TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
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10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 y The Professional Nurse
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1. Which yof ythe yfollowing ycould yeventually ychange ythe yhistorical ystatus yof ynursing yas ya
female- ydominated yprofession?
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a. More ymen ygraduating yfrom ybaccalaureate yand yhigher ydegree yprograms
b. The yproportion yof ymen yin ynursing ybeginning yto yincrease
c. More ymale ygraduates yof ybasic ynursing yprograms yentering ythe yworkplace
d. Salary ycompensation yincreasing yto yattract ymore ymen
ANSWER: yC
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A More ymen ygraduating yfrom ybaccalaureate yand yhigher ydegree yprograms yis ynot
ythe ybest yanswer ybecause yassociate ydegree yprograms yproduce ythe ymost ynew
ygraduates.
B The ypercentage yof ymen yin ynursing yhas yincreased y50% ysince y2000.
C The ymore ymen ywho yenter ythe yworkplace yas ynurses, ythe yless ynursing ywill ybe
yseen yas ya yfemale-dominated yprofession.
D Salary yrates ydo ynot yappear yto yrelate yto ythe yrecruitment yof ymen yinto ynursing.
DIF: yCognitive yLevel: yComprehension yREF: yMCS: y2
2. The yracial yand yethnic ycomposition yof ythe ynursing yprofession ywill ychange yto ymore
accurately yreflect ythe ypopulation yas ya ywhole ywhen
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a. the yincreased ynumbers yof yracial yand yethnic yminorities yenrolled yin
yeducational yprograms ygraduate yand ybegin yto ypractice.
b. the ynumber yof yAsians yor yNative yHawaiian-Pacific yIslanders ybegins yto yincrease.
c. the ypercentage yof yAfrican-American yand yHispanic ynurses ydecreases ymore ythan
ythe ypercentage yof ywhite ynurses.
, d. the ynonwhite yportion yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation ydecreases.
ANSWER: yA
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A A ylarger ypercentage yof yminorities yare yenrolled yin ynursing yeducational
yprograms ythan ypreviously.
B Asians yand yNative yHawaiian-Pacific yIslanders yare yover yrepresented yin
ynursing ycompared yto ytheir ypercentage yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation.
C Not yonly ywould ythe ypercentage yof yAfrican-American yand yHispanic ynurses yneed
yto yincrease, ythe ypercentage yof ywhite ynurses ywould yhave yto ydecrease yin yorder
yto ymore yaccurately yreflect ythe ypopulation yas ya ywhole.
D The ynonwhite yportion yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation yis ynot ylikely yto ydecrease.
DIF: yCognitive yLevel: yComprehension yREF: yMCS: y3
3. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya ycorrect ystatement yabout ythe yregistered ynurse y(RN) ypopulation?
a. The yracial/ethnic ycomposition yof yRNs yclosely yresembles ythat yof ythe
ygeneral ypopulation.
b. The ynumber yof ymen yentering ynursing yhas ydecreased ysteadily yover ythe ylast ydecade.
c. The yrate yof yaging yof yRNs yhas yslowed yfor ythe yfirst ytime yin ythe ypast y30 yyears.
d. The ymajority yof yemployed yRNs yworking yfull ytime ymust ywork ya ysecond yposition.
ANSWER: yC
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A The yracial/ethnic ycomposition yof yRNs yis yincreasing, ybut ydoes ynot
yapproximate ytheir ypercentage yof ythe yoverall ypopulation.
B The ynumber yof ymen yentering ynursing yis yincreasing.
C The yaverage yage yof yRNs yin yboth y2004 yand y2008 ywas y46. yThis yis ya yresult yof
ythe ynumbers yof yRNs yunder y30 yin ythe yworkforce.
D According yto y2008 ydata, yonly y12% yof ynurses yworking yfull ytime yhold
ysecond ypositions.
