TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 x The Professional Nurse
x x
1. Whichxofxthexfollowingxcouldxeventuallyxchangexthexhistoricalxstatusxofxnursingxasxaxfemale-
x dominatedxprofession?
a. Morexmenxgraduatingxfromxbaccalaureatexandxhigherxdegreexprograms
b. Thexproportionxofxmenxinxnursingxbeginningxtoxincrease
c. Morexmalexgraduatesxofxbasicxnursingxprogramsxenteringxthexworkplace
d. Salaryxcompensationxincreasingxtoxattractxmorexmen
ANSWER:xC
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A Morexmenxgraduatingxfromxbaccalaureatexandxhigherxdegreexprogramsxisxnotxthexbe
stxanswerxbecausexassociatexdegreexprogramsxproducexthexmostxnewxgraduates.
B Thexpercentagexofxmenxinxnursingxhasxincreasedx50%xsincex2000.
C Thexmorexmenxwhoxenterxthexworkplacexasxnurses,xthexlessxnursingxwillxbexseenxasxaxfe
male-dominatedxprofession.
D Salaryxratesxdoxnotxappearxtoxrelatextoxthexrecruitmentxofxmenxintoxnursing.
DIF:xCognitivexLevel:xComprehensionxREF:xMCS:x2
2. Thexracialxandxethnicxcompositionxofxthexnursingxprofessionxwillxchangextoxmorexaccuratelyxrefl
ectxthexpopulationxasxaxwholexwhen
a. thexincreasedxnumbersxofxracialxandxethnicxminoritiesxenrolledxinxeducationalxpr
ogramsxgraduatexandxbeginxtoxpractice.
b. thexnumberxofxAsiansxorxNativexHawaiian-PacificxIslandersxbeginsxtoxincrease.
c. thexpercentagexofxAfrican-
AmericanxandxHispanicxnursesxdecreasesxmorexthanxthexpercentagexofxwhitexnurses.
, d. thexnonwhitexportionxofxthexgeneralxpopulationxdecreases.
ANSWER:xA
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A Axlargerxpercentagexofxminoritiesxarexenrolledxinxnursingxeducationalxprogramsxth
anxpreviously.
B AsiansxandxNativexHawaiian-
PacificxIslandersxarexoverxrepresentedxinxnursingxcomparedxtoxtheirxpercentagexof
xthexgeneralxpopulation.
C NotxonlyxwouldxthexpercentagexofxAfrican-
AmericanxandxHispanicxnursesxneedxtoxincrease,xthexpercentagexofxwhitexnursesxwoul
dxhavextoxdecreasexinxorderxtoxmorexaccuratelyxreflectxthexpopulationxasxaxwhole.
D Thexnonwhitexportionxofxthexgeneralxpopulationxisxnotxlikelyxtoxdecrease.
DIF:xCognitivexLevel:xComprehensionxREF:xMCS:x3
3. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxaxcorrectxstatementxaboutxthexregisteredxnursex(RN)xpopulation?
a. Thexracial/ethnicxcompositionxofxRNsxcloselyxresemblesxthatxofxthexgeneralxpo
pulation.
b. Thexnumberxofxmenxenteringxnursingxhasxdecreasedxsteadilyxoverxthexlastxdecade.
c. ThexratexofxagingxofxRNsxhasxslowedxforxthexfirstxtimexinxthexpastx30xyears.
d. ThexmajorityxofxemployedxRNsxworkingxfullxtimexmustxworkxaxsecondxposition.
ANSWER:xC
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A Thexracial/ethnicxcompositionxofxRNsxisxincreasing,xbutxdoesxnotxapproximatexth
eirxpercentagexofxthexoverallxpopulation.
B Thexnumberxofxmenxenteringxnursingxisxincreasing.
C ThexaveragexagexofxRNsxinxbothx2004xandx2008xwasx46.xThisxisxaxresultxofxthexnum
bersxofxRNsxunderx30xinxthexworkforce.
D Accordingxtox2008xdata,xonlyx12%xofxnursesxworkingxfullxtimexholdxsecondxpos
itions.
