TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional
n n n n n n
Nursing 9th Edition by Lucy Hood
n n n n n n
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
n n n n n
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
n n n
1. Which nof nthe nfollowing ncould neventually nchange nthe nhistorical nstatus nof nnursing
as na nfemale- ndominated nprofession?
n
a. More nmen ngraduating nfrom nbaccalaureate nand nhigher ndegree nprograms
b. The nproportion nof nmen nin nnursing nbeginning nto nincrease
c. More nmale ngraduates nof nbasic nnursing nprograms nentering nthe nworkplace
d. Salary ncompensation nincreasing nto nattract nmore nmen
ANSWER: nC
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A More nmen ngraduating nfrom nbaccalaureate nand nhigher ndegree
nprograms nis nnot nthe nbest nanswer nbecause nassociate ndegree nprograms
nproduce nthe nmost nnew ngraduates.
B The npercentage nof nmen nin nnursing nhas nincreased n50% nsince n2000.
C The nmore nmen nwho nenter nthe nworkplace nas nnurses, nthe nless nnursing
nwill nbe nseen nas na nfemale-dominated nprofession.
D Salary nrates ndo nnot nappear nto nrelate nto nthe nrecruitment nof nmen ninto nnursing.
DIF: nCognitive nLevel: nComprehension nREF: nMCS: n2
2. The nracial nand nethnic ncomposition nof nthe nnursing nprofession nwill nchange nto
more naccurately nreflect nthe npopulation nas na nwhole nwhen
n
a. the nincreased nnumbers nof nracial nand nethnic nminorities nenrolled nin
neducational nprograms ngraduate nand nbegin nto npractice.
b. the nnumber nof nAsians nor nNative nHawaiian-Pacific nIslanders nbegins nto nincrease.
c. the npercentage nof nAfrican-American nand nHispanic nnurses ndecreases
nmore nthan nthe npercentage nof nwhite nnurses.
, d. the nnonwhite nportion nof nthe ngeneral npopulation ndecreases.
ANSWER: nA
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A A nlarger npercentage nof nminorities nare nenrolled nin nnursing neducational
nprograms nthan npreviously.
B Asians nand nNative nHawaiian-Pacific nIslanders nare nover nrepresented
nin nnursing ncompared nto ntheir npercentage n of nthe ngeneral
npopulation.
C Not nonly nwould nthe npercentage nof nAfrican-American nand nHispanic
nnurses nneed nto nincrease, nthe npercentage n of nwhite nnurses nwould nhave
nto ndecrease nin norder nto nmore naccurately nreflect nthe npopulation nas na
nwhole.
D The nnonwhite nportion nof nthe ngeneral npopulation nis nnot nlikely nto ndecrease.
DIF: nCognitive nLevel: nComprehension nREF: nMCS: n3
3. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis na ncorrect nstatement nabout nthe nregistered nnurse n(RN)
npopulation?
a. The nracial/ethnic ncomposition nof nRNs nclosely nresembles nthat nof
nthe ngeneral npopulation.
b. The nnumber nof nmen nentering nnursing nhas ndecreased nsteadily nover nthe nlast ndecade.
c. The nrate nof naging nof nRNs nhas nslowed nfor nthe nfirst ntime nin nthe npast n30 nyears.
d. The nmajority nof nemployed nRNs nworking nfull ntime nmust nwork na nsecond nposition.
ANSWER: nC
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A The nracial/ethnic ncomposition nof nRNs nis nincreasing, nbut ndoes nnot
napproximate ntheir npercentage n of nthe noverall npopulation.
B The nnumber nof nmen nentering nnursing nis nincreasing.
C The naverage nage nof nRNs nin nboth n2004 nand n2008 nwas n46. nThis nis na
nresult nof nthe nnumbers n of nRNs n under n30 nin n the nworkforce.
