TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th Edition
by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANSWER: C
Feedback
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best answer because
associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen as a female-dominated
profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the
population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and
begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white
nurses.
d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
ANSWER: A
Feedback
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs than previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing compared to their
percentage of the general population.
C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the
percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a
whole.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
, ANSWER: sC
Feedback
A The sracial/ethnic scomposition sof sRNs sis sincreasing, sbut sdoes snot sapproximate stheir spercentage
sof sthe soverall spopulation.
B The snumber sof smen sentering snursing sis sincreasing.
C The saverage sage sof sRNs sin sboth s2004 sand s2008 swas s46. sThis sis sa sresult sof sthe snumbers sof
sRNs sunder s30 sin sthe sworkforce.
D According sto s2008 sdata, sonly s12% sof snurses sworking sfull stime shold ssecond spositions.
s
DIF: sCognitive sLevel: sKnowledge sREF: sMCS: s3
4. Which sof sthe sfollowing sbest sdescribes strends sin snursing seducation?
a. Numbers sof sRNs swith sbachelors sand shigher sdegrees sare sincreasing.
b. Numbers sof sRNs swith sassociate sdegrees sare sdecreasing.
c. Foreign-born snurses spracticing sin sthe sUnited sStates sare sseen sas sless sknowledgeable sbecause sof
stheir slesser seducational spreparation.
d. Numbers sof sRNs swith sdiploma seducations sare sincreasing.
ANSWER: sA
Feedback
A Slightly sover s50% sof sRNs seventually sobtain stheir sbachelors sof sscience sin snursing s(BSN) sor sa
shigher snursing sdegree.
B The smajority sof snurses sin sthis scountry sget stheir sinitial snursing seducation sin sassociate sdegree sin
snursing s(ADN) sprograms.
C Foreign-born snurses spracticing sin sthe sUnited sStates smay sbe sviewed sas sless sknowledgeable sby
stheir speers sbecause sof slanguage sand scultural sdifferences.
D The snumbers sof sdiploma-educated snurses sare sdeclining.
DIF: sCognitive sLevel: sKnowledge sREF: sMCS: s4
5. Despite sthe svariety sof swork ssettings savailable sto sthe sRN, sdata sfrom s2008 sindicate sthat sthe
sprimary swork ssite sfor sRNs sis
a. ambulatory scare ssettings.
b. community shealth ssettings.
c. long-term scare sfacilities.
d. acute scare shospitals.
ANSWER: sD
Feedback
s
A Ambulatory scare ssettings saccount sfor sabout s10.5% sof sRNs splaces sof semployment.
B Public shealth sand scommunity shealth ssettings saccount sfor s7.8% sof semployed sRNs.
C Long-term scare sfacilities saccount sfor s5.3% sof sRNs splaces sof semployment.
D Statistics sshow sthat s62.2% sof sRNs swork sin sacute scare shospitals.
DIF: sCognitive sLevel: sKnowledge sREF: sMCS: s5
6. One simportant sadvantage sof sclinical sladder sprograms sfor shospital-based sRNs sis sthat sthey
a. allow scareer sadvancement sfor snurses swho schoose sto sremain sat sthe sbedside.
b. encourage snurses sto smove sinto smanagement spositions sin swhich sthey scan sinfluence spatient scare
by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
dominated profession?
a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
ANSWER: C
Feedback
A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best answer because
associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen as a female-dominated
profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the
population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and
begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white
nurses.
d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
ANSWER: A
Feedback
A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs than previously.
B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing compared to their
percentage of the general population.
C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the
percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a
whole.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general population.
b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
, ANSWER: sC
Feedback
A The sracial/ethnic scomposition sof sRNs sis sincreasing, sbut sdoes snot sapproximate stheir spercentage
sof sthe soverall spopulation.
B The snumber sof smen sentering snursing sis sincreasing.
C The saverage sage sof sRNs sin sboth s2004 sand s2008 swas s46. sThis sis sa sresult sof sthe snumbers sof
sRNs sunder s30 sin sthe sworkforce.
D According sto s2008 sdata, sonly s12% sof snurses sworking sfull stime shold ssecond spositions.
s
DIF: sCognitive sLevel: sKnowledge sREF: sMCS: s3
4. Which sof sthe sfollowing sbest sdescribes strends sin snursing seducation?
a. Numbers sof sRNs swith sbachelors sand shigher sdegrees sare sincreasing.
b. Numbers sof sRNs swith sassociate sdegrees sare sdecreasing.
c. Foreign-born snurses spracticing sin sthe sUnited sStates sare sseen sas sless sknowledgeable sbecause sof
stheir slesser seducational spreparation.
d. Numbers sof sRNs swith sdiploma seducations sare sincreasing.
ANSWER: sA
Feedback
A Slightly sover s50% sof sRNs seventually sobtain stheir sbachelors sof sscience sin snursing s(BSN) sor sa
shigher snursing sdegree.
B The smajority sof snurses sin sthis scountry sget stheir sinitial snursing seducation sin sassociate sdegree sin
snursing s(ADN) sprograms.
C Foreign-born snurses spracticing sin sthe sUnited sStates smay sbe sviewed sas sless sknowledgeable sby
stheir speers sbecause sof slanguage sand scultural sdifferences.
D The snumbers sof sdiploma-educated snurses sare sdeclining.
DIF: sCognitive sLevel: sKnowledge sREF: sMCS: s4
5. Despite sthe svariety sof swork ssettings savailable sto sthe sRN, sdata sfrom s2008 sindicate sthat sthe
sprimary swork ssite sfor sRNs sis
a. ambulatory scare ssettings.
b. community shealth ssettings.
c. long-term scare sfacilities.
d. acute scare shospitals.
ANSWER: sD
Feedback
s
A Ambulatory scare ssettings saccount sfor sabout s10.5% sof sRNs splaces sof semployment.
B Public shealth sand scommunity shealth ssettings saccount sfor s7.8% sof semployed sRNs.
C Long-term scare sfacilities saccount sfor s5.3% sof sRNs splaces sof semployment.
D Statistics sshow sthat s62.2% sof sRNs swork sin sacute scare shospitals.
DIF: sCognitive sLevel: sKnowledge sREF: sMCS: s5
6. One simportant sadvantage sof sclinical sladder sprograms sfor shospital-based sRNs sis sthat sthey
a. allow scareer sadvancement sfor snurses swho schoose sto sremain sat sthe sbedside.
b. encourage snurses sto smove sinto smanagement spositions sin swhich sthey scan sinfluence spatient scare
