TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 e The Professional Nurse
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1. Whicheofetheefollowingecouldeeventuallyechangeetheehistoricalestatuseofenursingeaseaefemale-
dominatedeprofession?
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a. Moreemenegraduatingefromebaccalaureateeandehigheredegreeeprograms
b. Theeproportioneofemeneinenursingebeginningetoeincrease
c. Moreemaleegraduateseofebasicenursingeprogramseenteringetheeworkplace
d. Salaryecompensationeincreasingetoeattractemoreemen
ANSWER:eC
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A Moreemenegraduatingefromebaccalaureateeandehigheredegreeeprogramseisenotethee
besteanswerebecauseeassociateedegreeeprogramseproduceetheemostenewegraduates.
B Theepercentageeofemeneinenursingehaseincreasede50%esincee2000.
C Theemoreemenewhoeenteretheeworkplaceeasenurses,etheelessenursingewillebeeseenease
aefemale-dominatedeprofession.
D Salaryeratesedoenoteappearetoerelateetoetheerecruitmenteofemeneintoenursing.
DIF:eCognitiveeLevel:eComprehensioneREF:eMCS:e2
2. Theeracialeandeethnicecompositioneofetheenursingeprofessionewillechangeetoemoreeaccuratelyer
eflectetheepopulationeaseaewholeewhen
a. theeincreasedenumberseoferacialeandeethniceminoritieseenrolledeineeducationale
programsegraduateeandebeginetoepractice.
b. theenumbereofeAsianseoreNativeeHawaiian-PacificeIslandersebeginsetoeincrease.
c. theepercentageeofeAfrican-
AmericaneandeHispanicenursesedecreasesemoreethanetheepercentageeofewhiteenurse
s.
, d. theenonwhiteeportioneofetheegeneralepopulationedecreases.
ANSWER:eA
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A Aelargerepercentageeofeminoritieseareeenrolledeinenursingeeducationaleprogramse
thanepreviously.
B AsianseandeNativeeHawaiian-
PacificeIslanderseareeovererepresentedeinenursingecomparedetoetheirepercentage
eofetheegeneralepopulation.
C NoteonlyewouldetheepercentageeofeAfrican-
AmericaneandeHispanicenurseseneedetoeincrease,etheepercentageeofewhiteenursesew
ouldehaveetoedecreaseeineorderetoemoreeaccuratelyereflectetheepopulationeaseaewhol
e.
D Theenonwhiteeportioneofetheegeneralepopulationeisenotelikelyetoedecrease.
DIF:eCognitiveeLevel:eComprehensioneREF:eMCS:e3
3. Whicheofetheefollowingeiseaecorrectestatementeaboutetheeregisteredenursee(RN)epopulation?
a. Theeracial/ethnicecompositioneofeRNsecloselyeresemblesethateofetheegenerale
population.
b. Theenumbereofemeneenteringenursingehasedecreasedesteadilyeoveretheelastedecade.
c. TheerateeofeagingeofeRNsehaseslowedeforetheefirstetimeeinetheepaste30eyears.
d. TheemajorityeofeemployedeRNseworkingefulletimeemusteworkeaesecondeposition.
ANSWER:eC
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A Theeracial/ethnicecompositioneofeRNseiseincreasing,ebutedoesenoteapproximatee
theirepercentageeofetheeoverallepopulation.
B Theenumbereofemeneenteringenursingeiseincreasing.
C TheeaverageeageeofeRNseinebothe2004eande2008ewase46.eThiseiseaeresulteofethee
numberseofeRNseundere30einetheeworkforce.
D Accordingetoe2008edata,eonlye12%eofenurseseworkingefulletimeeholdeseconde
positions.
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 e The Professional Nurse
e e
1. Whicheofetheefollowingecouldeeventuallyechangeetheehistoricalestatuseofenursingeaseaefemale-
dominatedeprofession?
e
a. Moreemenegraduatingefromebaccalaureateeandehigheredegreeeprograms
b. Theeproportioneofemeneinenursingebeginningetoeincrease
c. Moreemaleegraduateseofebasicenursingeprogramseenteringetheeworkplace
d. Salaryecompensationeincreasingetoeattractemoreemen
ANSWER:eC
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A Moreemenegraduatingefromebaccalaureateeandehigheredegreeeprogramseisenotethee
besteanswerebecauseeassociateedegreeeprogramseproduceetheemostenewegraduates.
B Theepercentageeofemeneinenursingehaseincreasede50%esincee2000.
C Theemoreemenewhoeenteretheeworkplaceeasenurses,etheelessenursingewillebeeseenease
aefemale-dominatedeprofession.
D Salaryeratesedoenoteappearetoerelateetoetheerecruitmenteofemeneintoenursing.
DIF:eCognitiveeLevel:eComprehensioneREF:eMCS:e2
2. Theeracialeandeethnicecompositioneofetheenursingeprofessionewillechangeetoemoreeaccuratelyer
eflectetheepopulationeaseaewholeewhen
a. theeincreasedenumberseoferacialeandeethniceminoritieseenrolledeineeducationale
programsegraduateeandebeginetoepractice.
b. theenumbereofeAsianseoreNativeeHawaiian-PacificeIslandersebeginsetoeincrease.
c. theepercentageeofeAfrican-
AmericaneandeHispanicenursesedecreasesemoreethanetheepercentageeofewhiteenurse
s.
, d. theenonwhiteeportioneofetheegeneralepopulationedecreases.
ANSWER:eA
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A Aelargerepercentageeofeminoritieseareeenrolledeinenursingeeducationaleprogramse
thanepreviously.
B AsianseandeNativeeHawaiian-
PacificeIslanderseareeovererepresentedeinenursingecomparedetoetheirepercentage
eofetheegeneralepopulation.
C NoteonlyewouldetheepercentageeofeAfrican-
AmericaneandeHispanicenurseseneedetoeincrease,etheepercentageeofewhiteenursesew
ouldehaveetoedecreaseeineorderetoemoreeaccuratelyereflectetheepopulationeaseaewhol
e.
D Theenonwhiteeportioneofetheegeneralepopulationeisenotelikelyetoedecrease.
DIF:eCognitiveeLevel:eComprehensioneREF:eMCS:e3
3. Whicheofetheefollowingeiseaecorrectestatementeaboutetheeregisteredenursee(RN)epopulation?
a. Theeracial/ethnicecompositioneofeRNsecloselyeresemblesethateofetheegenerale
population.
b. Theenumbereofemeneenteringenursingehasedecreasedesteadilyeoveretheelastedecade.
c. TheerateeofeagingeofeRNsehaseslowedeforetheefirstetimeeinetheepaste30eyears.
d. TheemajorityeofeemployedeRNseworkingefulletimeemusteworkeaesecondeposition.
ANSWER:eC
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A Theeracial/ethnicecompositioneofeRNseiseincreasing,ebutedoesenoteapproximatee
theirepercentageeofetheeoverallepopulation.
B Theenumbereofemeneenteringenursingeiseincreasing.
C TheeaverageeageeofeRNseinebothe2004eande2008ewase46.eThiseiseaeresulteofethee
numberseofeRNseundere30einetheeworkforce.
D Accordingetoe2008edata,eonlye12%eofenurseseworkingefulletimeeholdeseconde
positions.
