TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
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Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 u The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichuofutheufollowingucouldueventuallyuchangeutheuhistoricalustatusuofunursinguasuaufemal
e-udominateduprofession?
a. Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprograms
b. Theuproportionuofumenuinunursingubeginningutouincrease
c. Moreumaleugraduatesuofubasicunursinguprogramsuenteringutheuworkplace
d. Salaryucompensationuincreasingutouattractumoreumen
ANSWER:uC
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A Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprogramsuisunotu
theubestuanswerubecauseuassociateudegreeuprogramsuproduceutheumostunewugr
aduates.
B Theupercentageuofumenuinunursinguhasuincreasedu50%usinceu2000.
C Theumoreumenuwhouenterutheuworkplaceuasunurses,utheulessunursinguwillubeuseen
uasuaufemale-dominateduprofession.
D Salaryuratesudounotuappearutourelateutoutheurecruitmentuofumenuintounursing.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u2
2. Theuracialuanduethnicucompositionuofutheunursinguprofessionuwilluchangeutoumoreuaccurate
lyureflectutheupopulationuasuauwholeuwhen
a. theuincreasedunumbersuofuracialuanduethnicuminoritiesuenrolleduinueducatio
naluprogramsugraduateuandubeginutoupractice.
b. theunumberuofuAsiansuoruNativeuHawaiian-PacificuIslandersubeginsutouincrease.
c. theupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesudecreasesumoreuthanutheupercentageuofuwhiteunu
rses.
, d. theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationudecreases.
ANSWER:uA
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A Aulargerupercentageuofuminoritiesuareuenrolleduinunursingueducationaluprogra
msuthanupreviously.
B AsiansuanduNativeuHawaiian-
PacificuIslandersuareuoverurepresenteduinunursingucomparedutoutheirupercent
ageuofutheugeneralupopulation.
C NotuonlyuwouldutheupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesuneedutouincrease,utheupercentageuofuwhiteunurse
suwoulduhaveutoudecreaseuinuorderutoumoreuaccuratelyureflectutheupopulationuas
uauwhole.
D Theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationuisunotulikelyutoudecrease.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u3
3. Whichuofutheufollowinguisuaucorrectustatementuaboututheuregisteredunurseu(RN)upopulation?
a. Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsucloselyuresemblesuthatuofutheugener
alupopulation.
b. Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguhasudecreasedusteadilyuoverutheulastudecade.
c. TheurateuofuaginguofuRNsuhasusloweduforutheufirstutimeuinutheupastu30uyears.
d. TheumajorityuofuemployeduRNsuworkingufullutimeumustuworkuauseconduposition.
ANSWER:uC
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A Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsuisuincreasing,ubutudoesunotuapproximat
eutheirupercentageuofutheuoverallupopulation.
B Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguisuincreasing.
C TheuaverageuageuofuRNsuinubothu2004uandu2008uwasu46.uThisuisuauresultuofuth
eunumbersuofuRNsuunderu30uinutheuworkforce.
D Accordingutou2008udata,uonlyu12%uofunursesuworkingufullutimeuholdusecon
dupositions.
u u u u u u u u u
Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
u u u u u
,
,Chapter 1 u The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichuofutheufollowingucouldueventuallyuchangeutheuhistoricalustatusuofunursinguasuaufemal
e-udominateduprofession?
a. Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprograms
b. Theuproportionuofumenuinunursingubeginningutouincrease
c. Moreumaleugraduatesuofubasicunursinguprogramsuenteringutheuworkplace
d. Salaryucompensationuincreasingutouattractumoreumen
ANSWER:uC
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A Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprogramsuisunotu
theubestuanswerubecauseuassociateudegreeuprogramsuproduceutheumostunewugr
aduates.
B Theupercentageuofumenuinunursinguhasuincreasedu50%usinceu2000.
C Theumoreumenuwhouenterutheuworkplaceuasunurses,utheulessunursinguwillubeuseen
uasuaufemale-dominateduprofession.
D Salaryuratesudounotuappearutourelateutoutheurecruitmentuofumenuintounursing.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u2
2. Theuracialuanduethnicucompositionuofutheunursinguprofessionuwilluchangeutoumoreuaccurate
lyureflectutheupopulationuasuauwholeuwhen
a. theuincreasedunumbersuofuracialuanduethnicuminoritiesuenrolleduinueducatio
naluprogramsugraduateuandubeginutoupractice.
b. theunumberuofuAsiansuoruNativeuHawaiian-PacificuIslandersubeginsutouincrease.
c. theupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesudecreasesumoreuthanutheupercentageuofuwhiteunu
rses.
, d. theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationudecreases.
ANSWER:uA
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A Aulargerupercentageuofuminoritiesuareuenrolleduinunursingueducationaluprogra
msuthanupreviously.
B AsiansuanduNativeuHawaiian-
PacificuIslandersuareuoverurepresenteduinunursingucomparedutoutheirupercent
ageuofutheugeneralupopulation.
C NotuonlyuwouldutheupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesuneedutouincrease,utheupercentageuofuwhiteunurse
suwoulduhaveutoudecreaseuinuorderutoumoreuaccuratelyureflectutheupopulationuas
uauwhole.
D Theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationuisunotulikelyutoudecrease.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u3
3. Whichuofutheufollowinguisuaucorrectustatementuaboututheuregisteredunurseu(RN)upopulation?
a. Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsucloselyuresemblesuthatuofutheugener
alupopulation.
b. Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguhasudecreasedusteadilyuoverutheulastudecade.
c. TheurateuofuaginguofuRNsuhasusloweduforutheufirstutimeuinutheupastu30uyears.
d. TheumajorityuofuemployeduRNsuworkingufullutimeumustuworkuauseconduposition.
ANSWER:uC
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A Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsuisuincreasing,ubutudoesunotuapproximat
eutheirupercentageuofutheuoverallupopulation.
B Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguisuincreasing.
C TheuaverageuageuofuRNsuinubothu2004uandu2008uwasu46.uThisuisuauresultuofuth
eunumbersuofuRNsuunderu30uinutheuworkforce.
D Accordingutou2008udata,uonlyu12%uofunursesuworkingufullutimeuholdusecon
dupositions.
