TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
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d 9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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d Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 d The Professional Nurse
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1. Which dof dthe dfollowing dcould deventually dchange dthe dhistorical dstatus dof dnursing das da
female- ddominated dprofession?
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a. More dmen dgraduating dfrom dbaccalaureate dand dhigher ddegree dprograms
b. The dproportion dof dmen din dnursing dbeginning dto dincrease
c. More dmale dgraduates dof dbasic dnursing dprograms dentering dthe dworkplace
d. Salary dcompensation dincreasing dto dattract dmore dmen
ANSWER: dC
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A More dmen dgraduating dfrom dbaccalaureate dand dhigher ddegree dprograms dis dnot
dthe dbest danswer dbecause dassociate ddegree dprograms dproduce dthe dmost dnew
dgraduates.
B The dpercentage dof dmen din dnursing dhas dincreased d50% dsince d2000.
C The dmore dmen dwho denter dthe dworkplace das dnurses, dthe dless dnursing dwill dbe
dseen das da dfemale-dominated dprofession.
D Salary drates ddo dnot dappear dto drelate dto dthe drecruitment dof dmen dinto dnursing.
DIF: dCognitive dLevel: dComprehension dREF: dMCS: d2
2. The dracial dand dethnic dcomposition dof dthe dnursing dprofession dwill dchange dto dmore
accurately dreflect dthe dpopulation das da dwhole dwhen
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a. the dincreased dnumbers dof dracial dand dethnic dminorities denrolled din
deducational dprograms dgraduate dand dbegin dto dpractice.
b. the dnumber dof dAsians dor dNative dHawaiian-Pacific dIslanders dbegins dto dincrease.
c. the dpercentage dof dAfrican-American dand dHispanic dnurses ddecreases dmore dthan
dthe dpercentage dof dwhite dnurses.
, d. the dnonwhite dportion dof dthe dgeneral dpopulation ddecreases.
ANSWER: dA
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A A dlarger dpercentage dof dminorities dare denrolled din dnursing deducational
dprograms dthan dpreviously.
B Asians dand dNative dHawaiian-Pacific dIslanders dare dover drepresented din
dnursing dcompared dto dtheir dpercentage dof dthe dgeneral dpopulation.
C Not donly dwould dthe dpercentage dof dAfrican-American dand dHispanic dnurses
dneed dto dincrease, dthe dpercentage dof dwhite dnurses dwould dhave dto ddecrease din
dorder dto dmore daccurately dreflect dthe dpopulation das da dwhole.
D The dnonwhite dportion dof dthe dgeneral dpopulation dis dnot dlikely dto ddecrease.
DIF: dCognitive dLevel: dComprehension dREF: dMCS: d3
3. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis da dcorrect dstatement dabout dthe dregistered dnurse d(RN) dpopulation?
a. The dracial/ethnic dcomposition dof dRNs dclosely dresembles dthat dof dthe
dgeneral dpopulation.
b. The dnumber dof dmen dentering dnursing dhas ddecreased dsteadily dover dthe dlast ddecade.
c. The drate dof daging dof dRNs dhas dslowed dfor dthe dfirst dtime din dthe dpast d30 dyears.
d. The dmajority dof demployed dRNs dworking dfull dtime dmust dwork da dsecond dposition.
ANSWER: dC
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A The dracial/ethnic dcomposition dof dRNs dis dincreasing, dbut ddoes dnot
dapproximate dtheir dpercentage dof dthe doverall dpopulation.
B The dnumber dof dmen dentering dnursing dis dincreasing.
C The daverage dage dof dRNs din dboth d2004 dand d2008 dwas d46. dThis dis da dresult
dof dthe dnumbers dof dRNs dunder d30 din dthe dworkforce.
D According dto d2008 ddata, donly d12% dof dnurses dworking dfull dtime dhold
dsecond dpositions.
