TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9
rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr
th Edition by Lucy Hood
rr rr rr rr rr
rr Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
rr rr rr rr rr
,
,Chapter 1 rr The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrcouldrreventuallyrrchangerrtherrhistoricalrrstatusrrofrrnursingrrasrrarrfemale-
rr dominatedrrprofession?
a. Morerrmenrrgraduatingrrfromrrbaccalaureaterrandrrhigherrrdegreerrprograms
b. Therrproportionrrofrrmenrrinrrnursingrrbeginningrrtorrincrease
c. Morerrmalerrgraduatesrrofrrbasicrrnursingrrprogramsrrenteringrrtherrworkplace
d. Salaryrrcompensationrrincreasingrrtorrattractrrmorerrmen
ANSWER:rrC
Feedback
A Morerrmenrrgraduatingrrfromrrbaccalaureaterrandrrhigherrrdegreerrprogramsrrisrrnotrrth
errbestrranswerrrbecauserrassociaterrdegreerrprogramsrrproducerrtherrmostrrnewrrgraduate
s.
B Therrpercentagerrofrrmenrrinrrnursingrrhasrrincreasedrr50%rrsincerr2000.
C Therrmorerrmenrrwhorrenterrrtherrworkplacerrasrrnurses,rrtherrlessrrnursingrrwillrrberrseenrrasr
rarrfemale-dominatedrrprofession.
D Salaryrrratesrrdorrnotrrappearrrtorrrelaterrtorrtherrrecruitmentrrofrrmenrrintorrnursing.
DIF:rrCognitiverrLevel:rrComprehensionrrREF:rrMCS:rr2
2. Therrracialrrandrrethnicrrcompositionrrofrrtherrnursingrrprofessionrrwillrrchangerrtorrmorerraccuratelyr
r reflectrrtherrpopulationrrasrrarrwholerrwhen
a. therrincreasedrrnumbersrrofrrracialrrandrrethnicrrminoritiesrrenrolledrrinrreducationalr
rprogramsrrgraduaterrandrrbeginrrtorrpractice.
b. therrnumberrrofrrAsiansrrorrrNativerrHawaiian-PacificrrIslandersrrbeginsrrtorrincrease.
c. therrpercentagerrofrrAfrican-
AmericanrrandrrHispanicrrnursesrrdecreasesrrmorerrthanrrtherrpercentagerrofrrwhiterrnurs
es.
, d. therrnonwhiterrportionrrofrrtherrgeneralrrpopulationrrdecreases.
ANSWER:rrA
Feedback
A Arrlargerrrpercentagerrofrrminoritiesrrarerrenrolledrrinrrnursingrreducationalrrprogramsrr
thanrrpreviously.
B AsiansrrandrrNativerrHawaiian-
PacificrrIslandersrrarerroverrrrepresentedrrinrrnursingrrcomparedrrtorrtheirrrpercentag
errofrrtherrgeneralrrpopulation.
C NotrronlyrrwouldrrtherrpercentagerrofrrAfrican-
AmericanrrandrrHispanicrrnursesrrneedrrtorrincrease,rrtherrpercentagerrofrrwhiterrnursesrr
wouldrrhaverrtorrdecreaserrinrrorderrrtorrmorerraccuratelyrrreflectrrtherrpopulationrrasrrarrw
hole.
D Therrnonwhiterrportionrrofrrtherrgeneralrrpopulationrrisrrnotrrlikelyrrtorrdecrease.
DIF:rrCognitiverrLevel:rrComprehensionrrREF:rrMCS:rr3
3. Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrarrcorrectrrstatementrraboutrrtherrregisteredrrnurserr(RN)rrpopulation?
a. Therrracial/ethnicrrcompositionrrofrrRNsrrcloselyrrresemblesrrthatrrofrrtherrgeneralr
rpopulation.
b. Therrnumberrrofrrmenrrenteringrrnursingrrhasrrdecreasedrrsteadilyrroverrrtherrlastrrdecade.
c. TherrraterrofrragingrrofrrRNsrrhasrrslowedrrforrrtherrfirstrrtimerrinrrtherrpastrr30rryears.
d. TherrmajorityrrofrremployedrrRNsrrworkingrrfullrrtimerrmustrrworkrrarrsecondrrposition.
ANSWER:rrC
Feedback
A Therrracial/ethnicrrcompositionrrofrrRNsrrisrrincreasing,rrbutrrdoesrrnotrrapproximaterr
theirrrpercentagerrofrrtherroverallrrpopulation.
B Therrnumberrrofrrmenrrenteringrrnursingrrisrrincreasing.
C TherraveragerragerrofrrRNsrrinrrbothrr2004rrandrr2008rrwasrr46.rrThisrrisrrarrresultrrofrrthe
rrnumbersrrofrrRNsrrunderrr30rrinrrtherrworkforce.
