TEST wBANK wFor wLeddy w& wPepper’s wProfessional wNursing w10th wEdition wby wLucy wHood w
wChapters w1 w- w22 wComplete w
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1. Which wof wthe wfollowing wcould weventually wchange wthe whistorical wstatus wof wnursing was wa wfemale-
wdominated wprofession?
a. More wmen wgraduating wfrom wbaccalaureate wand whigher wdegree wprograms
b. The wproportion wof wmen win wnursing wbeginning wto wincrease
c. More wmale wgraduates wof wbasic wnursing wprograms wentering wthe wworkplace
d. Salary wcompensation wincreasing wto wattract wmore wmen
ANSWER: wC
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A More wmen wgraduating wfrom wbaccalaureate wand whigher wdegree wprograms wis wnot wthe
wbest wanswer wbecause wassociate wdegree wprograms wproduce wthe wmost wnew wgraduates.
B The wpercentage wof wmen win wnursing whas wincreased w50% wsince w2000.
C The wmore wmen wwho wenter wthe wworkplace was wnurses, wthe wless wnursing wwill wbe wseen
was wa wfemale-dominated wprofession.
D Salary wrates wdo wnot wappear wto wrelate wto wthe wrecruitment wof wmen winto wnursing.
DIF: wCognitive wLevel: wComprehension wREF: wMCS: w2
2. The wracial wand wethnic wcomposition wof wthe wnursing wprofession wwill wchange wto wmore waccurately
wreflect wthe wpopulation was wa wwhole wwhen
a. the wincreased wnumbers wof wracial wand wethnic wminorities wenrolled win weducational
wprograms wgraduate wand wbegin wto wpractice.
b. the wnumber wof wAsians wor wNative wHawaiian-Pacific wIslanders wbegins wto wincrease.
c. the wpercentage wof wAfrican-American wand wHispanic wnurses wdecreases wmore wthan wthe
wpercentage wof wwhite wnurses.
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, d. the wnonwhite wportion wof wthe wgeneral wpopulation wdecreases.
ANSWER: wA
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A A wlarger wpercentage wof wminorities ware wenrolled win wnursing weducational wprograms
wthan wpreviously.
B Asians wand wNative wHawaiian-Pacific wIslanders ware wover wrepresented win wnursing
wcompared wto wtheir wpercentage wof wthe wgeneral wpopulation.
C Not wonly wwould wthe wpercentage wof wAfrican-American wand wHispanic wnurses wneed wto
wincrease, wthe wpercentage wof wwhite wnurses wwould whave wto wdecrease win worder wto
wmore waccurately wreflect wthe wpopulation was wa wwhole.
D The wnonwhite wportion wof wthe wgeneral wpopulation wis wnot wlikely wto wdecrease.
DIF: wCognitive wLevel: wComprehension wREF: wMCS: w3
3. Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wa wcorrect wstatement wabout wthe wregistered wnurse w(RN) wpopulation?
a. The wracial/ethnic wcomposition wof wRNs wclosely wresembles wthat wof wthe wgeneral
wpopulation.
b. The wnumber wof wmen wentering wnursing whas wdecreased wsteadily wover wthe wlast wdecade.
c. The wrate wof waging wof wRNs whas wslowed wfor wthe wfirst wtime win wthe wpast w30 wyears.
d. The wmajority wof wemployed wRNs wworking wfull wtime wmust wwork wa wsecond wposition.
ANSWER: wC
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A The wracial/ethnic wcomposition wof wRNs wis wincreasing, wbut wdoes wnot wapproximate
wtheir wpercentage wof wthe woverall wpopulation.
B The wnumber wof wmen wentering wnursing wis wincreasing.
C The waverage wage wof wRNs win wboth w2004 wand w2008 wwas w46. wThis wis wa wresult wof
wthe wnumbers wof wRNs wunder w30 win wthe wworkforce.
D According wto w2008 wdata, wonly w12% wof wnurses wworking wfull wtime whold wsecond
wpositions.