D According nto n2008 ndata, nonly n12% nof nnurses nworking nfull ntime
nhold nsecond npositions.
n n n n n n
Nursing 9th Edition by Lucy Hood
n n n n n n
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
n n n n n
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
n n n
1. Which nof nthe nfollowing ncould neventually nchange nthe nhistorical nstatus nof nnursing
as na nfemale- ndominated nprofession?
n
a. More nmen ngraduating nfrom nbaccalaureate nand nhigher ndegree nprograms
b. The nproportion nof nmen nin nnursing nbeginning nto nincrease
c. More nmale ngraduates nof nbasic nnursing nprograms nentering nthe nworkplace
d. Salary ncompensation nincreasing nto nattract nmore nmen
ANSWER: nC
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A More nmen ngraduating nfrom nbaccalaureate nand nhigher ndegree
nprograms nis nnot nthe nbest nanswer nbecause nassociate ndegree nprograms
nproduce nthe nmost nnew ngraduates.
B The npercentage nof nmen nin nnursing nhas nincreased n50% nsince n2000.
C The nmore nmen nwho nenter nthe nworkplace nas nnurses, nthe nless nnursing
nwill nbe nseen nas na nfemale-dominated nprofession.
D Salary nrates ndo nnot nappear nto nrelate nto nthe nrecruitment nof nmen ninto nnursing.
DIF: nCognitive nLevel: nComprehension nREF: nMCS: n2
2. The nracial nand nethnic ncomposition nof nthe nnursing nprofession nwill nchange nto
more naccurately nreflect nthe npopulation nas na nwhole nwhen
n
a. the nincreased nnumbers nof nracial nand nethnic nminorities nenrolled nin
neducational nprograms ngraduate nand nbegin nto npractice.
b. the nnumber nof nAsians nor nNative nHawaiian-Pacific nIslanders nbegins nto nincrease.
c. the npercentage nof nAfrican-American nand nHispanic nnurses ndecreases
nmore nthan nthe npercentage nof nwhite nnurses.
, d. the nnonwhite nportion nof nthe ngeneral npopulation ndecreases.
ANSWER: nA
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A A nlarger npercentage nof nminorities nare nenrolled nin nnursing neducational
nprograms nthan npreviously.
B Asians nand nNative nHawaiian-Pacific nIslanders nare nover nrepresented
nin nnursing ncompared nto ntheir npercentage n of nthe ngeneral
npopulation.
C Not nonly nwould nthe npercentage nof nAfrican-American nand nHispanic
nnurses nneed nto nincrease, nthe npercentage n of nwhite nnurses nwould nhave
nto ndecrease nin norder nto nmore naccurately nreflect nthe npopulation nas na
nwhole.
D The nnonwhite nportion nof nthe ngeneral npopulation nis nnot nlikely nto ndecrease.
DIF: nCognitive nLevel: nComprehension nREF: nMCS: n3
3. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis na ncorrect nstatement nabout nthe nregistered nnurse n(RN)
npopulation?
a. The nracial/ethnic ncomposition nof nRNs nclosely nresembles nthat nof
nthe ngeneral npopulation.
b. The nnumber nof nmen nentering nnursing nhas ndecreased nsteadily nover nthe nlast ndecade.
c. The nrate nof naging nof nRNs nhas nslowed nfor nthe nfirst ntime nin nthe npast n30 nyears.
d. The nmajority nof nemployed nRNs nworking nfull ntime nmust nwork na nsecond nposition.
ANSWER: nC
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A The nracial/ethnic ncomposition nof nRNs nis nincreasing, nbut ndoes nnot
napproximate ntheir npercentage n of nthe noverall npopulation.
B The nnumber nof nmen nentering nnursing nis nincreasing.
C The naverage nage nof nRNs nin nboth n2004 nand n2008 nwas n46. nThis nis na
nresult nof nthe nnumbers n of nRNs n under n30 nin n the nworkforce.
D According nto n2008 ndata, nonly n12% nof nnurses nworking nfull ntime
nhold nsecond npositions.
