TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9
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th Edition by Lucy Hood
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bChapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 b The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemal
e-bdominatedbprofession?
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANSWER:bC
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A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbth
ebbestbanswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewbgradua
tes.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenb
asbabfemale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccurate
lybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducation
albprogramsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. thebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhitebnur
ses.
, d. thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANSWER:bA
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A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogra
msbthanbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercenta
gebofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
C NotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesb
wouldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbab
whole.
D Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/
ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralbpopulati
on.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
ANSWER:bC
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A Thebracial/
ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebtheirbper
centagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbt
hebnumbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbseco
ndbpositions.
b b b b b b b b
th Edition by Lucy Hood
b b b b b
bChapters 1 - 22 Complete
b b b b b
,
,Chapter 1 b The Professional Nurse
b b
1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbeventuallybchangebthebhistoricalbstatusbofbnursingbasbabfemal
e-bdominatedbprofession?
a. Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprograms
b. Thebproportionbofbmenbinbnursingbbeginningbtobincrease
c. Morebmalebgraduatesbofbbasicbnursingbprogramsbenteringbthebworkplace
d. Salarybcompensationbincreasingbtobattractbmorebmen
ANSWER:bC
Feedback
A Morebmenbgraduatingbfrombbaccalaureatebandbhigherbdegreebprogramsbisbnotbth
ebbestbanswerbbecausebassociatebdegreebprogramsbproducebthebmostbnewbgradua
tes.
B Thebpercentagebofbmenbinbnursingbhasbincreasedb50%bsinceb2000.
C Thebmorebmenbwhobenterbthebworkplacebasbnurses,btheblessbnursingbwillbbebseenb
asbabfemale-dominatedbprofession.
D Salarybratesbdobnotbappearbtobrelatebtobthebrecruitmentbofbmenbintobnursing.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b2
2. Thebracialbandbethnicbcompositionbofbthebnursingbprofessionbwillbchangebtobmorebaccurate
lybreflectbthebpopulationbasbabwholebwhen
a. thebincreasedbnumbersbofbracialbandbethnicbminoritiesbenrolledbinbeducation
albprogramsbgraduatebandbbeginbtobpractice.
b. thebnumberbofbAsiansborbNativebHawaiian-PacificbIslandersbbeginsbtobincrease.
c. thebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbdecreasesbmorebthanbthebpercentagebofbwhitebnur
ses.
, d. thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbdecreases.
ANSWER:bA
Feedback
A Ablargerbpercentagebofbminoritiesbarebenrolledbinbnursingbeducationalbprogra
msbthanbpreviously.
B AsiansbandbNativebHawaiian-
PacificbIslandersbareboverbrepresentedbinbnursingbcomparedbtobtheirbpercenta
gebofbthebgeneralbpopulation.
C NotbonlybwouldbthebpercentagebofbAfrican-
AmericanbandbHispanicbnursesbneedbtobincrease,bthebpercentagebofbwhitebnursesb
wouldbhavebtobdecreasebinborderbtobmorebaccuratelybreflectbthebpopulationbasbab
whole.
D Thebnonwhitebportionbofbthebgeneralbpopulationbisbnotblikelybtobdecrease.
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bMCS:b3
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcorrectbstatementbaboutbthebregisteredbnurseb(RN)bpopulation?
a. Thebracial/
ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbcloselybresemblesbthatbofbthebgeneralbpopulati
on.
b. Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbhasbdecreasedbsteadilyboverbtheblastbdecade.
c. ThebratebofbagingbofbRNsbhasbslowedbforbthebfirstbtimebinbthebpastb30byears.
d. ThebmajoritybofbemployedbRNsbworkingbfullbtimebmustbworkbabsecondbposition.
ANSWER:bC
Feedback
A Thebracial/
ethnicbcompositionbofbRNsbisbincreasing,bbutbdoesbnotbapproximatebtheirbper
centagebofbtheboverallbpopulation.
B Thebnumberbofbmenbenteringbnursingbisbincreasing.
C ThebaveragebagebofbRNsbinbbothb2004bandb2008bwasb46.bThisbisbabresultbofbt
hebnumbersbofbRNsbunderb30binbthebworkforce.
D Accordingbtob2008bdata,bonlyb12%bofbnursesbworkingbfullbtimebholdbseco
ndbpositions.
