Professional Nursing 9th Edition by
Lucy Hood
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 oassociate odegree oprograms oproduce othe omost onew
ograduates.
B The opercentage oof omen oin onursing ohas oincreased o50% osince o2000.
C The omore omen owho oenter othe oworkplace oas onurses, othe oless onursing owill obe
oseen oas oa ofemale-dominated oprofession.
D Salary orates odo onot oappear oto orelate oto othe orecruitment oof omen ointo onursing.
DIF: oCognitive oLevel: oComprehension oREF: oMCS: o2
2. The oracial oand oethnic ocomposition oof othe onursing oprofession owill ochange oto omore
oaccurately oreflect othe opopulation oas oa owhole owhen
a. the oincreased onumbers oof oracial oand oethnic ominorities oenrolled oin
oeducational oprograms ograduate oand obegin oto opractice.
b. the onumber oof oAsians oor oNative oHawaiian-Pacific oIslanders obegins oto oincrease.
c. the opercentage oof oAfrican-American oand oHispanic onurses odecreases omore
othan othe opercentage oof owhite onurses.
, d. the ononwhite oportion oof othe ogeneral opopulation odecreases.
ANSWER: oA
Feedback
A A olarger opercentage oof ominorities oare oenrolled oin onursing oeducational
oprograms othan opreviously.
B Asians oand oNative oHawaiian-Pacific oIslanders oare oover orepresented oin
onursing ocompared oto otheir opercentage oof othe ogeneral opopulation.
C Not oonly owould othe opercentage oof oAfrican-American oand oHispanic onurses
oneed oto oincrease, othe opercentage oof owhite onurses owould ohave oto odecrease
oin oorder oto omore oaccurately oreflect othe opopulation oas oa owhole.
D The ononwhite oportion oof othe ogeneral opopulation ois onot olikely oto odecrease.
DIF: oCognitive oLevel: oComprehension oREF: oMCS: o3
3. Which oof othe ofollowing ois oa ocorrect ostatement oabout othe oregistered onurse o(RN) opopulation?
a. The oracial/ethnic ocomposition oof oRNs oclosely oresembles othat oof othe
ogeneral opopulation.
b. The onumber oof omen oentering onursing ohas odecreased osteadily oover othe olast odecade.
c. The orate oof oaging oof oRNs ohas oslowed ofor othe ofirst otime oin othe opast o30 oyears.
d. The omajority oof oemployed oRNs oworking ofull otime omust owork oa osecond oposition.
ANSWER: oC
Feedback
A The oracial/ethnic ocomposition oof oRNs ois oincreasing, obut odoes onot
oapproximate otheir opercentage oof othe ooverall opopulation.
B The onumber oof omen oentering onursing ois oincreasing.
C The oaverage oage oof oRNs oin oboth o2004 oand o2008 owas o46. oThis ois oa
oresult oof othe onumbers oof oRNs ounder o30 oin othe oworkforce.
D According oto o2008 odata, oonly o12% oof onurses oworking ofull otime ohold
osecond opositions.