TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
63 63 63
1. Which63of63the63following63could63eventually63change63the63historical63status63of63nursing6
3as63a63female-63dominated63profession?
a. More63men63graduating63from63baccalaureate63and63higher63degree63programs
b. The63proportion63of63men63in63nursing63beginning63to63increase
c. More63male63graduates63of63basic63nursing63programs63entering63the63workplace
d. Salary63compensation63increasing63to63attract63more63men
ANSWER:63C
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A More63men63graduating63from63baccalaureate63and63higher63degree63program
s63is63not63the63best63answer63because63associate63degree63programs63produce
63the63most63new63graduates.
B The63percentage63of63men63in63nursing63has63increased6350%63since632000.
C The63more63men63who63enter63the63workplace63as63nurses,63the63less63nursing63
will63be63seen63as63a63female-dominated63profession.
D Salary63rates63do63not63appear63to63relate63to63the63recruitment63of63men63into63nursing.
DIF:63Cognitive63Level:63Comprehension63REF:63MCS:632
2. The63racial63and63ethnic63composition63of63the63nursing63profession63will63change63to63mo
re63accurately63reflect63the63population63as63a63whole63when
a. the63increased63numbers63of63racial63and63ethnic63minorities63enrolled63in63
educational63programs63graduate63and63begin63to63practice.
b. the63number63of63Asians63or63Native63Hawaiian-Pacific63Islanders63begins63to63increase.
c. the63percentage63of63African-
American63and63Hispanic63nurses63decreases63more63than63the63percentage63of6
3white63nurses.
, d. the63nonwhite63portion63of63the63general63population63decreases.
ANSWER:63A
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A A63larger63percentage63of63minorities63are63enrolled63in63nursing63educational
63programs63than63previously.
B Asians63and63Native63Hawaiian-
Pacific63Islanders63are63over63represented63in63nursing63compared63to63their
63percentage63of63the63general63population.
C Not63only63would63the63percentage63of63African-
American63and63Hispanic63nurses63need63to63increase,63the63percentage63of63w
hite63nurses63would63have63to63decrease63in63order63to63more63accurately63refl
ect63the63population63as63a63whole.
D The63nonwhite63portion63of63the63general63population63is63not63likely63to63decrease.
DIF:63Cognitive63Level:63Comprehension63REF:63MCS:633
3. Which63of63the63following63is63a63correct63statement63about63the63registered63nurse63(RN)63pop
ulation?
a. The63racial/ethnic63composition63of63RNs63closely63resembles63that63of63t
he63general63population.
b. The63number63of63men63entering63nursing63has63decreased63steadily63over63the63last63decade
.
c. The63rate63of63aging63of63RNs63has63slowed63for63the63first63time63in63the63past633063years.
d. The63majority63of63employed63RNs63working63full63time63must63work63a63second63position.
ANSWER:63C
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A The63racial/ethnic63composition63of63RNs63is63increasing,63but63does63not63a
pproximate63their63percentage63of63the63overall63population.
B The63number63of63men63entering63nursing63is63increasing.
C The63average63age63of63RNs63in63both63200463and63200863was6346.63This63is6
3a63result63of63the63numbers63of63RNs63under633063in63the63workforce.
D According63to63200863data,63only6312%63of63nurses63working63full63time63h
old63second63positions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
63 63 63
1. Which63of63the63following63could63eventually63change63the63historical63status63of63nursing6
3as63a63female-63dominated63profession?
a. More63men63graduating63from63baccalaureate63and63higher63degree63programs
b. The63proportion63of63men63in63nursing63beginning63to63increase
c. More63male63graduates63of63basic63nursing63programs63entering63the63workplace
d. Salary63compensation63increasing63to63attract63more63men
ANSWER:63C
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A More63men63graduating63from63baccalaureate63and63higher63degree63program
s63is63not63the63best63answer63because63associate63degree63programs63produce
63the63most63new63graduates.
B The63percentage63of63men63in63nursing63has63increased6350%63since632000.
C The63more63men63who63enter63the63workplace63as63nurses,63the63less63nursing63
will63be63seen63as63a63female-dominated63profession.
D Salary63rates63do63not63appear63to63relate63to63the63recruitment63of63men63into63nursing.
DIF:63Cognitive63Level:63Comprehension63REF:63MCS:632
2. The63racial63and63ethnic63composition63of63the63nursing63profession63will63change63to63mo
re63accurately63reflect63the63population63as63a63whole63when
a. the63increased63numbers63of63racial63and63ethnic63minorities63enrolled63in63
educational63programs63graduate63and63begin63to63practice.
b. the63number63of63Asians63or63Native63Hawaiian-Pacific63Islanders63begins63to63increase.
c. the63percentage63of63African-
American63and63Hispanic63nurses63decreases63more63than63the63percentage63of6
3white63nurses.
, d. the63nonwhite63portion63of63the63general63population63decreases.
ANSWER:63A
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A A63larger63percentage63of63minorities63are63enrolled63in63nursing63educational
63programs63than63previously.
B Asians63and63Native63Hawaiian-
Pacific63Islanders63are63over63represented63in63nursing63compared63to63their
63percentage63of63the63general63population.
C Not63only63would63the63percentage63of63African-
American63and63Hispanic63nurses63need63to63increase,63the63percentage63of63w
hite63nurses63would63have63to63decrease63in63order63to63more63accurately63refl
ect63the63population63as63a63whole.
D The63nonwhite63portion63of63the63general63population63is63not63likely63to63decrease.
DIF:63Cognitive63Level:63Comprehension63REF:63MCS:633
3. Which63of63the63following63is63a63correct63statement63about63the63registered63nurse63(RN)63pop
ulation?
a. The63racial/ethnic63composition63of63RNs63closely63resembles63that63of63t
he63general63population.
b. The63number63of63men63entering63nursing63has63decreased63steadily63over63the63last63decade
.
c. The63rate63of63aging63of63RNs63has63slowed63for63the63first63time63in63the63past633063years.
d. The63majority63of63employed63RNs63working63full63time63must63work63a63second63position.
ANSWER:63C
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A The63racial/ethnic63composition63of63RNs63is63increasing,63but63does63not63a
pproximate63their63percentage63of63the63overall63population.
B The63number63of63men63entering63nursing63is63increasing.
C The63average63age63of63RNs63in63both63200463and63200863was6346.63This63is6
3a63result63of63the63numbers63of63RNs63under633063in63the63workforce.
D According63to63200863data,63only6312%63of63nurses63working63full63time63h
old63second63positions.