TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional
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ii Nursing k ii 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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ii Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichkofk thekfollowingkcouldk eventuallykchangek thekhistoricalk statusk ofk nursin
gkask ak female-k dominatedk profession?
a. Morekmenk graduatingk fromk baccalaureatek andk higherk degreek programs
b. Thek proportionk ofk menk ink nursingk beginningk tok increase
c. Morek malek graduatesk ofk basick nursingk programsk enteringk thek workplace
d. Salaryk compensationk increasingk tok attractk morek men
ANSWER:k C
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A Morek menk graduatingk fromk baccalaureatek andk higherk degreek progra
msk isk notk thek bestkanswerkbecausek associatek degreekprogramskprodu
cekthekmostknewk graduates.
B Thek percentagek ofk menk ink nursingk hask increasedk 50%k sincek 2000.
C Thek morek menk whok enterk thek workplacek ask nurses,k thek lessk nursi
ngkwillk bek seenk ask ak female-dominatedk profession.
D Salaryk ratesk dok notk appeark tok relatek tok thek recruitmentk ofk menk intok nursing.
DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Comprehensionk REF:k MCS:k 2
2. Thek racialk andk ethnick compositionk ofk thek nursingk professionk willk changek t
okmorek accuratelyk reflectk thek populationk ask ak wholek when
a. thekincreasedk numberskofk racialkandk ethnickminoritieskenrolledk in
keducationalk programsk graduatek andk begink tok practice.
b. thek numberkofk Asiansk ork Nativek Hawaiian-Pacifick Islandersk beginsk tok increase.
c. thekpercentagekofkAfrican-
AmericankandkHispanicknurseskdecreaseskmorekthankthek percenta
gek ofk whitek nurses.
, d. thek nonwhitek portionk ofk thek generalk populationk decreases.
ANSWER:k A
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A Aklargerkpercentagekofkminoritieskarekenrolledkinknursingkeducation
alkprogramsk thank previously.
B Asiansk andk Nativek Hawaiian-
Pacifick Islandersk arek overk representedkink nursingk comparedk tok t
heirk percentagek ofk thek generalkpopulation.
C Notk onlyk wouldk thek percentagek ofk African-
Americank andk Hispanicknursesk needk tok increase,k thek percentagek ofk
whitek nursesk wouldk havektok decreasek ink orderk tok morek accuratelyk ref
lectk thek populationk ask akwhole.
D Thek nonwhitek portionk ofk thek generalk populationk isk notk likelyk tok decrease.
DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Comprehensionk REF:k MCS:k 3
3. Whichk ofk thek followingk isk ak correctk statementk aboutk thek registeredk nursek (RN
)kpopulation?
a. Thekracial/ethnickcompositionk ofkRNsk closelykresemblesk thatk
ofkthekgeneralk population.
b. Thek numberk ofk menk enteringk nursingk hask decreasedk steadilyk overk thek lastk decade.
c. Thekratek ofk agingk ofk RNsk hask slowedk fork thek firstk timek ink thek pastk 30k years.
d. Thek majorityk ofk employedk RNsk workingk fullk timek mustk workk ak secondk position.
ANSWER:k C
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A Thekracial/ethnickcompositionkofkRNskiskincreasing,kbutkdoeskn
otkapproximatek theirk percentagek ofk thek overallk population.
B Thek numberk ofk menk enteringk nursingk isk increasing.
C Thek averagek agek ofk RNsk ink bothk 2004k andk 2008k wask 46.k Thisk i
sk akresultk ofk thek numbersk ofk RNsk underk 30k ink thek workforc
e.
D Accordingktok2008kdata,k onlyk12%kofk nurseskworkingkfullkti
mekholdksecondk positions.
kii kii kii kii kii kii
ii Nursing k ii 10th Edition by Lucy Hood
k ii k ii ii ii ii
ii Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
kii kii kii kii
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
k k k
1. Whichkofk thekfollowingkcouldk eventuallykchangek thekhistoricalk statusk ofk nursin
gkask ak female-k dominatedk profession?
a. Morekmenk graduatingk fromk baccalaureatek andk higherk degreek programs
b. Thek proportionk ofk menk ink nursingk beginningk tok increase
c. Morek malek graduatesk ofk basick nursingk programsk enteringk thek workplace
d. Salaryk compensationk increasingk tok attractk morek men
ANSWER:k C
Feedback
A Morek menk graduatingk fromk baccalaureatek andk higherk degreek progra
msk isk notk thek bestkanswerkbecausek associatek degreekprogramskprodu
cekthekmostknewk graduates.
B Thek percentagek ofk menk ink nursingk hask increasedk 50%k sincek 2000.
C Thek morek menk whok enterk thek workplacek ask nurses,k thek lessk nursi
ngkwillk bek seenk ask ak female-dominatedk profession.
D Salaryk ratesk dok notk appeark tok relatek tok thek recruitmentk ofk menk intok nursing.
DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Comprehensionk REF:k MCS:k 2
2. Thek racialk andk ethnick compositionk ofk thek nursingk professionk willk changek t
okmorek accuratelyk reflectk thek populationk ask ak wholek when
a. thekincreasedk numberskofk racialkandk ethnickminoritieskenrolledk in
keducationalk programsk graduatek andk begink tok practice.
b. thek numberkofk Asiansk ork Nativek Hawaiian-Pacifick Islandersk beginsk tok increase.
c. thekpercentagekofkAfrican-
AmericankandkHispanicknurseskdecreaseskmorekthankthek percenta
gek ofk whitek nurses.
, d. thek nonwhitek portionk ofk thek generalk populationk decreases.
ANSWER:k A
Feedback
A Aklargerkpercentagekofkminoritieskarekenrolledkinknursingkeducation
alkprogramsk thank previously.
B Asiansk andk Nativek Hawaiian-
Pacifick Islandersk arek overk representedkink nursingk comparedk tok t
heirk percentagek ofk thek generalkpopulation.
C Notk onlyk wouldk thek percentagek ofk African-
Americank andk Hispanicknursesk needk tok increase,k thek percentagek ofk
whitek nursesk wouldk havektok decreasek ink orderk tok morek accuratelyk ref
lectk thek populationk ask akwhole.
D Thek nonwhitek portionk ofk thek generalk populationk isk notk likelyk tok decrease.
DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Comprehensionk REF:k MCS:k 3
3. Whichk ofk thek followingk isk ak correctk statementk aboutk thek registeredk nursek (RN
)kpopulation?
a. Thekracial/ethnickcompositionk ofkRNsk closelykresemblesk thatk
ofkthekgeneralk population.
b. Thek numberk ofk menk enteringk nursingk hask decreasedk steadilyk overk thek lastk decade.
c. Thekratek ofk agingk ofk RNsk hask slowedk fork thek firstk timek ink thek pastk 30k years.
d. Thek majorityk ofk employedk RNsk workingk fullk timek mustk workk ak secondk position.
ANSWER:k C
Feedback
A Thekracial/ethnickcompositionkofkRNskiskincreasing,kbutkdoeskn
otkapproximatek theirk percentagek ofk thek overallk population.
B Thek numberk ofk menk enteringk nursingk isk increasing.
C Thek averagek agek ofk RNsk ink bothk 2004k andk 2008k wask 46.k Thisk i
sk akresultk ofk thek numbersk ofk RNsk underk 30k ink thek workforc
e.
D Accordingktok2008kdata,k onlyk12%kofk nurseskworkingkfullkti
mekholdksecondk positions.