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d 9th Edition by Lucy Hood
d d d d d
d Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
d d d d d
,
,Chapter 1 d The Professional Nurse
d d
1. Which dof dthe dfollowing dcould deventually dchange dthe dhistorical dstatus dof dnursing das da
female- ddominated dprofession?
d
a. More dmen dgraduating dfrom dbaccalaureate dand dhigher ddegree dprograms
b. The dproportion dof dmen din dnursing dbeginning dto dincrease
c. More dmale dgraduates dof dbasic dnursing dprograms dentering dthe dworkplace
d. Salary dcompensation dincreasing dto dattract dmore dmen
ANSWER: dC
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A More dmen dgraduating dfrom dbaccalaureate dand dhigher ddegree dprograms dis dnot
dthe dbest danswer dbecause dassociate ddegree dprograms dproduce dthe dmost dnew
dgraduates.
B The dpercentage dof dmen din dnursing dhas dincreased d50% dsince d2000.
C The dmore dmen dwho denter dthe dworkplace das dnurses, dthe dless dnursing dwill dbe
dseen das da dfemale-dominated dprofession.
D Salary drates ddo dnot dappear dto drelate dto dthe drecruitment dof dmen dinto dnursing.
DIF: dCognitive dLevel: dComprehension dREF: dMCS: d2
2. The dracial dand dethnic dcomposition dof dthe dnursing dprofession dwill dchange dto dmore
accurately dreflect dthe dpopulation das da dwhole dwhen
d
a. the dincreased dnumbers dof dracial dand dethnic dminorities denrolled din
deducational dprograms dgraduate dand dbegin dto dpractice.
b. the dnumber dof dAsians dor dNative dHawaiian-Pacific dIslanders dbegins dto dincrease.
c. the dpercentage dof dAfrican-American dand dHispanic dnurses ddecreases dmore dthan
dthe dpercentage dof dwhite dnurses.
, d. the dnonwhite dportion dof dthe dgeneral dpopulation ddecreases.
ANSWER: dA
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A A dlarger dpercentage dof dminorities dare denrolled din dnursing deducational
dprograms dthan dpreviously.
B Asians dand dNative dHawaiian-Pacific dIslanders dare dover drepresented din
dnursing dcompared dto dtheir dpercentage dof dthe dgeneral dpopulation.
C Not donly dwould dthe dpercentage dof dAfrican-American dand dHispanic dnurses
dneed dto dincrease, dthe dpercentage dof dwhite dnurses dwould dhave dto ddecrease din
dorder dto dmore daccurately dreflect dthe dpopulation das da dwhole.
D The dnonwhite dportion dof dthe dgeneral dpopulation dis dnot dlikely dto ddecrease.
DIF: dCognitive dLevel: dComprehension dREF: dMCS: d3
3. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis da dcorrect dstatement dabout dthe dregistered dnurse d(RN) dpopulation?
a. The dracial/ethnic dcomposition dof dRNs dclosely dresembles dthat dof dthe
dgeneral dpopulation.
b. The dnumber dof dmen dentering dnursing dhas ddecreased dsteadily dover dthe dlast ddecade.
c. The drate dof daging dof dRNs dhas dslowed dfor dthe dfirst dtime din dthe dpast d30 dyears.
d. The dmajority dof demployed dRNs dworking dfull dtime dmust dwork da dsecond dposition.
ANSWER: dC
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A The dracial/ethnic dcomposition dof dRNs dis dincreasing, dbut ddoes dnot
dapproximate dtheir dpercentage dof dthe doverall dpopulation.
B The dnumber dof dmen dentering dnursing dis dincreasing.
C The daverage dage dof dRNs din dboth d2004 dand d2008 dwas d46. dThis dis da dresult
dof dthe dnumbers dof dRNs dunder d30 din dthe dworkforce.
D According dto d2008 ddata, donly d12% dof dnurses dworking dfull dtime dhold
dsecond dpositions.
