TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
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k Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 k The Professional Nurse
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1. Which kof kthe kfollowing kcould keventually kchange kthe khistorical kstatus kof knursing kas ka
female- kdominated kprofession?
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a. More kmen kgraduating kfrom kbaccalaureate kand khigher kdegree kprograms
b. The kproportion kof kmen kin knursing kbeginning kto kincrease
c. More kmale kgraduates kof kbasic knursing kprograms kentering kthe kworkplace
d. Salary kcompensation kincreasing kto kattract kmore kmen
ANSWER: kC
Feedback
A More kmen kgraduating kfrom kbaccalaureate kand khigher kdegree kprograms kis knot
kthe kbest kanswer kbecause kassociate kdegree kprograms kproduce kthe kmost knew
kgraduates.
B The kpercentage kof kmen kin knursing khas kincreased k50% ksince k2000.
C The kmore kmen kwho kenter kthe kworkplace kas knurses, kthe kless knursing kwill kbe kseen
kas ka kfemale-dominated kprofession.
D Salary krates kdo knot kappear kto krelate kto kthe krecruitment kof kmen kinto knursing.
DIF: kCognitive kLevel: kComprehension kREF: kMCS: k2
2. The kracial kand kethnic kcomposition kof kthe knursing kprofession kwill kchange kto kmore
accurately kreflect kthe kpopulation kas ka kwhole kwhen
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a. the kincreased knumbers kof kracial kand kethnic kminorities kenrolled kin
keducational kprograms kgraduate kand kbegin kto kpractice.
b. the knumber kof kAsians kor kNative kHawaiian-Pacific kIslanders kbegins kto kincrease.
c. the kpercentage kof kAfrican-American kand kHispanic knurses kdecreases kmore kthan
kthe kpercentage kof kwhite knurses.
, d. the knonwhite kportion kof kthe kgeneral kpopulation kdecreases.
ANSWER: kA
Feedback
A A klarger kpercentage kof kminorities kare kenrolled kin knursing keducational
kprograms kthan kpreviously.
B Asians kand kNative kHawaiian-Pacific kIslanders kare kover krepresented kin knursing
kcompared kto ktheir kpercentage kof kthe kgeneral kpopulation.
C Not konly kwould kthe kpercentage kof kAfrican-American kand kHispanic knurses kneed
kto kincrease, kthe kpercentage kof kwhite knurses kwould khave kto kdecrease kin korder
kto kmore kaccurately kreflect kthe kpopulation kas ka kwhole.
D The knonwhite kportion kof kthe kgeneral kpopulation kis knot klikely kto kdecrease.
DIF: kCognitive kLevel: kComprehension kREF: kMCS: k3
3. Which kof kthe kfollowing kis ka kcorrect kstatement kabout kthe kregistered knurse k(RN) kpopulation?
a. The kracial/ethnic kcomposition kof kRNs kclosely kresembles kthat kof kthe
kgeneral kpopulation.
b. The knumber kof kmen kentering knursing khas kdecreased ksteadily kover kthe klast kdecade.
c. The krate kof kaging kof kRNs khas kslowed kfor kthe kfirst ktime kin kthe kpast k30 kyears.
d. The kmajority kof kemployed kRNs kworking kfull ktime kmust kwork ka ksecond kposition.
ANSWER: kC
Feedback
A The kracial/ethnic kcomposition kof kRNs kis kincreasing, kbut kdoes knot
kapproximate ktheir kpercentage kof kthe koverall kpopulation.
B The knumber kof kmen kentering knursing kis kincreasing.
C The kaverage kage kof kRNs kin kboth k2004 kand k2008 kwas k46. kThis kis ka kresult kof
kthe knumbers kof kRNs kunder k30 kin kthe kworkforce.
