TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 r The Professional Nurse
r r
1. Whichrofrtherfollowingrcouldreventuallyrchangertherhistoricalrstatusrofrnursingrasrarfemale-
dominatedrprofession?
r
a. Morermenrgraduatingrfromrbaccalaureaterandrhigherrdegreerprograms
b. Therproportionrofrmenrinrnursingrbeginningrtorincrease
c. Morermalergraduatesrofrbasicrnursingrprogramsrenteringrtherworkplace
d. Salaryrcompensationrincreasingrtorattractrmorermen
ANSWER:rC
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A Morermenrgraduatingrfromrbaccalaureaterandrhigherrdegreerprogramsrisrnotrth
erbestranswerrbecauserassociaterdegreerprogramsrproducerthermostrnewrgradua
tes.
B Therpercentagerofrmenrinrnursingrhasrincreasedr50%rsincer2000.
C Thermorermenrwhorenterrtherworkplacerasrnurses,rtherlessrnursingrwillrberseenrasr
arfemale-dominatedrprofession.
D Salaryrratesrdornotrappearrtorrelatertortherrecruitmentrofrmenrintornursing.
DIF:rCognitiverLevel:rComprehensionrREF:rMCS:r2
2. Therracialrandrethnicrcompositionrofrthernursingrprofessionrwillrchangertormoreraccuratelyrr
eflectrtherpopulationrasrarwholerwhen
a. therincreasedrnumbersrofrracialrandrethnicrminoritiesrenrolledrinreducational
rprogramsrgraduaterandrbeginrtorpractice.
b. thernumberrofrAsiansrorrNativerHawaiian-PacificrIslandersrbeginsrtorincrease.
c. therpercentagerofrAfrican-
AmericanrandrHispanicrnursesrdecreasesrmorerthanrtherpercentagerofrwhiternurs
es.
, d. thernonwhiterportionrofrthergeneralrpopulationrdecreases.
ANSWER:rA
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A Arlargerrpercentagerofrminoritiesrarerenrolledrinrnursingreducationalrprogramsr
thanrpreviously.
B AsiansrandrNativerHawaiian-
PacificrIslandersrareroverrrepresentedrinrnursingrcomparedrtortheirrpercentag
erofrthergeneralrpopulation.
C NotronlyrwouldrtherpercentagerofrAfrican-
AmericanrandrHispanicrnursesrneedrtorincrease,rtherpercentagerofrwhiternursesr
wouldrhavertordecreaserinrorderrtormoreraccuratelyrreflectrtherpopulationrasrarw
hole.
D Thernonwhiterportionrofrthergeneralrpopulationrisrnotrlikelyrtordecrease.
DIF:rCognitiverLevel:rComprehensionrREF:rMCS:r3
3. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrarcorrectrstatementraboutrtherregisteredrnurser(RN)rpopulation?
a. Therracial/ethnicrcompositionrofrRNsrcloselyrresemblesrthatrofrthergeneralr
population.
b. Thernumberrofrmenrenteringrnursingrhasrdecreasedrsteadilyroverrtherlastrdecade.
c. TherraterofragingrofrRNsrhasrslowedrforrtherfirstrtimerinrtherpastr30ryears.
d. ThermajorityrofremployedrRNsrworkingrfullrtimermustrworkrarsecondrposition.
ANSWER:rC
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A Therracial/ethnicrcompositionrofrRNsrisrincreasing,rbutrdoesrnotrapproximater
theirrpercentagerofrtheroverallrpopulation.
B Thernumberrofrmenrenteringrnursingrisrincreasing.
C TheraverageragerofrRNsrinrbothr2004randr2008rwasr46.rThisrisrarresultrofrthern
umbersrofrRNsrunderr30rinrtherworkforce.
D Accordingrtor2008rdata,ronlyr12%rofrnursesrworkingrfullrtimerholdrsecondrp
ositions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 r The Professional Nurse
r r
1. Whichrofrtherfollowingrcouldreventuallyrchangertherhistoricalrstatusrofrnursingrasrarfemale-
dominatedrprofession?
r
a. Morermenrgraduatingrfromrbaccalaureaterandrhigherrdegreerprograms
b. Therproportionrofrmenrinrnursingrbeginningrtorincrease
c. Morermalergraduatesrofrbasicrnursingrprogramsrenteringrtherworkplace
d. Salaryrcompensationrincreasingrtorattractrmorermen
ANSWER:rC
Feedback
A Morermenrgraduatingrfromrbaccalaureaterandrhigherrdegreerprogramsrisrnotrth
erbestranswerrbecauserassociaterdegreerprogramsrproducerthermostrnewrgradua
tes.
B Therpercentagerofrmenrinrnursingrhasrincreasedr50%rsincer2000.
C Thermorermenrwhorenterrtherworkplacerasrnurses,rtherlessrnursingrwillrberseenrasr
arfemale-dominatedrprofession.
D Salaryrratesrdornotrappearrtorrelatertortherrecruitmentrofrmenrintornursing.
DIF:rCognitiverLevel:rComprehensionrREF:rMCS:r2
2. Therracialrandrethnicrcompositionrofrthernursingrprofessionrwillrchangertormoreraccuratelyrr
eflectrtherpopulationrasrarwholerwhen
a. therincreasedrnumbersrofrracialrandrethnicrminoritiesrenrolledrinreducational
rprogramsrgraduaterandrbeginrtorpractice.
b. thernumberrofrAsiansrorrNativerHawaiian-PacificrIslandersrbeginsrtorincrease.
c. therpercentagerofrAfrican-
AmericanrandrHispanicrnursesrdecreasesrmorerthanrtherpercentagerofrwhiternurs
es.
, d. thernonwhiterportionrofrthergeneralrpopulationrdecreases.
ANSWER:rA
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A Arlargerrpercentagerofrminoritiesrarerenrolledrinrnursingreducationalrprogramsr
thanrpreviously.
B AsiansrandrNativerHawaiian-
PacificrIslandersrareroverrrepresentedrinrnursingrcomparedrtortheirrpercentag
erofrthergeneralrpopulation.
C NotronlyrwouldrtherpercentagerofrAfrican-
AmericanrandrHispanicrnursesrneedrtorincrease,rtherpercentagerofrwhiternursesr
wouldrhavertordecreaserinrorderrtormoreraccuratelyrreflectrtherpopulationrasrarw
hole.
D Thernonwhiterportionrofrthergeneralrpopulationrisrnotrlikelyrtordecrease.
DIF:rCognitiverLevel:rComprehensionrREF:rMCS:r3
3. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrarcorrectrstatementraboutrtherregisteredrnurser(RN)rpopulation?
a. Therracial/ethnicrcompositionrofrRNsrcloselyrresemblesrthatrofrthergeneralr
population.
b. Thernumberrofrmenrenteringrnursingrhasrdecreasedrsteadilyroverrtherlastrdecade.
c. TherraterofragingrofrRNsrhasrslowedrforrtherfirstrtimerinrtherpastr30ryears.
d. ThermajorityrofremployedrRNsrworkingrfullrtimermustrworkrarsecondrposition.
ANSWER:rC
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A Therracial/ethnicrcompositionrofrRNsrisrincreasing,rbutrdoesrnotrapproximater
theirrpercentagerofrtheroverallrpopulation.
B Thernumberrofrmenrenteringrnursingrisrincreasing.
C TheraverageragerofrRNsrinrbothr2004randr2008rwasr46.rThisrisrarresultrofrthern
umbersrofrRNsrunderr30rinrtherworkforce.
D Accordingrtor2008rdata,ronlyr12%rofrnursesrworkingrfullrtimerholdrsecondrp
ositions.
