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Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing Lucy Hood
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9th Edition
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,Lucy lHood: lLeddy l& lPepper's lProfessional lNursing l9th lEdition
Chapter l1: lThe lProfessional lNurse
Multiple lChoice
1. Which lof lthe lfollowing lcould leventually lchange lthe lhistorical lstatus lof lnursing las la
female- ldominated lprofession?
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a. More lmen lgraduating lfrom lbaccalaureate land lhigher ldegree lprograms
b. The lproportion lof lmen lin lnursing lbeginning lto lincrease
c. More lmale lgraduates lof lbasic lnursing lprograms lentering lthe lworkplace
d. Salary lcompensation lincreasing lto lattract lmore lmen
ANS: lC
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A More lmen lgraduating lfrom lbaccalaureate land lhigher ldegree lprograms lis lnot
lthe lbest lanswer lbecause lassociate ldegree lprograms lproduce lthe lmost lnew
lgraduates.
B The lpercentage lof lmen lin lnursing lhas lincreased l50% lsince l2000.
C The lmore lmen lwho lenter lthe lworkplace las lnurses, lthe lless lnursing lwill lbe lseen las
la lfemale-dominated lprofession.
D Salary lrates ldo lnot lappear lto lrelate lto lthe lrecruitment lof lmen linto lnursing.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l2
2. The lracial land lethnic lcomposition lof lthe lnursing lprofession lwill lchange lto lmore
accurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole lwhen
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a. the lincreased lnumbers lof lracial land lethnic lminorities lenrolled lin leducational
lprograms lgraduate land lbegin lto lpractice.
b. the lnumber lof lAsians lor lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lbegins lto lincrease.
c. the lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses ldecreases lmore lthan lthe
lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses.
,d. the lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation ldecreases.
ANS: lA
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A A llarger lpercentage lof lminorities lare lenrolled lin lnursing leducational lprograms
lthan lpreviously.
B Asians land lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lare lover lrepresented lin lnursing
lcompared lto ltheir lpercentage lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation.
C Not lonly lwould lthe lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses lneed
lto lincrease, lthe lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses lwould lhave lto ldecrease lin lorder lto
lmore laccurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole.
D The lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation lis lnot llikely lto ldecrease.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l3
3. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis la lcorrect lstatement labout lthe lregistered lnurse l(RN) lpopulation?
a. The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lclosely lresembles lthat lof lthe lgeneral
lpopulation.
b. The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lhas ldecreased lsteadily lover lthe llast ldecade.
c. The lrate lof laging lof lRNs lhas lslowed lfor lthe lfirst ltime lin lthe lpast l30 lyears.
d. The lmajority lof lemployed lRNs lworking lfull ltime lmust lwork la lsecond lposition.
ANS: lC
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A The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lis lincreasing, lbut ldoes lnot lapproximate
ltheir lpercentage lof lthe loverall lpopulation.
B The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lis lincreasing.
C The laverage lage lof lRNs lin lboth l2004 land l2008 lwas l46. lThis lis la lresult lof
lthe lnumbers lof lRNs lunder l30 lin lthe lworkforce.
D According lto l2008 ldata, lonly l12% lof lnurses lworking lfull ltime lhold lsecond
lpositions.
, DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lKnowledge lREF: lMCS: l3
4. Which lof lthe lfollowing lbest ldescribes ltrends lin lnursing leducation?
a. Numbers lof lRNs lwith lbachelors land lhigher ldegrees lare lincreasing.
b. Numbers lof lRNs lwith lassociate ldegrees lare ldecreasing.
c. Foreign-born lnurses lpracticing lin lthe lUnited lStates lare lseen las lless
lknowledgeable lbecause lof ltheir llesser leducational lpreparation.
d. Numbers lof lRNs lwith ldiploma leducations lare lincreasing.
ANS: lA
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A Slightly lover l50% lof lRNs leventually lobtain ltheir lbachelors lof lscience lin lnursing
l(BSN) lor la lhigher lnursing ldegree.
B The lmajority lof lnurses lin lthis lcountry lget ltheir linitial lnursing leducation lin
lassociate ldegree lin lnursing l(ADN) lprograms.
C Foreign-born lnurses lpracticing lin lthe lUnited lStates lmay lbe lviewed las
lless lknowledgeable lby ltheir lpeers lbecause lof llanguage land lcultural
ldifferences.
D The lnumbers lof ldiploma-educated lnurses lare ldeclining.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lKnowledge lREF: lMCS: l4
5. Despite lthe lvariety lof lwork lsettings lavailable lto lthe lRN, ldata lfrom l2008 lindicate lthat lthe
l primary lwork lsite lfor lRNs lis
a. ambulatory lcare lsettings.
b. community lhealth lsettings.
c. long-term lcare lfacilities.
d. acute lcare lhospitals.
