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
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. Theajracialajandajethnicajcompositionajofajtheajnursingajprofessionajwillajchangeajtoajmoreajaccuratel
yajreflectajtheajpopulationajasajaajwholeajwhen
a. theajincreasedajnumbersajofajracialajandajethnicajminoritiesajenrolledajinajeducational
ajprogramsajgraduateajandaj beginajto ajpractice.
b. theajnumberajofajAsiansajorajNativeajHawaiian-PacificajIslandersajbeginsajtoajincrease.
c. theajpercentageajofajAfrican-
AmericanajandajHispanicajnursesajdecreasesajmoreajthanajtheajpercentageajofajwhiteajnurs
es.
, d. theajnonwhiteajportionajofajtheajgeneralajpopulationajdecreases.
ANSWER:ajA
Feedback
A Aajlargerajpercentageajofajminoritiesajareajenrolledajinajnursingajeducationalajprograms
ajthanajpreviously.
B AsiansajandajNativeajHawaiian-
PacificajIslandersajareajoverajrepresentedajinajnursingajcomparedajtoajtheirajpercentag
eajofajtheajgeneralajpopulation.
C NotajonlyajwouldajtheajpercentageajofajAfrican-
AmericanajandajHispanicajnursesajneedajtoajincrease,ajtheajpercentageajofajwhiteajnursesaj
wouldajhaveajtoajdecreaseajinajorderajtoajmoreajaccuratelyajreflectajtheajpopulationajasajaaj
whole.
D Theajnonwhiteajportionajofajtheajgeneralajpopulationajisajnotajlikelyajtoajdecrease.
DIF:ajCognitiveajLevel:ajComprehensionajREF:ajMCS:aj3
3. Whichajofajtheajfollowingajisajaajcorrectajstatementajaboutajtheajregisteredajnurseaj(RN)ajpopulation?
a. Theajracial/ethnicajcompositionajofajRNsajcloselyajresemblesajthatajofajtheajgeneral
ajpopulation.
b. Theajnumberajofajmenajenteringajnursingajhasajdecreasedajsteadilyajoverajtheajlastajdecade.
c. TheajrateajofajagingajofajRNsajhasajslowedajforajtheajfirstajtimeajinajtheajpastaj30ajyears.
d. TheajmajorityajofajemployedajRNsajworkingajfullajtimeajmustajworkajaajsecondajposition.
ANSWER:ajC
Feedback
A Theajracial/ethnicajcompositionajofajRNsajisajincreasing,ajbutajdoesajnotajapproximate
ajtheirajpercentageajofajtheajoverallajpopulation.
B Theajnumberajofajmenajenteringajnursingajisajincreasing.
C TheajaverageajageajofajRNsajinajbothaj2004ajandaj2008ajwasaj46.ajThisajisajaajresultajofajth
eajnumbersajofajRNsajunderaj30ajinajtheajworkforce.
D Accordingajtoaj2008ajdata,ajonlyaj12%ajofajnursesajworkingajfullajtimeajholdajsecon
dajpositions.
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. Theajracialajandajethnicajcompositionajofajtheajnursingajprofessionajwillajchangeajtoajmoreajaccuratel
yajreflectajtheajpopulationajasajaajwholeajwhen
a. theajincreasedajnumbersajofajracialajandajethnicajminoritiesajenrolledajinajeducational
ajprogramsajgraduateajandaj beginajto ajpractice.
b. theajnumberajofajAsiansajorajNativeajHawaiian-PacificajIslandersajbeginsajtoajincrease.
c. theajpercentageajofajAfrican-
AmericanajandajHispanicajnursesajdecreasesajmoreajthanajtheajpercentageajofajwhiteajnurs
es.
, d. theajnonwhiteajportionajofajtheajgeneralajpopulationajdecreases.
ANSWER:ajA
Feedback
A Aajlargerajpercentageajofajminoritiesajareajenrolledajinajnursingajeducationalajprograms
ajthanajpreviously.
B AsiansajandajNativeajHawaiian-
PacificajIslandersajareajoverajrepresentedajinajnursingajcomparedajtoajtheirajpercentag
eajofajtheajgeneralajpopulation.
C NotajonlyajwouldajtheajpercentageajofajAfrican-
AmericanajandajHispanicajnursesajneedajtoajincrease,ajtheajpercentageajofajwhiteajnursesaj
wouldajhaveajtoajdecreaseajinajorderajtoajmoreajaccuratelyajreflectajtheajpopulationajasajaaj
whole.
D Theajnonwhiteajportionajofajtheajgeneralajpopulationajisajnotajlikelyajtoajdecrease.
DIF:ajCognitiveajLevel:ajComprehensionajREF:ajMCS:aj3
3. Whichajofajtheajfollowingajisajaajcorrectajstatementajaboutajtheajregisteredajnurseaj(RN)ajpopulation?
a. Theajracial/ethnicajcompositionajofajRNsajcloselyajresemblesajthatajofajtheajgeneral
ajpopulation.
b. Theajnumberajofajmenajenteringajnursingajhasajdecreasedajsteadilyajoverajtheajlastajdecade.
c. TheajrateajofajagingajofajRNsajhasajslowedajforajtheajfirstajtimeajinajtheajpastaj30ajyears.
d. TheajmajorityajofajemployedajRNsajworkingajfullajtimeajmustajworkajaajsecondajposition.
ANSWER:ajC
Feedback
A Theajracial/ethnicajcompositionajofajRNsajisajincreasing,ajbutajdoesajnotajapproximate
ajtheirajpercentageajofajtheajoverallajpopulation.
B Theajnumberajofajmenajenteringajnursingajisajincreasing.
C TheajaverageajageajofajRNsajinajbothaj2004ajandaj2008ajwasaj46.ajThisajisajaajresultajofajth
eajnumbersajofajRNsajunderaj30ajinajtheajworkforce.
D Accordingajtoaj2008ajdata,ajonlyaj12%ajofajnursesajworkingajfullajtimeajholdajsecon
dajpositions.
