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Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing Tenth, North American Edition
Author: Lucy J. Hood.
10th Edition.
,
,Chaptern1 thenprofessionalnnurse
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemal e-
ndominatednprofession?
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER: nc
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A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnth
enbestnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduat es.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseenn
asnanfemale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:ncognitivenlevel:ncomprehensionnref:nmcs:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratel
ynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. Thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationa
lnprogramsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. Thennumbernofnasiansnornnativenhawaiian-pacificnislandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. Thenpercentagenofnafrican-
americannandnhispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurs es.
, d. Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogram
snthannpreviously.
B Asiansnandnnativenhawaiian-
pacificnislandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercenta
genofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C Notnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnafrican-
americannandnhispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesn
wouldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnan
whole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:ncognitivenlevel:ncomprehensionnref:nmcs:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnrnsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengenera
lnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. Thenratenofnagingnofnrnsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. Thenmajoritynofnemployednrnsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER: nc
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnrnsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximat
entheirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C Thenaveragenagenofnrnsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nthisnisnanresultnofnt
hennumbersnofnrnsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecon
dnpositions.
Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing Tenth, North American Edition
Author: Lucy J. Hood.
10th Edition.
,
,Chaptern1 thenprofessionalnnurse
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingncouldneventuallynchangenthenhistoricalnstatusnofnnursingnasnanfemal e-
ndominatednprofession?
a. Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprograms
b. Thenproportionnofnmenninnnursingnbeginningntonincrease
c. Morenmalengraduatesnofnbasicnnursingnprogramsnenteringnthenworkplace
d. Salaryncompensationnincreasingntonattractnmorenmen
ANSWER: nc
Feedback
A Morenmenngraduatingnfromnbaccalaureatenandnhigherndegreenprogramsnisnnotnth
enbestnanswernbecausenassociatendegreenprogramsnproducenthenmostnnewngraduat es.
B Thenpercentagenofnmenninnnursingnhasnincreasedn50%nsincen2000.
C Thenmorenmennwhonenternthenworkplacenasnnurses,nthenlessnnursingnwillnbenseenn
asnanfemale-dominatednprofession.
D Salarynratesndonnotnappearntonrelatentonthenrecruitmentnofnmennintonnursing.
DIF:ncognitivenlevel:ncomprehensionnref:nmcs:n2
2. Thenracialnandnethnicncompositionnofnthennursingnprofessionnwillnchangentonmorenaccuratel
ynreflectnthenpopulationnasnanwholenwhen
a. Thenincreasednnumbersnofnracialnandnethnicnminoritiesnenrolledninneducationa
lnprogramsngraduatenandnbeginntonpractice.
b. Thennumbernofnasiansnornnativenhawaiian-pacificnislandersnbeginsntonincrease.
c. Thenpercentagenofnafrican-
americannandnhispanicnnursesndecreasesnmorenthannthenpercentagenofnwhitennurs es.
, d. Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationndecreases.
ANSWER:
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A Anlargernpercentagenofnminoritiesnarenenrolledninnnursingneducationalnprogram
snthannpreviously.
B Asiansnandnnativenhawaiian-
pacificnislandersnarenovernrepresentedninnnursingncomparedntontheirnpercenta
genofnthengeneralnpopulation.
C Notnonlynwouldnthenpercentagenofnafrican-
americannandnhispanicnnursesnneedntonincrease,nthenpercentagenofnwhitennursesn
wouldnhaventondecreaseninnorderntonmorenaccuratelynreflectnthenpopulationnasnan
whole.
D Thennonwhitenportionnofnthengeneralnpopulationnisnnotnlikelyntondecrease.
DIF:ncognitivenlevel:ncomprehensionnref:nmcs:n3
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnancorrectnstatementnaboutnthenregisterednnursen(RN)npopulation?
a. Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnrnsncloselynresemblesnthatnofnthengenera
lnpopulation.
b. Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnhasndecreasednsteadilynovernthenlastndecade.
c. Thenratenofnagingnofnrnsnhasnslowednfornthenfirstntimeninnthenpastn30nyears.
d. Thenmajoritynofnemployednrnsnworkingnfullntimenmustnworknansecondnposition.
ANSWER: nc
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A Thenracial/ethnicncompositionnofnrnsnisnincreasing,nbutndoesnnotnapproximat
entheirnpercentagenofnthenoverallnpopulation.
B Thennumbernofnmennenteringnnursingnisnincreasing.
C Thenaveragenagenofnrnsninnbothn2004nandn2008nwasn46.nthisnisnanresultnofnt
hennumbersnofnrnsnundern30ninnthenworkforce.
D Accordingnton2008ndata,nonlyn12%nofnnursesnworkingnfullntimenholdnsecon
dnpositions.