D Accordingrrtorr2008rrdata,rronlyrr12%rrofrrnursesrrworkingrrfullrrtimerrholdrrsecondr
rpositions.
rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr
th Edition by Lucy Hood
rr rr rr rr rr
rr Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
rr rr rr rr rr
,
,Chapter 1 rr The Professional Nurse
rr rr
1. Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrcouldrreventuallyrrchangerrtherrhistoricalrrstatusrrofrrnursingrrasrrarrfemale-
rr dominatedrrprofession?
a. Morerrmenrrgraduatingrrfromrrbaccalaureaterrandrrhigherrrdegreerrprograms
b. Therrproportionrrofrrmenrrinrrnursingrrbeginningrrtorrincrease
c. Morerrmalerrgraduatesrrofrrbasicrrnursingrrprogramsrrenteringrrtherrworkplace
d. Salaryrrcompensationrrincreasingrrtorrattractrrmorerrmen
ANSWER:rrC
Feedback
A Morerrmenrrgraduatingrrfromrrbaccalaureaterrandrrhigherrrdegreerrprogramsrrisrrnotrrth
errbestrranswerrrbecauserrassociaterrdegreerrprogramsrrproducerrtherrmostrrnewrrgraduate
s.
B Therrpercentagerrofrrmenrrinrrnursingrrhasrrincreasedrr50%rrsincerr2000.
C Therrmorerrmenrrwhorrenterrrtherrworkplacerrasrrnurses,rrtherrlessrrnursingrrwillrrberrseenrrasr
rarrfemale-dominatedrrprofession.
D Salaryrrratesrrdorrnotrrappearrrtorrrelaterrtorrtherrrecruitmentrrofrrmenrrintorrnursing.
DIF:rrCognitiverrLevel:rrComprehensionrrREF:rrMCS:rr2
2. Therrracialrrandrrethnicrrcompositionrrofrrtherrnursingrrprofessionrrwillrrchangerrtorrmorerraccuratelyr
r reflectrrtherrpopulationrrasrrarrwholerrwhen
a. therrincreasedrrnumbersrrofrrracialrrandrrethnicrrminoritiesrrenrolledrrinrreducationalr
rprogramsrrgraduaterrandrrbeginrrtorrpractice.
b. therrnumberrrofrrAsiansrrorrrNativerrHawaiian-PacificrrIslandersrrbeginsrrtorrincrease.
c. therrpercentagerrofrrAfrican-
AmericanrrandrrHispanicrrnursesrrdecreasesrrmorerrthanrrtherrpercentagerrofrrwhiterrnurs
es.
, d. therrnonwhiterrportionrrofrrtherrgeneralrrpopulationrrdecreases.
ANSWER:rrA
Feedback
A Arrlargerrrpercentagerrofrrminoritiesrrarerrenrolledrrinrrnursingrreducationalrrprogramsrr
thanrrpreviously.
B AsiansrrandrrNativerrHawaiian-
PacificrrIslandersrrarerroverrrrepresentedrrinrrnursingrrcomparedrrtorrtheirrrpercentag
errofrrtherrgeneralrrpopulation.
C NotrronlyrrwouldrrtherrpercentagerrofrrAfrican-
AmericanrrandrrHispanicrrnursesrrneedrrtorrincrease,rrtherrpercentagerrofrrwhiterrnursesrr
wouldrrhaverrtorrdecreaserrinrrorderrrtorrmorerraccuratelyrrreflectrrtherrpopulationrrasrrarrw
hole.
D Therrnonwhiterrportionrrofrrtherrgeneralrrpopulationrrisrrnotrrlikelyrrtorrdecrease.
DIF:rrCognitiverrLevel:rrComprehensionrrREF:rrMCS:rr3
3. Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrarrcorrectrrstatementrraboutrrtherrregisteredrrnurserr(RN)rrpopulation?
a. Therrracial/ethnicrrcompositionrrofrrRNsrrcloselyrrresemblesrrthatrrofrrtherrgeneralr
rpopulation.
b. Therrnumberrrofrrmenrrenteringrrnursingrrhasrrdecreasedrrsteadilyrroverrrtherrlastrrdecade.
c. TherrraterrofrragingrrofrrRNsrrhasrrslowedrrforrrtherrfirstrrtimerrinrrtherrpastrr30rryears.
d. TherrmajorityrrofrremployedrrRNsrrworkingrrfullrrtimerrmustrrworkrrarrsecondrrposition.
ANSWER:rrC
Feedback
A Therrracial/ethnicrrcompositionrrofrrRNsrrisrrincreasing,rrbutrrdoesrrnotrrapproximaterr
theirrrpercentagerrofrrtherroverallrrpopulation.
B Therrnumberrrofrrmenrrenteringrrnursingrrisrrincreasing.
C TherraveragerragerrofrrRNsrrinrrbothrr2004rrandrr2008rrwasrr46.rrThisrrisrrarrresultrrofrrthe
rrnumbersrrofrrRNsrrunderrr30rrinrrtherrworkforce.
D Accordingrrtorr2008rrdata,rronlyrr12%rrofrrnursesrrworkingrrfullrrtimerrholdrrsecondr
rpositions.
