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For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th Edition by
v v v v v v v v v
Lucy Hood v
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
v v v v v
,
,Chapter 1 v The Professional Nurse
v v
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvcouldveventuallyvchangevthevhistoricalvstatusvofvnursingvasvavfemale-
vdominatedvprofession?
a. Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprograms
b. Thevproportionvofvmenvinvnursingvbeginningvtovincrease
c. Morevmalevgraduatesvofvbasicvnursingvprogramsventeringvthevworkplace
d. Salaryvcompensationvincreasingvtovattractvmorevmen
ANSWER:vC
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A Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprogramsvisvnotvthev
bestvanswervbecausevassociatevdegreevprogramsvproducevthevmostvnewvgraduates.
B Thevpercentagevofvmenvinvnursingvhasvincreasedv50%vsincev2000.
C Thevmorevmenvwhoventervthevworkplacevasvnurses,vthevlessvnursingvwillvbevseenvasva
vfemale-dominatedvprofession.
D Salaryvratesvdovnotvappearvtovrelatevtovthevrecruitmentvofvmenvintovnursing.
DIF:vCognitivevLevel:vComprehensionvREF:vMCS:v2
2. Thevracialvandvethnicvcompositionvofvthevnursingvprofessionvwillvchangevtovmorevaccuratelyvr
eflectvthevpopulationvasvavwholevwhen
a. thevincreasedvnumbersvofvracialvandvethnicvminoritiesvenrolledvinveducationalv
programsvgraduatevandvbeginvtovpractice.
b. thevnumbervofvAsiansvorvNativevHawaiian-PacificvIslandersvbeginsvtovincrease.
c. thevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvdecreasesvmorevthanvthevpercentagevofvwhitevnurses
.
, d. thevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvdecreases.
ANSWER:vA
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A Avlargervpercentagevofvminoritiesvarevenrolledvinvnursingveducationalvprogramsvt
hanvpreviously.
B AsiansvandvNativevHawaiian-
PacificvIslandersvarevovervrepresentedvinvnursingvcomparedvtovtheirvpercentagev
ofvthevgeneralvpopulation.
C NotvonlyvwouldvthevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvneedvtovincrease,vthevpercentagevofvwhitevnursesvw
ouldvhavevtovdecreasevinvordervtovmorevaccuratelyvreflectvthevpopulationvasvavwhole
.
D Thevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvisvnotvlikelyvtovdecrease.
DIF:vCognitivevLevel:vComprehensionvREF:vMCS:v3
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavcorrectvstatementvaboutvthevregisteredvnursev(RN)vpopulation?
a. Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvcloselyvresemblesvthatvofvthevgeneralv
population.
b. Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvhasvdecreasedvsteadilyvovervthevlastvdecade.
c. ThevratevofvagingvofvRNsvhasvslowedvforvthevfirstvtimevinvthevpastv30vyears.
d. ThevmajorityvofvemployedvRNsvworkingvfullvtimevmustvworkvavsecondvposition.
ANSWER:vC
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A Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvisvincreasing,vbutvdoesvnotvapproximatevt
heirvpercentagevofvthevoverallvpopulation.
B Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvisvincreasing.
C ThevaveragevagevofvRNsvinvbothv2004vandv2008vwasv46.vThisvisvavresultvofvthevn
umbersvofvRNsvunderv30vinvthevworkforce.
D Accordingvtov2008vdata,vonlyv12%vofvnursesvworkingvfullvtimevholdvsecondv
positions.
For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th Edition by
v v v v v v v v v
Lucy Hood v
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
v v v v v
,
,Chapter 1 v The Professional Nurse
v v
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvcouldveventuallyvchangevthevhistoricalvstatusvofvnursingvasvavfemale-
vdominatedvprofession?
a. Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprograms
b. Thevproportionvofvmenvinvnursingvbeginningvtovincrease
c. Morevmalevgraduatesvofvbasicvnursingvprogramsventeringvthevworkplace
d. Salaryvcompensationvincreasingvtovattractvmorevmen
ANSWER:vC
Feedback
A Morevmenvgraduatingvfromvbaccalaureatevandvhighervdegreevprogramsvisvnotvthev
bestvanswervbecausevassociatevdegreevprogramsvproducevthevmostvnewvgraduates.
B Thevpercentagevofvmenvinvnursingvhasvincreasedv50%vsincev2000.
C Thevmorevmenvwhoventervthevworkplacevasvnurses,vthevlessvnursingvwillvbevseenvasva
vfemale-dominatedvprofession.
D Salaryvratesvdovnotvappearvtovrelatevtovthevrecruitmentvofvmenvintovnursing.
DIF:vCognitivevLevel:vComprehensionvREF:vMCS:v2
2. Thevracialvandvethnicvcompositionvofvthevnursingvprofessionvwillvchangevtovmorevaccuratelyvr
eflectvthevpopulationvasvavwholevwhen
a. thevincreasedvnumbersvofvracialvandvethnicvminoritiesvenrolledvinveducationalv
programsvgraduatevandvbeginvtovpractice.
b. thevnumbervofvAsiansvorvNativevHawaiian-PacificvIslandersvbeginsvtovincrease.
c. thevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvdecreasesvmorevthanvthevpercentagevofvwhitevnurses
.
, d. thevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvdecreases.
ANSWER:vA
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A Avlargervpercentagevofvminoritiesvarevenrolledvinvnursingveducationalvprogramsvt
hanvpreviously.
B AsiansvandvNativevHawaiian-
PacificvIslandersvarevovervrepresentedvinvnursingvcomparedvtovtheirvpercentagev
ofvthevgeneralvpopulation.
C NotvonlyvwouldvthevpercentagevofvAfrican-
AmericanvandvHispanicvnursesvneedvtovincrease,vthevpercentagevofvwhitevnursesvw
ouldvhavevtovdecreasevinvordervtovmorevaccuratelyvreflectvthevpopulationvasvavwhole
.
D Thevnonwhitevportionvofvthevgeneralvpopulationvisvnotvlikelyvtovdecrease.
DIF:vCognitivevLevel:vComprehensionvREF:vMCS:v3
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavcorrectvstatementvaboutvthevregisteredvnursev(RN)vpopulation?
a. Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvcloselyvresemblesvthatvofvthevgeneralv
population.
b. Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvhasvdecreasedvsteadilyvovervthevlastvdecade.
c. ThevratevofvagingvofvRNsvhasvslowedvforvthevfirstvtimevinvthevpastv30vyears.
d. ThevmajorityvofvemployedvRNsvworkingvfullvtimevmustvworkvavsecondvposition.
ANSWER:vC
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A Thevracial/ethnicvcompositionvofvRNsvisvincreasing,vbutvdoesvnotvapproximatevt
heirvpercentagevofvthevoverallvpopulation.
B Thevnumbervofvmenventeringvnursingvisvincreasing.
C ThevaveragevagevofvRNsvinvbothv2004vandv2008vwasv46.vThisvisvavresultvofvthevn
umbersvofvRNsvunderv30vinvthevworkforce.
D Accordingvtov2008vdata,vonlyv12%vofvnursesvworkingvfullvtimevholdvsecondv
positions.
