TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
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r 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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r Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 r The Professional Nurse
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1. Which rof rthe rfollowing rcould reventually rchange rthe rhistorical rstatus rof rnursing ras ra
female- rdominated rprofession?
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a. More rmen rgraduating rfrom rbaccalaureate rand rhigher rdegree rprograms
b. The rproportion rof rmen rin rnursing rbeginning rto rincrease
c. More rmale rgraduates rof rbasic rnursing rprograms rentering rthe rworkplace
d. Salary rcompensation rincreasing rto rattract rmore rmen
ANSWER: rC
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A More rmen rgraduating rfrom rbaccalaureate rand rhigher rdegree rprograms ris rnot
rthe rbest ranswer rbecause rassociate rdegree rprograms rproduce rthe rmost rnew
rgraduates.
B The rpercentage rof rmen rin rnursing rhas rincreased r50% rsince r2000.
C The rmore rmen rwho renter rthe rworkplace ras rnurses, rthe rless rnursing rwill rbe rseen
ras ra rfemale-dominated rprofession.
D Salary rrates rdo rnot rappear rto rrelate rto rthe rrecruitment rof rmen rinto rnursing.
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension rREF: rMCS: r2
2. The rracial rand rethnic rcomposition rof rthe rnursing rprofession rwill rchange rto rmore
accurately rreflect rthe rpopulation ras ra rwhole rwhen
r
a. the rincreased rnumbers rof rracial rand rethnic rminorities renrolled rin
reducational rprograms rgraduate rand rbegin rto rpractice.
b. the rnumber rof rAsians ror rNative rHawaiian-Pacific rIslanders rbegins rto rincrease.
c. the rpercentage rof rAfrican-American rand rHispanic rnurses rdecreases rmore rthan
rthe rpercentage rof rwhite rnurses.
, d. the rnonwhite rportion rof rthe rgeneral rpopulation rdecreases.
ANSWER: rA
Feedback
A A rlarger rpercentage rof rminorities rare renrolled rin rnursing reducational
rprograms rthan rpreviously.
B Asians rand rNative rHawaiian-Pacific rIslanders rare rover rrepresented rin
rnursing rcompared rto rtheir rpercentage rof rthe rgeneral rpopulation.
C Not ronly rwould rthe rpercentage rof rAfrican-American rand rHispanic rnurses rneed
rto rincrease, rthe rpercentage rof rwhite rnurses rwould rhave rto rdecrease rin rorder rto
rmore raccurately rreflect rthe rpopulation r as r a rwhole.
D The rnonwhite rportion rof rthe rgeneral rpopulation ris rnot rlikely rto rdecrease.
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension rREF: rMCS: r3
3. Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rcorrect rstatement rabout rthe rregistered rnurse r(RN) rpopulation?
a. The rracial/ethnic rcomposition rof rRNs rclosely rresembles rthat rof rthe
rgeneral rpopulation.
b. The rnumber rof rmen rentering rnursing rhas rdecreased rsteadily rover rthe rlast rdecade.
c. The rrate rof raging rof rRNs rhas rslowed rfor rthe rfirst rtime rin rthe rpast r30 ryears.
d. The rmajority rof remployed rRNs rworking rfull rtime rmust rwork ra rsecond rposition.
ANSWER: rC
Feedback
A The rracial/ethnic rcomposition rof rRNs ris rincreasing, rbut rdoes rnot
rapproximate rtheir rpercentage rof rthe roverall rpopulation.
B The rnumber rof rmen rentering rnursing ris rincreasing.
C The raverage rage rof rRNs rin rboth r2004 rand r2008 rwas r46. rThis ris ra rresult rof
rthe rnumbers rof rRNs runder r30 rin rthe rworkforce.
