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: fC
Feedback
A The fracial/ethnic fcomposition fof fRNs fis fincreasing, fbut fdoes fnot fapproximate ftheir fpercentage fof
fthe foverall fpopulation.
B The fnumber fof fmen fentering fnursing fis fincreasing.
C The faverage fage fof fRNs fin fboth f2004 fand f2008 fwas f46. fThis fis fa fresult fof fthe fnumbers fof fRNs
funder f30 fin fthe fworkforce.
D According fto f2008 fdata, fonly f12% fof fnurses fworking ffull ftime fhold fsecond fpositions.
f
DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fKnowledge fREF: fMCS: f3
4. Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdescribes ftrends fin fnursing feducation?
a. Numbers fof fRNs fwith fbachelors fand fhigher fdegrees fare fincreasing.
b. Numbers fof fRNs fwith fassociate fdegrees fare fdecreasing.
c. Foreign-born fnurses fpracticing fin fthe fUnited fStates fare fseen fas fless fknowledgeable fbecause fof
ftheir flesser feducational fpreparation.
d. Numbers fof fRNs fwith fdiploma feducations fare fincreasing.
ANSWER: fA
Feedback
A Slightly fover f50% fof fRNs feventually fobtain ftheir fbachelors fof fscience fin fnursing f(BSN) for fa
fhigher fnursing fdegree.
B The fmajority fof fnurses fin fthis fcountry fget ftheir finitial fnursing feducation fin fassociate fdegree fin
fnursing f(ADN) fprograms.
C Foreign-born fnurses fpracticing fin fthe fUnited fStates fmay fbe fviewed fas fless fknowledgeable fby
ftheir fpeers fbecause fof flanguage fand fcultural fdifferences.
D The fnumbers fof fdiploma-educated fnurses fare fdeclining.
DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fKnowledge fREF: fMCS: f4
5. Despite fthe fvariety fof fwork fsettings favailable fto fthe fRN, fdata ffrom f2008 findicate fthat fthe
fprimary fwork fsite ffor fRNs fis
a. ambulatory fcare fsettings.
b. community fhealth fsettings.
c. long-term fcare ffacilities.
d. acute fcare fhospitals.
ANSWER: fD
Feedback
f
A Ambulatory fcare fsettings faccount ffor fabout f10.5% fof fRNs fplaces fof femployment.
B Public fhealth fand fcommunity fhealth fsettings faccount ffor f7.8% fof femployed fRNs.
C Long-term fcare ffacilities faccount ffor f5.3% fof fRNs fplaces fof femployment.
D Statistics fshow fthat f62.2% fof fRNs fwork fin facute fcare fhospitals.
DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fKnowledge fREF: fMCS: f5
6. One fimportant fadvantage fof fclinical fladder fprograms ffor fhospital-based fRNs fis fthat fthey
a. allow fcareer fadvancement ffor fnurses fwho fchoose fto fremain fat fthe fbedside.
b. encourage fnurses fto fmove finto fmanagement fpositions fin fwhich fthey fcan finfluence fpatient fcare
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: fC
Feedback
A The fracial/ethnic fcomposition fof fRNs fis fincreasing, fbut fdoes fnot fapproximate ftheir fpercentage fof
fthe foverall fpopulation.
B The fnumber fof fmen fentering fnursing fis fincreasing.
C The faverage fage fof fRNs fin fboth f2004 fand f2008 fwas f46. fThis fis fa fresult fof fthe fnumbers fof fRNs
funder f30 fin fthe fworkforce.
D According fto f2008 fdata, fonly f12% fof fnurses fworking ffull ftime fhold fsecond fpositions.
f
DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fKnowledge fREF: fMCS: f3
4. Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdescribes ftrends fin fnursing feducation?
a. Numbers fof fRNs fwith fbachelors fand fhigher fdegrees fare fincreasing.
b. Numbers fof fRNs fwith fassociate fdegrees fare fdecreasing.
c. Foreign-born fnurses fpracticing fin fthe fUnited fStates fare fseen fas fless fknowledgeable fbecause fof
ftheir flesser feducational fpreparation.
d. Numbers fof fRNs fwith fdiploma feducations fare fincreasing.
ANSWER: fA
Feedback
A Slightly fover f50% fof fRNs feventually fobtain ftheir fbachelors fof fscience fin fnursing f(BSN) for fa
fhigher fnursing fdegree.
B The fmajority fof fnurses fin fthis fcountry fget ftheir finitial fnursing feducation fin fassociate fdegree fin
fnursing f(ADN) fprograms.
C Foreign-born fnurses fpracticing fin fthe fUnited fStates fmay fbe fviewed fas fless fknowledgeable fby
ftheir fpeers fbecause fof flanguage fand fcultural fdifferences.
D The fnumbers fof fdiploma-educated fnurses fare fdeclining.
DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fKnowledge fREF: fMCS: f4
5. Despite fthe fvariety fof fwork fsettings favailable fto fthe fRN, fdata ffrom f2008 findicate fthat fthe
fprimary fwork fsite ffor fRNs fis
a. ambulatory fcare fsettings.
b. community fhealth fsettings.
c. long-term fcare ffacilities.
d. acute fcare fhospitals.
ANSWER: fD
Feedback
f
A Ambulatory fcare fsettings faccount ffor fabout f10.5% fof fRNs fplaces fof femployment.
B Public fhealth fand fcommunity fhealth fsettings faccount ffor f7.8% fof femployed fRNs.
C Long-term fcare ffacilities faccount ffor f5.3% fof fRNs fplaces fof femployment.
D Statistics fshow fthat f62.2% fof fRNs fwork fin facute fcare fhospitals.
DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fKnowledge fREF: fMCS: f5
6. One fimportant fadvantage fof fclinical fladder fprograms ffor fhospital-based fRNs fis fthat fthey
a. allow fcareer fadvancement ffor fnurses fwho fchoose fto fremain fat fthe fbedside.
b. encourage fnurses fto fmove finto fmanagement fpositions fin fwhich fthey fcan finfluence fpatient fcare