D According kto k2008 kdata, konly k12% kof knurses kworking kfull ktime khold ksecond
kpositions.
k k k k k k k k
k Edition by Lucy Hood
k k k
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
k k k k k
,
,Chapter 1 k The Professional Nurse
k k
1. Which kof kthe kfollowing kcould keventually kchange kthe khistorical kstatus kof knursing kas ka
female- kdominated kprofession?
k
a. More kmen kgraduating kfrom kbaccalaureate kand khigher kdegree kprograms
b. The kproportion kof kmen kin knursing kbeginning kto kincrease
c. More kmale kgraduates kof kbasic knursing kprograms kentering kthe kworkplace
d. Salary kcompensation kincreasing kto kattract kmore kmen
ANSWER: kC
Feedback
A More kmen kgraduating kfrom kbaccalaureate kand khigher kdegree kprograms kis knot
kthe kbest kanswer kbecause kassociate kdegree kprograms kproduce kthe kmost knew
kgraduates.
B The kpercentage kof kmen kin knursing khas kincreased k50% ksince k2000.
C The kmore kmen kwho kenter kthe kworkplace kas knurses, kthe kless knursing kwill kbe kseen
kas ka kfemale-dominated kprofession.
D Salary krates kdo knot kappear kto krelate kto kthe krecruitment kof kmen kinto knursing.
DIF: kCognitive kLevel: kComprehension kREF: kMCS: k2
2. The kracial kand kethnic kcomposition kof kthe knursing kprofession kwill kchange kto kmore
accurately kreflect kthe kpopulation kas ka kwhole kwhen
k
a. the kincreased knumbers kof kracial kand kethnic kminorities kenrolled kin
keducational kprograms kgraduate kand kbegin kto kpractice.
b. the knumber kof kAsians kor kNative kHawaiian-Pacific kIslanders kbegins kto kincrease.
c. the kpercentage kof kAfrican-American kand kHispanic knurses kdecreases kmore kthan
kthe kpercentage kof kwhite knurses.
, d. the knonwhite kportion kof kthe kgeneral kpopulation kdecreases.
ANSWER: kA
Feedback
A A klarger kpercentage kof kminorities kare kenrolled kin knursing keducational
kprograms kthan kpreviously.
B Asians kand kNative kHawaiian-Pacific kIslanders kare kover krepresented kin knursing
kcompared kto ktheir kpercentage kof kthe kgeneral kpopulation.
C Not konly kwould kthe kpercentage kof kAfrican-American kand kHispanic knurses kneed
kto kincrease, kthe kpercentage kof kwhite knurses kwould khave kto kdecrease kin korder
kto kmore kaccurately kreflect kthe kpopulation kas ka kwhole.
D The knonwhite kportion kof kthe kgeneral kpopulation kis knot klikely kto kdecrease.
DIF: kCognitive kLevel: kComprehension kREF: kMCS: k3
3. Which kof kthe kfollowing kis ka kcorrect kstatement kabout kthe kregistered knurse k(RN) kpopulation?
a. The kracial/ethnic kcomposition kof kRNs kclosely kresembles kthat kof kthe
kgeneral kpopulation.
b. The knumber kof kmen kentering knursing khas kdecreased ksteadily kover kthe klast kdecade.
c. The krate kof kaging kof kRNs khas kslowed kfor kthe kfirst ktime kin kthe kpast k30 kyears.
d. The kmajority kof kemployed kRNs kworking kfull ktime kmust kwork ka ksecond kposition.
ANSWER: kC
Feedback
A The kracial/ethnic kcomposition kof kRNs kis kincreasing, kbut kdoes knot
kapproximate ktheir kpercentage kof kthe koverall kpopulation.
B The knumber kof kmen kentering knursing kis kincreasing.
C The kaverage kage kof kRNs kin kboth k2004 kand k2008 kwas k46. kThis kis ka kresult kof
kthe knumbers kof kRNs kunder k30 kin kthe kworkforce.
D According kto k2008 kdata, konly k12% kof knurses kworking kfull ktime khold ksecond
kpositions.