ANS: lD
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Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing Lucy Hood
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9th Edition
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TEST BANK l
,Lucy lHood: lLeddy l& lPepper's lProfessional lNursing l9th lEdition
Chapter l1: lThe lProfessional lNurse
Multiple lChoice
1. Which lof lthe lfollowing lcould leventually lchange lthe lhistorical lstatus lof lnursing las la
female- ldominated lprofession?
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a. More lmen lgraduating lfrom lbaccalaureate land lhigher ldegree lprograms
b. The lproportion lof lmen lin lnursing lbeginning lto lincrease
c. More lmale lgraduates lof lbasic lnursing lprograms lentering lthe lworkplace
d. Salary lcompensation lincreasing lto lattract lmore lmen
ANS: lC
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A More lmen lgraduating lfrom lbaccalaureate land lhigher ldegree lprograms lis lnot
lthe lbest lanswer lbecause lassociate ldegree lprograms lproduce lthe lmost lnew
lgraduates.
B The lpercentage lof lmen lin lnursing lhas lincreased l50% lsince l2000.
C The lmore lmen lwho lenter lthe lworkplace las lnurses, lthe lless lnursing lwill lbe lseen las
la lfemale-dominated lprofession.
D Salary lrates ldo lnot lappear lto lrelate lto lthe lrecruitment lof lmen linto lnursing.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l2
2. The lracial land lethnic lcomposition lof lthe lnursing lprofession lwill lchange lto lmore
accurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole lwhen
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a. the lincreased lnumbers lof lracial land lethnic lminorities lenrolled lin leducational
lprograms lgraduate land lbegin lto lpractice.
b. the lnumber lof lAsians lor lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lbegins lto lincrease.
c. the lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses ldecreases lmore lthan lthe
lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses.
,d. the lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation ldecreases.
ANS: lA
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A A llarger lpercentage lof lminorities lare lenrolled lin lnursing leducational lprograms
lthan lpreviously.
B Asians land lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lare lover lrepresented lin lnursing
lcompared lto ltheir lpercentage lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation.
C Not lonly lwould lthe lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses lneed
lto lincrease, lthe lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses lwould lhave lto ldecrease lin lorder lto
lmore laccurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole.
D The lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation lis lnot llikely lto ldecrease.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l3
3. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis la lcorrect lstatement labout lthe lregistered lnurse l(RN) lpopulation?
a. The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lclosely lresembles lthat lof lthe lgeneral
lpopulation.
b. The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lhas ldecreased lsteadily lover lthe llast ldecade.
c. The lrate lof laging lof lRNs lhas lslowed lfor lthe lfirst ltime lin lthe lpast l30 lyears.
d. The lmajority lof lemployed lRNs lworking lfull ltime lmust lwork la lsecond lposition.
ANS: lC
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A The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lis lincreasing, lbut ldoes lnot lapproximate
ltheir lpercentage lof lthe loverall lpopulation.
B The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lis lincreasing.
C The laverage lage lof lRNs lin lboth l2004 land l2008 lwas l46. lThis lis la lresult lof
lthe lnumbers lof lRNs lunder l30 lin lthe lworkforce.
D According lto l2008 ldata, lonly l12% lof lnurses lworking lfull ltime lhold lsecond
lpositions.
, DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lKnowledge lREF: lMCS: l3
4. Which lof lthe lfollowing lbest ldescribes ltrends lin lnursing leducation?
a. Numbers lof lRNs lwith lbachelors land lhigher ldegrees lare lincreasing.
b. Numbers lof lRNs lwith lassociate ldegrees lare ldecreasing.
c. Foreign-born lnurses lpracticing lin lthe lUnited lStates lare lseen las lless
lknowledgeable lbecause lof ltheir llesser leducational lpreparation.
d. Numbers lof lRNs lwith ldiploma leducations lare lincreasing.
ANS: lA
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A Slightly lover l50% lof lRNs leventually lobtain ltheir lbachelors lof lscience lin lnursing
l(BSN) lor la lhigher lnursing ldegree.
B The lmajority lof lnurses lin lthis lcountry lget ltheir linitial lnursing leducation lin
lassociate ldegree lin lnursing l(ADN) lprograms.
C Foreign-born lnurses lpracticing lin lthe lUnited lStates lmay lbe lviewed las
lless lknowledgeable lby ltheir lpeers lbecause lof llanguage land lcultural
ldifferences.
D The lnumbers lof ldiploma-educated lnurses lare ldeclining.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lKnowledge lREF: lMCS: l4
5. Despite lthe lvariety lof lwork lsettings lavailable lto lthe lRN, ldata lfrom l2008 lindicate lthat lthe
l primary lwork lsite lfor lRNs lis
a. ambulatory lcare lsettings.
b. community lhealth lsettings.
c. long-term lcare lfacilities.
d. acute lcare lhospitals.
ANS: lD
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