TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9t
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h Edition by Lucy Hood
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. Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,
,Chapter 1 . The Professional Nurse
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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.bes
t.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.fe
male-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.refl
ect.the.population.as.a.whole.when
a. the.increased.numbers.of.racial.and.ethnic.minorities.enrolled.in.educational.pr
ograms.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.tha
n.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.woul
d.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.po
pulation.
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
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A The.racial/ethnic.composition.of.RNs.is.increasing,.but.does.not.approximate.the
ir.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.num
bers.of.RNs.under.30.in.the.workforce.
D According.to.2008.data,.only.12%.of.nurses.working.full.time.hold.second.pos
itions.
. . . . . . . .
h 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.bes
t.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.fe
male-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.refl
ect.the.population.as.a.whole.when
a. the.increased.numbers.of.racial.and.ethnic.minorities.enrolled.in.educational.pr
ograms.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.tha
n.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.woul
d.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.po
pulation.
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
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A The.racial/ethnic.composition.of.RNs.is.increasing,.but.does.not.approximate.the
ir.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.num
bers.of.RNs.under.30.in.the.workforce.
D According.to.2008.data,.only.12%.of.nurses.working.full.time.hold.second.pos
itions.
