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
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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
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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:/ C
Feedback
A The/racial/ethnic/composition/ of/RNs/ is/ increasing,/ but/does/ not/approximate/
their/ percentage/ of/ the/ overall/ population.
B The/ number/ of/ men/ entering/ nursing/ is/ increasing.
C The/ average/ age/ of/ RNs/ in/ both/ 2004/ and/ 2008/ was/ 46./ This/ is/ a/ result/ of/ the/
numbers/ of/ RNs/ under/ 30/ in/ the/ workforce.
D According/to/2008/ data,/ only/12%/ of/ nurses/ working/full/ time/ hold/ second/
positions.
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:/ C
Feedback
A The/racial/ethnic/composition/ of/RNs/ is/ increasing,/ but/does/ not/approximate/
their/ percentage/ of/ the/ overall/ population.
B The/ number/ of/ men/ entering/ nursing/ is/ increasing.
C The/ average/ age/ of/ RNs/ in/ both/ 2004/ and/ 2008/ was/ 46./ This/ is/ a/ result/ of/ the/
numbers/ of/ RNs/ under/ 30/ in/ the/ workforce.
D According/to/2008/ data,/ only/12%/ of/ nurses/ working/full/ time/ hold/ second/
positions.
