f TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 f The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichfofftheffollowingfcouldfeventuallyfchangefthefhistoricalfstatusfoffnursingfasfaffemale-
f dominatedfprofession?
a. Morefmenfgraduatingffromfbaccalaureatefandfhigherfdegreefprograms
b. Thefproportionfoffmenfinfnursingfbeginningftofincrease
c. Morefmalefgraduatesfoffbasicfnursingfprogramsfenteringfthefworkplace
d. Salaryfcompensationfincreasingftofattractfmorefmen
ANSWER:fC
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A Morefmenfgraduatingffromfbaccalaureatefandfhigherfdegreefprogramsfisfnotfthef
bestfanswerfbecausefassociatefdegreefprogramsfproducefthefmostfnewfgraduates.
B Thefpercentagefoffmenfinfnursingfhasfincreasedf50%fsincef2000.
C Thefmorefmenfwhofenterfthefworkplacefasfnurses,ftheflessfnursingfwillfbefseenfasfaff
emale-dominatedfprofession.
D Salaryfratesfdofnotfappearftofrelateftofthefrecruitmentfoffmenfintofnursing.
DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fComprehensionfREF:fMCS:f2
2. Thefracialfandfethnicfcompositionfoffthefnursingfprofessionfwillfchangeftofmorefaccuratelyfref
lectfthefpopulationfasfafwholefwhen
a. thefincreasedfnumbersfoffracialfandfethnicfminoritiesfenrolledfinfeducationalfp
rogramsfgraduatefandfbeginftofpractice.
b. thefnumberfoffAsiansforfNativefHawaiian-PacificfIslandersfbeginsftofincrease.
c. thefpercentagefoffAfrican-
AmericanfandfHispanicfnursesfdecreasesfmorefthanfthefpercentagefoffwhitefnurses
.
, d. thefnonwhitefportionfoffthefgeneralfpopulationfdecreases.
ANSWER:fA
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A Aflargerfpercentagefoffminoritiesfarefenrolledfinfnursingfeducationalfprogramsft
hanfpreviously.
B AsiansfandfNativefHawaiian-
PacificfIslandersfarefoverfrepresentedfinfnursingfcomparedftoftheirfpercentagef
offthefgeneralfpopulation.
C NotfonlyfwouldfthefpercentagefoffAfrican-
AmericanfandfHispanicfnursesfneedftofincrease,fthefpercentagefoffwhitefnursesfwo
uldfhaveftofdecreasefinforderftofmorefaccuratelyfreflectfthefpopulationfasfafwhole.
D Thefnonwhitefportionfoffthefgeneralfpopulationfisfnotflikelyftofdecrease.
DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fComprehensionfREF:fMCS:f3
3. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafcorrectfstatementfaboutfthefregisteredfnursef(RN)fpopulation?
a. Thefracial/ethnicfcompositionfoffRNsfcloselyfresemblesfthatfoffthefgeneralfp
opulation.
b. Thefnumberfoffmenfenteringfnursingfhasfdecreasedfsteadilyfoverftheflastfdecade.
c. ThefratefoffagingfoffRNsfhasfslowedfforftheffirstftimefinfthefpastf30fyears.
d. ThefmajorityfoffemployedfRNsfworkingffullftimefmustfworkfafsecondfposition.
ANSWER:fC
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A Thefracial/ethnicfcompositionfoffRNsfisfincreasing,fbutfdoesfnotfapproximatefth
eirfpercentagefoffthefoverallfpopulation.
B Thefnumberfoffmenfenteringfnursingfisfincreasing.
C ThefaveragefagefoffRNsfinfbothf2004fandf2008fwasf46.fThisfisfafresultfoffthefnum
bersfoffRNsfunderf30finfthefworkforce.
D Accordingftof2008fdata,fonlyf12%foffnursesfworkingffullftimefholdfsecondfposi
tions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 f The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichfofftheffollowingfcouldfeventuallyfchangefthefhistoricalfstatusfoffnursingfasfaffemale-
f dominatedfprofession?
a. Morefmenfgraduatingffromfbaccalaureatefandfhigherfdegreefprograms
b. Thefproportionfoffmenfinfnursingfbeginningftofincrease
c. Morefmalefgraduatesfoffbasicfnursingfprogramsfenteringfthefworkplace
d. Salaryfcompensationfincreasingftofattractfmorefmen
ANSWER:fC
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A Morefmenfgraduatingffromfbaccalaureatefandfhigherfdegreefprogramsfisfnotfthef
bestfanswerfbecausefassociatefdegreefprogramsfproducefthefmostfnewfgraduates.
B Thefpercentagefoffmenfinfnursingfhasfincreasedf50%fsincef2000.
C Thefmorefmenfwhofenterfthefworkplacefasfnurses,ftheflessfnursingfwillfbefseenfasfaff
emale-dominatedfprofession.
D Salaryfratesfdofnotfappearftofrelateftofthefrecruitmentfoffmenfintofnursing.
DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fComprehensionfREF:fMCS:f2
2. Thefracialfandfethnicfcompositionfoffthefnursingfprofessionfwillfchangeftofmorefaccuratelyfref
lectfthefpopulationfasfafwholefwhen
a. thefincreasedfnumbersfoffracialfandfethnicfminoritiesfenrolledfinfeducationalfp
rogramsfgraduatefandfbeginftofpractice.
b. thefnumberfoffAsiansforfNativefHawaiian-PacificfIslandersfbeginsftofincrease.
c. thefpercentagefoffAfrican-
AmericanfandfHispanicfnursesfdecreasesfmorefthanfthefpercentagefoffwhitefnurses
.
, d. thefnonwhitefportionfoffthefgeneralfpopulationfdecreases.
ANSWER:fA
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A Aflargerfpercentagefoffminoritiesfarefenrolledfinfnursingfeducationalfprogramsft
hanfpreviously.
B AsiansfandfNativefHawaiian-
PacificfIslandersfarefoverfrepresentedfinfnursingfcomparedftoftheirfpercentagef
offthefgeneralfpopulation.
C NotfonlyfwouldfthefpercentagefoffAfrican-
AmericanfandfHispanicfnursesfneedftofincrease,fthefpercentagefoffwhitefnursesfwo
uldfhaveftofdecreasefinforderftofmorefaccuratelyfreflectfthefpopulationfasfafwhole.
D Thefnonwhitefportionfoffthefgeneralfpopulationfisfnotflikelyftofdecrease.
DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fComprehensionfREF:fMCS:f3
3. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafcorrectfstatementfaboutfthefregisteredfnursef(RN)fpopulation?
a. Thefracial/ethnicfcompositionfoffRNsfcloselyfresemblesfthatfoffthefgeneralfp
opulation.
b. Thefnumberfoffmenfenteringfnursingfhasfdecreasedfsteadilyfoverftheflastfdecade.
c. ThefratefoffagingfoffRNsfhasfslowedfforftheffirstftimefinfthefpastf30fyears.
d. ThefmajorityfoffemployedfRNsfworkingffullftimefmustfworkfafsecondfposition.
ANSWER:fC
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A Thefracial/ethnicfcompositionfoffRNsfisfincreasing,fbutfdoesfnotfapproximatefth
eirfpercentagefoffthefoverallfpopulation.
B Thefnumberfoffmenfenteringfnursingfisfincreasing.
C ThefaveragefagefoffRNsfinfbothf2004fandf2008fwasf46.fThisfisfafresultfoffthefnum
bersfoffRNsfunderf30finfthefworkforce.
D Accordingftof2008fdata,fonlyf12%foffnursesfworkingffullftimefholdfsecondfposi
tions.
