TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper‟s Professional Nursing
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 33 The Professional Nurse
33 33
1. Which3 3 of3 3 the3 3 following3 3 could3 3 eventually3 3 change3 3 the3 3 historical3 3 status3 3 of3 3 n
ursing3 3 as3 3 a3 3 fe33male-33dominated3 3 profession?
a. More3 3 men3 3 graduating3 3 from3 3 baccalaureate3 3 and3 3 higher3 3 degree3 3 programs
b. The3 3 proportion3 3 of3 3 men3 3 in3 3 nursing3 3 beginning3 3 to3 3 increase
c. More3 3 male3 3 graduates3 3 of3 3 basic3 3 nursing3 3 programs3 3 entering3 3 the3 3 workplace
d. Salary3 3 compensation3 3 increasing3 3 to3 3 attract3 3 more3 3 men
ANSWER:3 3 C
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A More33men33graduating33from33baccalaureate3 3 and33higher33degree33programs3
3is3 3 not3 3 the33best33answer33because33associate33degree33programs33produce33t
he33most33new33gr33aduates.
B The3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 men3 3 in3 3 nursing3 3 has3 3 increased3 3 50%3 3 since3 3 2000.
C The3 3 more3 3 men3 3 who3 3 enter3 3 the3 3 workplace3 3 as3 3 nurses,3 3 the3 3 less3 3 nurs
ing3 3 will3 3 be3 3 se33en33as3 3 a3 3 female-dominated3 3 profession.
D Salary3 3 rates3 3 do3 3 not3 3 appear3 3 to3 3 relate3 3 to3 3 the3 3 recruitment3 3 of3 3 men3 3 into3 3 nursing.
DIF:3 3 Cognitive3 3 Level:3 3 Comprehension3 3 REF:3 3 MCS:3 3 2
2. The3 3 racial3 3 and3 3 ethnic3 3 composition3 3 of3 3 the3 3 nursing33profession3 3 will3 3 change3 3 t
o3 3 more3 3 accur33ately3 3 reflect3 3 the3 3 population3 3 as3 3 a3 3 whole3 3 when
a. the33increased33numbers33of33racial33and33ethnic33minorities33enrolled33in3
3educati3 3 onal3 3 programs3 3 graduate3 3 and3 3 begin3 3 to3 3 practice.
b. the3 3 number3 3 of3 3 Asians3 3 or3 3 Native3 3 Hawaiian-Pacific3 3 Islanders3 3 begins3 3 to3 3 increase.
c. the3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 African-
American33and33Hispanic3 3 nurses33decreases33more33than33the3 3 percentage3 3 of
3 3 white3 3 n33urses.
, d. the3 3 nonwhite3 3 portion3 3 of3 3 the3 3 general3 3 population3 3 decreases.
ANSWER:3 3 A
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A A33larger33percentage33of33minorities33are33enrolled33in33nursing33educationa
l33progr3 3 ams3 3 than3 3 previously.
B Asians3 3 and3 3 Native3 3 Hawaiian-
Pacific33Islanders33are33over33represented33in33nursing3 3 compared3 3 to3 3 their3
3 percen33tage33of3 3 the3 3 general3 3 population.
C Not3 3 only3 3 would3 3 the3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 African-
American3 3 and3 3 Hispanic3 3 nurses3 3 need3 3 to3 3 increase,3 3 the3 3 percentage3 3 of
3 3 white3 3 nurs33es3 3 would3 3 have3 3 to3 3 decrease3 3 in3 3 order3 3 to3 3 more3 3 accu
rately3 3 reflect3 3 the3 3 population33as3 3 a3 3 whole.
D The3 3 nonwhite3 3 portion3 3 of3 3 the3 3 general3 3 population3 3 is3 3 not3 3 likely3 3 to3 3 decrease.
DIF:3 3 Cognitive3 3 Level:3 3 Comprehension3 3 REF:3 3 MCS:3 3 3
3. Which3 3 of3 3 the3 3 following3 3 is3 3 a3 3 correct3 3 statement3 3 about3 3 the3 3 registered3 3 nurse3 3 (RN)3
3 population?
a. The33racial/ethnic33composition33of33RNs33closely33resembles33that33of33
the33gen3 3 eral3 3 population.
b. The3 3 number3 3 of3 3 men3 3 entering3 3 nursing3 3 has3 3 decreased3 3 steadily3 3 over3 3 the3 3 last3 3 de
cade.
c. The3 3 rate3 3 of3 3 aging3 3 of3 3 RNs3 3 has3 3 slowed3 3 for3 3 the3 3 first3 3 time3 3 in3 3 the3 3 past3 3 303 3 y
ears.
d. The3 3 majority3 3 of3 3 employed3 3 RNs3 3 working3 3 full3 3 time3 3 must3 3 work3 3 a3 3 second3 3 positi
on.
ANSWER:3 3 C
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A The33racial/ethnic33composition33of33RNs33is33increasing,33but33does33not3
3approxi3 3 mate33their3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 the3 3 overall3 3 population.
B The3 3 number3 3 of3 3 men3 3 entering3 3 nursing3 3 is3 3 increasing.
C The3 3 average3 3 age3 3 of3 3 RNs3 3 in3 3 both3 3 20043 3 and3 3 20083 3 was3 3 46.3 3
This3 3 is3 3 a3 3 result33of3 3 the3 3 numbers3 3 of3 3 RNs3 3 under3 3 303 3 in3 3 the
3 3 workforce.
D According33to3320083 3 data,3 3 only3312%33of3 3 nurses3 3 working33full33ti
me33hold33se33cond3 3 positions.
