproportionloflmenlinlnursinglbeginningltolincrease
c. Morelmalelgraduatesloflbasiclnursinglprogramslenteringlthelworkplace
d. Salarylcompensationlincreasingltolattractlmorelmen
ANSWER:lC
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A Morelmenlgraduatinglfromlbaccalaureatelandlhigherldegreelprogramslislnotlthelb
estlanswerlbecauselassociateldegreelprogramslproducelthelmostlnewlgraduates.
B Thelpercentageloflmenlinlnursinglhaslincreasedl50%lsincel2000.
C Thelmorelmenlwholenterlthelworkplacelaslnurses,lthellesslnursinglwilllbelseenlaslalf
emale-dominatedlprofession.
D Salarylratesldolnotlappearltolrelateltolthelrecruitmentloflmenlintolnursing.
DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:lMCS:l2
2. Thelraciallandlethniclcompositionloflthelnursinglprofessionlwilllchangeltolmorelaccuratelylre
flectlthelpopulationlaslalwholelwhen
a. thelincreasedlnumbersloflraciallandlethniclminoritieslenrolledlinleducationallp
rogramslgraduatelandlbeginltolpractice.
b. thelnumberloflAsianslorlNativelHawaiian-PacificlIslanderslbeginsltolincrease.
c. thelpercentageloflAfrican-
AmericanlandlHispaniclnursesldecreaseslmorelthanlthelpercentageloflwhitelnurses.
, d. thelnonwhitelportionloflthelgenerallpopulationldecreases.
ANSWER:lA
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A Allargerlpercentageloflminoritieslarelenrolledlinlnursingleducationallprogramslt
hanlpreviously.
B AsianslandlNativelHawaiian-
PacificlIslanderslareloverlrepresentedlinlnursinglcomparedltoltheirlpercentagel
oflthelgenerallpopulation.
C NotlonlylwouldlthelpercentageloflAfrican-
AmericanlandlHispaniclnurseslneedltolincrease,lthelpercentageloflwhitelnurseslwo
uldlhaveltoldecreaselinlorderltolmorelaccuratelylreflectlthelpopulationlaslalwhole.
D Thelnonwhitelportionloflthelgenerallpopulationlislnotllikelyltoldecrease.
DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:lMCS:l3
3. Whichloflthelfollowinglislalcorrectlstatementlaboutlthelregisteredlnursel(RN)lpopulation?
a. Thelracial/ethniclcompositionloflRNslcloselylresembleslthatloflthelgenerallp
opulation.
b. Thelnumberloflmenlenteringlnursinglhasldecreasedlsteadilyloverlthellastldecade.
c. ThelrateloflagingloflRNslhaslslowedlforlthelfirstltimelinlthelpastl30lyears.
d. ThelmajorityloflemployedlRNslworkinglfullltimelmustlworklalsecondlposition.
ANSWER:lC
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A Thelracial/ethniclcompositionloflRNslislincreasing,lbutldoeslnotlapproximatelt
heirlpercentagelofltheloveralllpopulation.
B Thelnumberloflmenlenteringlnursinglislincreasing.
C ThelaveragelageloflRNslinlbothl2004landl2008lwasl46.lThislislalresultloflthelnu
mbersloflRNslunderl30linlthelworkforce.
D Accordingltol2008ldata,lonlyl12%loflnurseslworkinglfullltimelholdlsecondlp
ositions.