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wChapters w1 w- w22 wComplete w
1|Page
,2|Page
,Chapter w1 The wProfessional wNurse
1. Which wof wthe wfollowing wcould weventually wchange wthe whistorical wstatus wof wnursing was wa wfemale-
wdominated wprofession?
a. More wmen wgraduating wfrom wbaccalaureate wand whigher wdegree wprograms
b. The wproportion wof wmen win wnursing wbeginning wto wincrease
c. More wmale wgraduates wof wbasic wnursing wprograms wentering wthe wworkplace
d. Salary wcompensation wincreasing wto wattract wmore wmen
ANSWER: wC
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A More wmen wgraduating wfrom wbaccalaureate wand whigher wdegree wprograms wis wnot wthe
wbest wanswer wbecause wassociate wdegree wprograms wproduce wthe wmost wnew wgraduates.
B The wpercentage wof wmen win wnursing whas wincreased w50% wsince w2000.
C The wmore wmen wwho wenter wthe wworkplace was wnurses, wthe wless wnursing wwill wbe wseen
was wa wfemale-dominated wprofession.
D Salary wrates wdo wnot wappear wto wrelate wto wthe wrecruitment wof wmen winto wnursing.
DIF: wCognitive wLevel: wComprehension wREF: wMCS: w2
2. The wracial wand wethnic wcomposition wof wthe wnursing wprofession wwill wchange wto wmore waccurately
wreflect wthe wpopulation was wa wwhole wwhen
a. the wincreased wnumbers wof wracial wand wethnic wminorities wenrolled win weducational
wprograms wgraduate wand wbegin wto wpractice.
b. the wnumber wof wAsians wor wNative wHawaiian-Pacific wIslanders wbegins wto wincrease.
c. the wpercentage wof wAfrican-American wand wHispanic wnurses wdecreases wmore wthan wthe
wpercentage wof wwhite wnurses.
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, d. the wnonwhite wportion wof wthe wgeneral wpopulation wdecreases.
ANSWER: wA
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A A wlarger wpercentage wof wminorities ware wenrolled win wnursing weducational wprograms
wthan wpreviously.
B Asians wand wNative wHawaiian-Pacific wIslanders ware wover wrepresented win wnursing
wcompared wto wtheir wpercentage wof wthe wgeneral wpopulation.
C Not wonly wwould wthe wpercentage wof wAfrican-American wand wHispanic wnurses wneed wto
wincrease, wthe wpercentage wof wwhite wnurses wwould whave wto wdecrease win worder wto
wmore waccurately wreflect wthe wpopulation was wa wwhole.
D The wnonwhite wportion wof wthe wgeneral wpopulation wis wnot wlikely wto wdecrease.
DIF: wCognitive wLevel: wComprehension wREF: wMCS: w3
3. Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wa wcorrect wstatement wabout wthe wregistered wnurse w(RN) wpopulation?
a. The wracial/ethnic wcomposition wof wRNs wclosely wresembles wthat wof wthe wgeneral
wpopulation.
b. The wnumber wof wmen wentering wnursing whas wdecreased wsteadily wover wthe wlast wdecade.
c. The wrate wof waging wof wRNs whas wslowed wfor wthe wfirst wtime win wthe wpast w30 wyears.
d. The wmajority wof wemployed wRNs wworking wfull wtime wmust wwork wa wsecond wposition.
ANSWER: wC
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A The wracial/ethnic wcomposition wof wRNs wis wincreasing, wbut wdoes wnot wapproximate
wtheir wpercentage wof wthe woverall wpopulation.
B The wnumber wof wmen wentering wnursing wis wincreasing.
C The waverage wage wof wRNs win wboth w2004 wand w2008 wwas w46. wThis wis wa wresult wof
wthe wnumbers wof wRNs wunder w30 win wthe wworkforce.
D According wto w2008 wdata, wonly w12% wof wnurses wworking wfull wtime whold wsecond
wpositions.
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