TEST bBANK bFor bLeddy b& bPepper’s
bProfessional bNursing b10th bEdition bby
bLucy bHood b
bChapters b1 b- b22 bComplete b
,
,Chapter b1The bProfessional bNurse
1. Which bof bthe bfollowing bcould beventually bchange bthe bhistorical bstatus bof
bnursing bas ba bfemale- bdominated bprofession?
a. More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree bprograms
b. The bproportion bof bmen bin bnursing bbeginning bto bincrease
c. More bmale bgraduates bof bbasic bnursing bprograms bentering bthe bworkplace
d. Salary bcompensation bincreasing bto battract bmore bmen
ANSWER: bC
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A More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree
bprograms bis bnot bthe bbest banswer bbecause bassociate bdegree
bprograms bproduce bthe bmost bnew bgraduates.
B The bpercentage bof bmen bin bnursing bhas bincreased b50% bsince b2000.
C The bmore bmen bwho benter bthe bworkplace bas bnurses, bthe bless
bnursing bwill bbe bseen bas ba bfemale-dominated bprofession.
D Salary brates bdo bnot bappear bto brelate bto bthe brecruitment bof bmen binto
bnursing.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b2
2. The bracial band bethnic bcomposition bof bthe bnursing bprofession bwill
bchange bto bmore baccurately breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole bwhen
a. the bincreased bnumbers bof bracial band bethnic bminorities
benrolled bin beducational bprograms bgraduate band bbegin bto
bpractice.
b. the bnumber bof bAsians bor bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bbegins bto
bincrease.
c. the bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band bHispanic bnurses
bdecreases bmore bthan bthe bpercentage bof bwhite bnurses.
, d. the bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bdecreases.
ANSWER: bA
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A A blarger bpercentage bof bminorities bare benrolled bin bnursing
beducational bprograms bthan bpreviously.
B Asians band bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bare bover
brepresented bin bnursing bcompared bto btheir bpercentage bof
bthe bgeneral bpopulation.
C Not bonly bwould bthe bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band
bHispanic bnurses bneed bto bincrease, bthe bpercentage bof bwhite
bnurses bwould bhave bto bdecrease bin border bto bmore baccurately
breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole.
D The bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bis bnot blikely bto bdecrease.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b3
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bcorrect bstatement babout bthe bregistered bnurse
b(RN) bpopulation?
a. The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bclosely bresembles
bthat bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation.
b. The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bhas bdecreased bsteadily bover bthe
blast bdecade.
c. The brate bof baging bof bRNs bhas bslowed bfor bthe bfirst btime bin bthe bpast b30
byears.
d. The bmajority bof bemployed bRNs bworking bfull btime bmust bwork ba bsecond
bposition.
ANSWER: bC
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A The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bis bincreasing, bbut bdoes
bnot bapproximate btheir bpercentage bof bthe boverall bpopulation.
B The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bis bincreasing.
C The baverage bage bof bRNs bin bboth b2004 band b2008 bwas b46.
bThis bis ba bresult bof bthe bnumbers bof bRNs bunder b30 bin bthe
bworkforce.
D According bto b2008 bdata, bonly b12% bof bnurses bworking bfull
btime bhold bsecond bpositions.
bProfessional bNursing b10th bEdition bby
bLucy bHood b
bChapters b1 b- b22 bComplete b
,
,Chapter b1The bProfessional bNurse
1. Which bof bthe bfollowing bcould beventually bchange bthe bhistorical bstatus bof
bnursing bas ba bfemale- bdominated bprofession?
a. More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree bprograms
b. The bproportion bof bmen bin bnursing bbeginning bto bincrease
c. More bmale bgraduates bof bbasic bnursing bprograms bentering bthe bworkplace
d. Salary bcompensation bincreasing bto battract bmore bmen
ANSWER: bC
Feedback
A More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree
bprograms bis bnot bthe bbest banswer bbecause bassociate bdegree
bprograms bproduce bthe bmost bnew bgraduates.
B The bpercentage bof bmen bin bnursing bhas bincreased b50% bsince b2000.
C The bmore bmen bwho benter bthe bworkplace bas bnurses, bthe bless
bnursing bwill bbe bseen bas ba bfemale-dominated bprofession.
D Salary brates bdo bnot bappear bto brelate bto bthe brecruitment bof bmen binto
bnursing.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b2
2. The bracial band bethnic bcomposition bof bthe bnursing bprofession bwill
bchange bto bmore baccurately breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole bwhen
a. the bincreased bnumbers bof bracial band bethnic bminorities
benrolled bin beducational bprograms bgraduate band bbegin bto
bpractice.
b. the bnumber bof bAsians bor bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bbegins bto
bincrease.
c. the bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band bHispanic bnurses
bdecreases bmore bthan bthe bpercentage bof bwhite bnurses.
, d. the bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bdecreases.
ANSWER: bA
Feedback
A A blarger bpercentage bof bminorities bare benrolled bin bnursing
beducational bprograms bthan bpreviously.
B Asians band bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bare bover
brepresented bin bnursing bcompared bto btheir bpercentage bof
bthe bgeneral bpopulation.
C Not bonly bwould bthe bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band
bHispanic bnurses bneed bto bincrease, bthe bpercentage bof bwhite
bnurses bwould bhave bto bdecrease bin border bto bmore baccurately
breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole.
D The bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bis bnot blikely bto bdecrease.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b3
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bcorrect bstatement babout bthe bregistered bnurse
b(RN) bpopulation?
a. The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bclosely bresembles
bthat bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation.
b. The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bhas bdecreased bsteadily bover bthe
blast bdecade.
c. The brate bof baging bof bRNs bhas bslowed bfor bthe bfirst btime bin bthe bpast b30
byears.
d. The bmajority bof bemployed bRNs bworking bfull btime bmust bwork ba bsecond
bposition.
ANSWER: bC
Feedback
A The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bis bincreasing, bbut bdoes
bnot bapproximate btheir bpercentage bof bthe boverall bpopulation.
B The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bis bincreasing.
C The baverage bage bof bRNs bin bboth b2004 band b2008 bwas b46.
bThis bis ba bresult bof bthe bnumbers bof bRNs bunder b30 bin bthe
bworkforce.
D According bto b2008 bdata, bonly b12% bof bnurses bworking bfull
btime bhold bsecond bpositions.
