TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
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t Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 t The Professional Nurse
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1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tcould teventually tchange tthe thistorical tstatus tof tnursing tas ta
female- tdominated tprofession?
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a. More tmen tgraduating tfrom tbaccalaureate tand thigher tdegree tprograms
b. The tproportion tof tmen tin tnursing tbeginning tto tincrease
c. More tmale tgraduates tof tbasic tnursing tprograms tentering tthe tworkplace
d. Salary tcompensation tincreasing tto tattract tmore tmen
ANSWER: tC
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A More tmen tgraduating tfrom tbaccalaureate tand thigher tdegree tprograms tis
tnot tthe tbest tanswer tbecause tassociate tdegree tprograms tproduce tthe tmost
tnew tgraduates.
B The tpercentage tof tmen tin tnursing thas tincreased t50% tsince t2000.
C The tmore tmen twho tenter tthe tworkplace tas tnurses, tthe tless tnursing twill tbe
tseen tas ta tfemale-dominated tprofession.
D Salary trates tdo tnot tappear tto trelate tto tthe trecruitment tof tmen tinto tnursing.
DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tComprehension tREF: tMCS: t2
2. The tracial tand tethnic tcomposition tof tthe tnursing tprofession twill tchange tto tmore
accurately treflect tthe tpopulation tas ta twhole twhen
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a. the tincreased tnumbers tof tracial tand tethnic tminorities tenrolled tin
teducational tprograms tgraduate tand tbegin tto tpractice.
b. the tnumber tof tAsians tor tNative tHawaiian-Pacific tIslanders tbegins tto tincrease.
c. the tpercentage tof tAfrican-American tand tHispanic tnurses tdecreases tmore tthan
tthe tpercentage tof twhite tnurses.
, d. the tnonwhite tportion tof tthe tgeneral tpopulation tdecreases.
ANSWER: tA
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A A tlarger tpercentage tof tminorities tare tenrolled tin tnursing teducational
tprograms tthan tpreviously.
B Asians tand tNative tHawaiian-Pacific tIslanders tare tover trepresented tin
tnursing tcompared tto ttheir tpercentage tof tthe tgeneral tpopulation.
C Not tonly twould tthe tpercentage tof tAfrican-American tand tHispanic tnurses tneed
tto tincrease, tthe tpercentage tof twhite tnurses twould thave tto tdecrease tin torder
tto tmore taccurately treflect tthe tpopulation tas ta twhole.
D The tnonwhite tportion tof tthe tgeneral tpopulation tis tnot tlikely tto tdecrease.
DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tComprehension tREF: tMCS: t3
3. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis ta tcorrect tstatement tabout tthe tregistered tnurse t(RN) tpopulation?
a. The tracial/ethnic tcomposition tof tRNs tclosely tresembles tthat tof tthe
tgeneral tpopulation.
b. The tnumber tof tmen tentering tnursing thas tdecreased tsteadily tover tthe tlast tdecade.
c. The trate tof taging tof tRNs thas tslowed tfor tthe tfirst ttime tin tthe tpast t30 tyears.
d. The tmajority tof temployed tRNs tworking tfull ttime tmust twork ta tsecond tposition.
ANSWER: tC
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A The tracial/ethnic tcomposition tof tRNs tis tincreasing, tbut tdoes tnot
tapproximate ttheir tpercentage tof tthe toverall tpopulation.
B The tnumber tof tmen tentering tnursing tis tincreasing.
C The taverage tage tof tRNs tin tboth t2004 tand t2008 twas t46. tThis tis ta tresult tof
tthe tnumbers tof tRNs tunder t30 tin tthe tworkforce.
D According tto t2008 tdata, tonly t12% tof tnurses tworking tfull ttime thold
tsecond tpositions.
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t Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,
,Chapter 1 t The Professional Nurse
t t
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tcould teventually tchange tthe thistorical tstatus tof tnursing tas ta
female- tdominated tprofession?
t
a. More tmen tgraduating tfrom tbaccalaureate tand thigher tdegree tprograms
b. The tproportion tof tmen tin tnursing tbeginning tto tincrease
c. More tmale tgraduates tof tbasic tnursing tprograms tentering tthe tworkplace
d. Salary tcompensation tincreasing tto tattract tmore tmen
ANSWER: tC
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A More tmen tgraduating tfrom tbaccalaureate tand thigher tdegree tprograms tis
tnot tthe tbest tanswer tbecause tassociate tdegree tprograms tproduce tthe tmost
tnew tgraduates.
B The tpercentage tof tmen tin tnursing thas tincreased t50% tsince t2000.
C The tmore tmen twho tenter tthe tworkplace tas tnurses, tthe tless tnursing twill tbe
tseen tas ta tfemale-dominated tprofession.
D Salary trates tdo tnot tappear tto trelate tto tthe trecruitment tof tmen tinto tnursing.
DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tComprehension tREF: tMCS: t2
2. The tracial tand tethnic tcomposition tof tthe tnursing tprofession twill tchange tto tmore
accurately treflect tthe tpopulation tas ta twhole twhen
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a. the tincreased tnumbers tof tracial tand tethnic tminorities tenrolled tin
teducational tprograms tgraduate tand tbegin tto tpractice.
b. the tnumber tof tAsians tor tNative tHawaiian-Pacific tIslanders tbegins tto tincrease.
c. the tpercentage tof tAfrican-American tand tHispanic tnurses tdecreases tmore tthan
tthe tpercentage tof twhite tnurses.
, d. the tnonwhite tportion tof tthe tgeneral tpopulation tdecreases.
ANSWER: tA
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A A tlarger tpercentage tof tminorities tare tenrolled tin tnursing teducational
tprograms tthan tpreviously.
B Asians tand tNative tHawaiian-Pacific tIslanders tare tover trepresented tin
tnursing tcompared tto ttheir tpercentage tof tthe tgeneral tpopulation.
C Not tonly twould tthe tpercentage tof tAfrican-American tand tHispanic tnurses tneed
tto tincrease, tthe tpercentage tof twhite tnurses twould thave tto tdecrease tin torder
tto tmore taccurately treflect tthe tpopulation tas ta twhole.
D The tnonwhite tportion tof tthe tgeneral tpopulation tis tnot tlikely tto tdecrease.
DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tComprehension tREF: tMCS: t3
3. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis ta tcorrect tstatement tabout tthe tregistered tnurse t(RN) tpopulation?
a. The tracial/ethnic tcomposition tof tRNs tclosely tresembles tthat tof tthe
tgeneral tpopulation.
b. The tnumber tof tmen tentering tnursing thas tdecreased tsteadily tover tthe tlast tdecade.
c. The trate tof taging tof tRNs thas tslowed tfor tthe tfirst ttime tin tthe tpast t30 tyears.
d. The tmajority tof temployed tRNs tworking tfull ttime tmust twork ta tsecond tposition.
ANSWER: tC
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A The tracial/ethnic tcomposition tof tRNs tis tincreasing, tbut tdoes tnot
tapproximate ttheir tpercentage tof tthe toverall tpopulation.
B The tnumber tof tmen tentering tnursing tis tincreasing.
C The taverage tage tof tRNs tin tboth t2004 tand t2008 twas t46. tThis tis ta tresult tof
tthe tnumbers tof tRNs tunder t30 tin tthe tworkforce.
D According tto t2008 tdata, tonly t12% tof tnurses tworking tfull ttime thold
tsecond tpositions.