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 x The Professional Nurse
x x
1. Whichxofxthexfollowingxcouldxeventuallyxchangexthexhistoricalxstatusxofxnursingxasxaxfemale-
x dominatedxprofession?
a. Morexmenxgraduatingxfromxbaccalaureatexandxhigherxdegreexprograms
b. Thexproportionxofxmenxinxnursingxbeginningxtoxincrease
c. Morexmalexgraduatesxofxbasicxnursingxprogramsxenteringxthexworkplace
d. Salaryxcompensationxincreasingxtoxattractxmorexmen
ANSWER:xC
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A Morexmenxgraduatingxfromxbaccalaureatexandxhigherxdegreexprogramsxisxnotxthexbe
stxanswerxbecausexassociatexdegreexprogramsxproducexthexmostxnewxgraduates.
B Thexpercentagexofxmenxinxnursingxhasxincreasedx50%xsincex2000.
C Thexmorexmenxwhoxenterxthexworkplacexasxnurses,xthexlessxnursingxwillxbexseenxasxaxfe
male-dominatedxprofession.
D Salaryxratesxdoxnotxappearxtoxrelatextoxthexrecruitmentxofxmenxintoxnursing.
DIF:xCognitivexLevel:xComprehensionxREF:xMCS:x2
2. Thexracialxandxethnicxcompositionxofxthexnursingxprofessionxwillxchangextoxmorexaccuratelyxrefl
ectxthexpopulationxasxaxwholexwhen
a. thexincreasedxnumbersxofxracialxandxethnicxminoritiesxenrolledxinxeducationalxpr
ogramsxgraduatexandxbeginxtoxpractice.
b. thexnumberxofxAsiansxorxNativexHawaiian-PacificxIslandersxbeginsxtoxincrease.
c. thexpercentagexofxAfrican-
AmericanxandxHispanicxnursesxdecreasesxmorexthanxthexpercentagexofxwhitexnurses.
, d. thexnonwhitexportionxofxthexgeneralxpopulationxdecreases.
ANSWER:xA
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A Axlargerxpercentagexofxminoritiesxarexenrolledxinxnursingxeducationalxprogramsxth
anxpreviously.
B AsiansxandxNativexHawaiian-
PacificxIslandersxarexoverxrepresentedxinxnursingxcomparedxtoxtheirxpercentagexof
xthexgeneralxpopulation.
C NotxonlyxwouldxthexpercentagexofxAfrican-
AmericanxandxHispanicxnursesxneedxtoxincrease,xthexpercentagexofxwhitexnursesxwoul
dxhavextoxdecreasexinxorderxtoxmorexaccuratelyxreflectxthexpopulationxasxaxwhole.
D Thexnonwhitexportionxofxthexgeneralxpopulationxisxnotxlikelyxtoxdecrease.
DIF:xCognitivexLevel:xComprehensionxREF:xMCS:x3
3. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxaxcorrectxstatementxaboutxthexregisteredxnursex(RN)xpopulation?
a. Thexracial/ethnicxcompositionxofxRNsxcloselyxresemblesxthatxofxthexgeneralxpo
pulation.
b. Thexnumberxofxmenxenteringxnursingxhasxdecreasedxsteadilyxoverxthexlastxdecade.
c. ThexratexofxagingxofxRNsxhasxslowedxforxthexfirstxtimexinxthexpastx30xyears.
d. ThexmajorityxofxemployedxRNsxworkingxfullxtimexmustxworkxaxsecondxposition.
ANSWER:xC
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A Thexracial/ethnicxcompositionxofxRNsxisxincreasing,xbutxdoesxnotxapproximatexth
eirxpercentagexofxthexoverallxpopulation.
B Thexnumberxofxmenxenteringxnursingxisxincreasing.
C ThexaveragexagexofxRNsxinxbothx2004xandx2008xwasx46.xThisxisxaxresultxofxthexnum
bersxofxRNsxunderx30xinxthexworkforce.
D Accordingxtox2008xdata,xonlyx12%xofxnursesxworkingxfullxtimexholdxsecondxpos
itions.
