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Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing,
10th Edition by Lucy Hood,
All Chapters 1 - 22
TEST BANK
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
Chapter 2 The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3 Contextual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional
Nursing
Chapter 4 Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships
Chapter 5 The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse
Chapter 6 Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science
Chapter 7 Nursing Models and Theories
Chapter 8 Professional Nursing Processes
Chapter 9 Health Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 10 Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge Through Research
Chapter 11 Multicultural Issues in Professional Practice
Chapter 12 Professional Nurse Accountability
Chapter 13 Environmental and Global Health
Chapter 14 Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice
Chapter 15 Nursing Approaches to Client Systems
Chapter 16 The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning
Chapter 17 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
Chapter 18 Quality Improvement: Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care
Quality
Chapter 19 The Professional Nurse's Role in Public Policy
Chapter 20 Career Options for Professional Nurses
Chapter 21 Development of a Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 22 Shaping the Future of Nursing
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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
ANS: 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. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
ANS: A
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Feedback
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational
programs than previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in
nursing compared to their percentage of the general population.
C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic
nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to
decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a whole.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN)
population?
a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the
general population.
b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
ANS: C
Feedback
A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not
approximate their percentage of the overall population.
B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result
of the numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold
second positions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 3
4. Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?
a. Numbers of RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
b. Numbers of RNs with associate degrees are decreasing.
Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing,
10th Edition by Lucy Hood,
All Chapters 1 - 22
TEST BANK
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
Chapter 2 The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3 Contextual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional
Nursing
Chapter 4 Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships
Chapter 5 The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse
Chapter 6 Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science
Chapter 7 Nursing Models and Theories
Chapter 8 Professional Nursing Processes
Chapter 9 Health Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 10 Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge Through Research
Chapter 11 Multicultural Issues in Professional Practice
Chapter 12 Professional Nurse Accountability
Chapter 13 Environmental and Global Health
Chapter 14 Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice
Chapter 15 Nursing Approaches to Client Systems
Chapter 16 The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning
Chapter 17 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
Chapter 18 Quality Improvement: Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care
Quality
Chapter 19 The Professional Nurse's Role in Public Policy
Chapter 20 Career Options for Professional Nurses
Chapter 21 Development of a Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 22 Shaping the Future of Nursing
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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
ANS: 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. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
ANS: A
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Feedback
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational
programs than previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in
nursing compared to their percentage of the general population.
C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic
nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to
decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a whole.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN)
population?
a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the
general population.
b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
ANS: C
Feedback
A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not
approximate their percentage of the overall population.
B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result
of the numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold
second positions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 3
4. Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?
a. Numbers of RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing.
b. Numbers of RNs with associate degrees are decreasing.