D According rto r2008 rdata, ronly r12% rof rnurses rworking rfull rtime rhold
rsecond rpositions.
r r r r r r r
r 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
r r r r r
r Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
r r r r r
,
,Chapter 1 r The Professional Nurse
r r
1. Which rof rthe rfollowing rcould reventually rchange rthe rhistorical rstatus rof rnursing ras ra
female- rdominated rprofession?
r
a. More rmen rgraduating rfrom rbaccalaureate rand rhigher rdegree rprograms
b. The rproportion rof rmen rin rnursing rbeginning rto rincrease
c. More rmale rgraduates rof rbasic rnursing rprograms rentering rthe rworkplace
d. Salary rcompensation rincreasing rto rattract rmore rmen
ANSWER: rC
Feedback
A More rmen rgraduating rfrom rbaccalaureate rand rhigher rdegree rprograms ris rnot
rthe rbest ranswer rbecause rassociate rdegree rprograms rproduce rthe rmost rnew
rgraduates.
B The rpercentage rof rmen rin rnursing rhas rincreased r50% rsince r2000.
C The rmore rmen rwho renter rthe rworkplace ras rnurses, rthe rless rnursing rwill rbe rseen
ras ra rfemale-dominated rprofession.
D Salary rrates rdo rnot rappear rto rrelate rto rthe rrecruitment rof rmen rinto rnursing.
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension rREF: rMCS: r2
2. The rracial rand rethnic rcomposition rof rthe rnursing rprofession rwill rchange rto rmore
accurately rreflect rthe rpopulation ras ra rwhole rwhen
r
a. the rincreased rnumbers rof rracial rand rethnic rminorities renrolled rin
reducational rprograms rgraduate rand rbegin rto rpractice.
b. the rnumber rof rAsians ror rNative rHawaiian-Pacific rIslanders rbegins rto rincrease.
c. the rpercentage rof rAfrican-American rand rHispanic rnurses rdecreases rmore rthan
rthe rpercentage rof rwhite rnurses.
, d. the rnonwhite rportion rof rthe rgeneral rpopulation rdecreases.
ANSWER: rA
Feedback
A A rlarger rpercentage rof rminorities rare renrolled rin rnursing reducational
rprograms rthan rpreviously.
B Asians rand rNative rHawaiian-Pacific rIslanders rare rover rrepresented rin
rnursing rcompared rto rtheir rpercentage rof rthe rgeneral rpopulation.
C Not ronly rwould rthe rpercentage rof rAfrican-American rand rHispanic rnurses rneed
rto rincrease, rthe rpercentage rof rwhite rnurses rwould rhave rto rdecrease rin rorder rto
rmore raccurately rreflect rthe rpopulation r as r a rwhole.
D The rnonwhite rportion rof rthe rgeneral rpopulation ris rnot rlikely rto rdecrease.
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension rREF: rMCS: r3
3. Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rcorrect rstatement rabout rthe rregistered rnurse r(RN) rpopulation?
a. The rracial/ethnic rcomposition rof rRNs rclosely rresembles rthat rof rthe
rgeneral rpopulation.
b. The rnumber rof rmen rentering rnursing rhas rdecreased rsteadily rover rthe rlast rdecade.
c. The rrate rof raging rof rRNs rhas rslowed rfor rthe rfirst rtime rin rthe rpast r30 ryears.
d. The rmajority rof remployed rRNs rworking rfull rtime rmust rwork ra rsecond rposition.
ANSWER: rC
Feedback
A The rracial/ethnic rcomposition rof rRNs ris rincreasing, rbut rdoes rnot
rapproximate rtheir rpercentage rof rthe roverall rpopulation.
B The rnumber rof rmen rentering rnursing ris rincreasing.
C The raverage rage rof rRNs rin rboth r2004 rand r2008 rwas r46. rThis ris ra rresult rof
rthe rnumbers rof rRNs runder r30 rin rthe rworkforce.
D According rto r2008 rdata, ronly r12% rof rnurses rworking rfull rtime rhold
rsecond rpositions.
