TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a
female- dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANSWER: C
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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not
the best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
as a female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in
educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than
the percentage of white nurses.
, d. thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
ANSWER:jA
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsjth
anjpreviously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentagej
ofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
C NotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjwo
uldjhavejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwhole.
D Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneraljpo
pulation.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
ANSWER:jC
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A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejth
eirjpercentagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnum
bersjofjRNsjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjposi
tions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a
female- dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANSWER: C
Feedback
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not
the best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
as a female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in
educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than
the percentage of white nurses.
, d. thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjdecreases.
ANSWER:jA
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A Ajlargerjpercentagejofjminoritiesjarejenrolledjinjnursingjeducationaljprogramsjth
anjpreviously.
B AsiansjandjNativejHawaiian-
PacificjIslandersjarejoverjrepresentedjinjnursingjcomparedjtojtheirjpercentagej
ofjthejgeneraljpopulation.
C NotjonlyjwouldjthejpercentagejofjAfrican-
AmericanjandjHispanicjnursesjneedjtojincrease,jthejpercentagejofjwhitejnursesjwo
uldjhavejtojdecreasejinjorderjtojmorejaccuratelyjreflectjthejpopulationjasjajwhole.
D Thejnonwhitejportionjofjthejgeneraljpopulationjisjnotjlikelyjtojdecrease.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jMCS:j3
3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjstatementjaboutjthejregisteredjnursej(RN)jpopulation?
a. Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjcloselyjresemblesjthatjofjthejgeneraljpo
pulation.
b. Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjhasjdecreasedjsteadilyjoverjthejlastjdecade.
c. ThejratejofjagingjofjRNsjhasjslowedjforjthejfirstjtimejinjthejpastj30jyears.
d. ThejmajorityjofjemployedjRNsjworkingjfulljtimejmustjworkjajsecondjposition.
ANSWER:jC
Feedback
A Thejracial/ethnicjcompositionjofjRNsjisjincreasing,jbutjdoesjnotjapproximatejth
eirjpercentagejofjthejoveralljpopulation.
B Thejnumberjofjmenjenteringjnursingjisjincreasing.
C ThejaveragejagejofjRNsjinjbothj2004jandj2008jwasj46.jThisjisjajresultjofjthejnum
bersjofjRNsjunderj30jinjthejworkforce.
D Accordingjtoj2008jdata,jonlyj12%jofjnursesjworkingjfulljtimejholdjsecondjposi
tions.
