TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper‟s Professional Nursing 1
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0th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 n The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemalf
e-ndominatednprofession?
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a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthf7
enbestnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduatf
7es.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseenn
f 7 asnanfemale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelf
7 n y reflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationaf
7lnprogramsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. thennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. thenpercentagenofnAfrican-
f7AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennur
sf7es.
, d. thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramf
7snthannpreviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
f7PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercent
af7genofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C NotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
f7AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesn
f 7 wouldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnan
f 7 whole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneraf
7lnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatf
7entheirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofntf
7hennumbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnseconf
7dnpositions.
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0th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 n The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemalf
e-ndominatednprofession?
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a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER:nC
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnthf7
enbestnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduatf
7es.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseenn
f 7 asnanfemale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratelf
7 n y reflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationaf
7lnprogramsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. thennumbernofnAsiansnornNativenHawaiian-PacificnIslandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. thenpercentagenofnAfrican-
f7AmericannandnHispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennur
sf7es.
, d. thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:nA
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogramf
7snthannpreviously.
B AsiansnandnNativenHawaiian-
f7PacificnIslandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercent
af7genofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C NotnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnAfrican-
f7AmericannandnHispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesn
f 7 wouldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnan
f 7 whole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:nMCS:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengeneraf
7lnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. ThenratenofnagingnofnRNsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. ThenmajoritynofnemployednRNsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER:nC
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnRNsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximatf
7entheirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C ThenaveragenagenofnRNsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nThisnisnanresultnofntf
7hennumbersnofnRNsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnseconf
7dnpositions.