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 33 The Professional Nurse
33 33
1. Which3 3 of3 3 the3 3 following3 3 could3 3 eventually3 3 change3 3 the3 3 historical3 3 status3 3 of3 3 n
ursing3 3 as3 3 a3 3 fe33male-33dominated3 3 profession?
a. More3 3 men3 3 graduating3 3 from3 3 baccalaureate3 3 and3 3 higher3 3 degree3 3 programs
b. The3 3 proportion3 3 of3 3 men3 3 in3 3 nursing3 3 beginning3 3 to3 3 increase
c. More3 3 male3 3 graduates3 3 of3 3 basic3 3 nursing3 3 programs3 3 entering3 3 the3 3 workplace
d. Salary3 3 compensation3 3 increasing3 3 to3 3 attract3 3 more3 3 men
ANSWER:3 3 C
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A More33men33graduating33from33baccalaureate3 3 and33higher33degree33programs3
3is3 3 not3 3 the33best33answer33because33associate33degree33programs33produce33t
he33most33new33gr33aduates.
B The3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 men3 3 in3 3 nursing3 3 has3 3 increased3 3 50%3 3 since3 3 2000.
C The3 3 more3 3 men3 3 who3 3 enter3 3 the3 3 workplace3 3 as3 3 nurses,3 3 the3 3 less3 3 nurs
ing3 3 will3 3 be3 3 se33en33as3 3 a3 3 female-dominated3 3 profession.
D Salary3 3 rates3 3 do3 3 not3 3 appear3 3 to3 3 relate3 3 to3 3 the3 3 recruitment3 3 of3 3 men3 3 into3 3 nursing.
DIF:3 3 Cognitive3 3 Level:3 3 Comprehension3 3 REF:3 3 MCS:3 3 2
2. The3 3 racial3 3 and3 3 ethnic3 3 composition3 3 of3 3 the3 3 nursing33profession3 3 will3 3 change3 3 t
o3 3 more3 3 accur33ately3 3 reflect3 3 the3 3 population3 3 as3 3 a3 3 whole3 3 when
a. the33increased33numbers33of33racial33and33ethnic33minorities33enrolled33in3
3educati3 3 onal3 3 programs3 3 graduate3 3 and3 3 begin3 3 to3 3 practice.
b. the3 3 number3 3 of3 3 Asians3 3 or3 3 Native3 3 Hawaiian-Pacific3 3 Islanders3 3 begins3 3 to3 3 increase.
c. the3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 African-
American33and33Hispanic3 3 nurses33decreases33more33than33the3 3 percentage3 3 of
3 3 white3 3 n33urses.
, d. the3 3 nonwhite3 3 portion3 3 of3 3 the3 3 general3 3 population3 3 decreases.
ANSWER:3 3 A
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A A33larger33percentage33of33minorities33are33enrolled33in33nursing33educationa
l33progr3 3 ams3 3 than3 3 previously.
B Asians3 3 and3 3 Native3 3 Hawaiian-
Pacific33Islanders33are33over33represented33in33nursing3 3 compared3 3 to3 3 their3
3 percen33tage33of3 3 the3 3 general3 3 population.
C Not3 3 only3 3 would3 3 the3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 African-
American3 3 and3 3 Hispanic3 3 nurses3 3 need3 3 to3 3 increase,3 3 the3 3 percentage3 3 of
3 3 white3 3 nurs33es3 3 would3 3 have3 3 to3 3 decrease3 3 in3 3 order3 3 to3 3 more3 3 accu
rately3 3 reflect3 3 the3 3 population33as3 3 a3 3 whole.
D The3 3 nonwhite3 3 portion3 3 of3 3 the3 3 general3 3 population3 3 is3 3 not3 3 likely3 3 to3 3 decrease.
DIF:3 3 Cognitive3 3 Level:3 3 Comprehension3 3 REF:3 3 MCS:3 3 3
3. Which3 3 of3 3 the3 3 following3 3 is3 3 a3 3 correct3 3 statement3 3 about3 3 the3 3 registered3 3 nurse3 3 (RN)3
3 population?
a. The33racial/ethnic33composition33of33RNs33closely33resembles33that33of33
the33gen3 3 eral3 3 population.
b. The3 3 number3 3 of3 3 men3 3 entering3 3 nursing3 3 has3 3 decreased3 3 steadily3 3 over3 3 the3 3 last3 3 de
cade.
c. The3 3 rate3 3 of3 3 aging3 3 of3 3 RNs3 3 has3 3 slowed3 3 for3 3 the3 3 first3 3 time3 3 in3 3 the3 3 past3 3 303 3 y
ears.
d. The3 3 majority3 3 of3 3 employed3 3 RNs3 3 working3 3 full3 3 time3 3 must3 3 work3 3 a3 3 second3 3 positi
on.
ANSWER:3 3 C
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A The33racial/ethnic33composition33of33RNs33is33increasing,33but33does33not3
3approxi3 3 mate33their3 3 percentage3 3 of3 3 the3 3 overall3 3 population.
B The3 3 number3 3 of3 3 men3 3 entering3 3 nursing3 3 is3 3 increasing.
C The3 3 average3 3 age3 3 of3 3 RNs3 3 in3 3 both3 3 20043 3 and3 3 20083 3 was3 3 46.3 3
This3 3 is3 3 a3 3 result33of3 3 the3 3 numbers3 3 of3 3 RNs3 3 under3 3 303 3 in3 3 the
3 3 workforce.
D According33to3320083 3 data,3 3 only3312%33of3 3 nurses3 3 working33full33ti
me33hold33se33cond3 3 positions.
