TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 g The Professional Nurse
g g
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale
-gdominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgt
hegbestganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggrad
uates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseeng
asgagfemale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratel
ygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducation
algprogramsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnu
rses.
, d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANSWER:gA
Feedback
A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogram
sgthangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercenta
gegofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
gwouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasga
gwhole.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggenera
lgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximat
egtheirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthe
gnumbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 g The Professional Nurse
g g
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfemale
-gdominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgnotgt
hegbestganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgnewggrad
uates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegseeng
asgagfemale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccuratel
ygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducation
algprogramsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhitegnu
rses.
, d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANSWER:gA
Feedback
A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogram
sgthangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgpercenta
gegofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurses
gwouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulationgasga
gwhole.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggenera
lgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproximat
egtheirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofgthe
gnumbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsecondg
positions.