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10th Edition by Lucy Hood
y y y y y y
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
y y y y y y
,
,Chapter 1 y The Professional Nurse
y y
1. Which yof ythe yfollowing ycould yeventually ychange ythe yhistorical ystatus yof ynursing yas ya
female- ydominated yprofession?
y
a. More ymen ygraduating yfrom ybaccalaureate yand yhigher ydegree yprograms
b. The yproportion yof ymen yin ynursing ybeginning yto yincrease
c. More ymale ygraduates yof ybasic ynursing yprograms yentering ythe yworkplace
d. Salary ycompensation yincreasing yto yattract ymore ymen
ANSWER: yC
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A More ymen ygraduating yfrom ybaccalaureate yand yhigher ydegree yprograms yis ynot
ythe ybest yanswer ybecause yassociate ydegree yprograms yproduce ythe ymost ynew
ygraduates.
B The ypercentage yof ymen yin ynursing yhas yincreased y50% ysince y2000.
C The ymore ymen ywho yenter ythe yworkplace yas ynurses, ythe yless ynursing ywill ybe
yseen yas ya yfemale-dominated yprofession.
D Salary yrates ydo ynot yappear yto yrelate yto ythe yrecruitment yof ymen yinto ynursing.
DIF: yCognitive yLevel: yComprehension yREF: yMCS: y2
2. The yracial yand yethnic ycomposition yof ythe ynursing yprofession ywill ychange yto ymore
accurately yreflect ythe ypopulation yas ya ywhole ywhen
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a. the yincreased ynumbers yof yracial yand yethnic yminorities yenrolled yin
yeducational yprograms ygraduate yand ybegin yto ypractice.
b. the ynumber yof yAsians yor yNative yHawaiian-Pacific yIslanders ybegins yto yincrease.
c. the ypercentage yof yAfrican-American yand yHispanic ynurses ydecreases ymore ythan
ythe ypercentage yof ywhite ynurses.
, d. the ynonwhite yportion yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation ydecreases.
ANSWER: yA
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A A ylarger ypercentage yof yminorities yare yenrolled yin ynursing yeducational
yprograms ythan ypreviously.
B Asians yand yNative yHawaiian-Pacific yIslanders yare yover yrepresented yin
ynursing ycompared yto ytheir ypercentage yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation.
C Not yonly ywould ythe ypercentage yof yAfrican-American yand yHispanic ynurses yneed
yto yincrease, ythe ypercentage yof ywhite ynurses ywould yhave yto ydecrease yin yorder
yto ymore yaccurately yreflect ythe ypopulation yas ya ywhole.
D The ynonwhite yportion yof ythe ygeneral ypopulation yis ynot ylikely yto ydecrease.
DIF: yCognitive yLevel: yComprehension yREF: yMCS: y3
3. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya ycorrect ystatement yabout ythe yregistered ynurse y(RN) ypopulation?
a. The yracial/ethnic ycomposition yof yRNs yclosely yresembles ythat yof ythe
ygeneral ypopulation.
b. The ynumber yof ymen yentering ynursing yhas ydecreased ysteadily yover ythe ylast ydecade.
c. The yrate yof yaging yof yRNs yhas yslowed yfor ythe yfirst ytime yin ythe ypast y30 yyears.
d. The ymajority yof yemployed yRNs yworking yfull ytime ymust ywork ya ysecond yposition.
ANSWER: yC
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A The yracial/ethnic ycomposition yof yRNs yis yincreasing, ybut ydoes ynot
yapproximate ytheir ypercentage yof ythe yoverall ypopulation.
B The ynumber yof ymen yentering ynursing yis yincreasing.
C The yaverage yage yof yRNs yin yboth y2004 yand y2008 ywas y46. yThis yis ya yresult yof
ythe ynumbers yof yRNs yunder y30 yin ythe yworkforce.
D According yto y2008 ydata, yonly y12% yof ynurses yworking yfull ytime yhold
ysecond ypositions.
