TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
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9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 | The Professional Nurse
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1. Which |of |the |following |could |eventually |change |the |historical |status |of |nursing |as |a |female-
dominated |profession?
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a. More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs
b. The |proportion |of |men |in |nursing |beginning |to |increase
c. More |male |graduates |of |basic |nursing |programs |entering |the |workplace
d. Salary |compensation |increasing |to |attract |more |men
ANSWER: |C
Feedback
A More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs |is |not |the
|best |answer |because |associate |degree |programs |produce |the |most |new |graduates.
B The |percentage |of |men |in |nursing |has |increased |50% |since |2000.
C The |more |men |who |enter |the |workplace |as |nurses, |the |less |nursing |will |be |seen |as |a
|female-dominated |profession.
D Salary |rates |do |not |appear |to |relate |to |the |recruitment |of |men |into |nursing.
DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |2
2. The |racial |and |ethnic |composition |of |the |nursing |profession |will |change |to |more |accurately
reflect |the |population |as |a |whole |when
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a. the |increased |numbers |of |racial |and |ethnic |minorities |enrolled |in |educational
|programs |graduate |and |begin |to |practice.
b. the |number |of |Asians |or |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |begins |to |increase.
c. the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |decreases |more |than |the
|percentage |of |white |nurses.
, d. the |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |decreases.
ANSWER: |A
Feedback
A A |larger |percentage |of |minorities |are |enrolled |in |nursing |educational |programs
|than |previously.
B Asians |and |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |are |over |represented |in |nursing
|compared |to |their |percentage |of |the |general |population.
C Not |only |would |the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |need |to
|increase, |the |percentage |of |white |nurses |would |have |to |decrease |in |order |to |more
|accurately |reflect |the |population |as |a |whole.
D The |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |is |not |likely |to |decrease.
DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |3
3. Which |of |the |following |is |a |correct |statement |about |the |registered |nurse |(RN) |population?
a. The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |closely |resembles |that |of |the |general
|population.
b. The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |has |decreased |steadily |over |the |last |decade.
c. The |rate |of |aging |of |RNs |has |slowed |for |the |first |time |in |the |past |30 |years.
d. The |majority |of |employed |RNs |working |full |time |must |work |a |second |position.
ANSWER: |C
Feedback
A The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |is |increasing, |but |does |not |approximate
|their |percentage |of |the |overall |population.
B The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |is |increasing.
C The |average |age |of |RNs |in |both |2004 |and |2008 |was |46. |This |is |a |result |of |the
|numbers |of |RNs |under |30 |in |the |workforce.
D According |to |2008 |data, |only |12% |of |nurses |working |full |time |hold |second
|positions.
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9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
| | | | | |
,
,Chapter 1 | The Professional Nurse
| |
1. Which |of |the |following |could |eventually |change |the |historical |status |of |nursing |as |a |female-
dominated |profession?
|
a. More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs
b. The |proportion |of |men |in |nursing |beginning |to |increase
c. More |male |graduates |of |basic |nursing |programs |entering |the |workplace
d. Salary |compensation |increasing |to |attract |more |men
ANSWER: |C
Feedback
A More |men |graduating |from |baccalaureate |and |higher |degree |programs |is |not |the
|best |answer |because |associate |degree |programs |produce |the |most |new |graduates.
B The |percentage |of |men |in |nursing |has |increased |50% |since |2000.
C The |more |men |who |enter |the |workplace |as |nurses, |the |less |nursing |will |be |seen |as |a
|female-dominated |profession.
D Salary |rates |do |not |appear |to |relate |to |the |recruitment |of |men |into |nursing.
DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |2
2. The |racial |and |ethnic |composition |of |the |nursing |profession |will |change |to |more |accurately
reflect |the |population |as |a |whole |when
|
a. the |increased |numbers |of |racial |and |ethnic |minorities |enrolled |in |educational
|programs |graduate |and |begin |to |practice.
b. the |number |of |Asians |or |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |begins |to |increase.
c. the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |decreases |more |than |the
|percentage |of |white |nurses.
, d. the |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |decreases.
ANSWER: |A
Feedback
A A |larger |percentage |of |minorities |are |enrolled |in |nursing |educational |programs
|than |previously.
B Asians |and |Native |Hawaiian-Pacific |Islanders |are |over |represented |in |nursing
|compared |to |their |percentage |of |the |general |population.
C Not |only |would |the |percentage |of |African-American |and |Hispanic |nurses |need |to
|increase, |the |percentage |of |white |nurses |would |have |to |decrease |in |order |to |more
|accurately |reflect |the |population |as |a |whole.
D The |nonwhite |portion |of |the |general |population |is |not |likely |to |decrease.
DIF: |Cognitive |Level: |Comprehension |REF: |MCS: |3
3. Which |of |the |following |is |a |correct |statement |about |the |registered |nurse |(RN) |population?
a. The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |closely |resembles |that |of |the |general
|population.
b. The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |has |decreased |steadily |over |the |last |decade.
c. The |rate |of |aging |of |RNs |has |slowed |for |the |first |time |in |the |past |30 |years.
d. The |majority |of |employed |RNs |working |full |time |must |work |a |second |position.
ANSWER: |C
Feedback
A The |racial/ethnic |composition |of |RNs |is |increasing, |but |does |not |approximate
|their |percentage |of |the |overall |population.
B The |number |of |men |entering |nursing |is |increasing.
C The |average |age |of |RNs |in |both |2004 |and |2008 |was |46. |This |is |a |result |of |the
|numbers |of |RNs |under |30 |in |the |workforce.
D According |to |2008 |data, |only |12% |of |nurses |working |full |time |hold |second
|positions.
