TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
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Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmeventuallymchangemthemhistoricalmstatusmofmnursingmasmamfe
male-mdominatedmprofession?
a. Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprograms
b. Themproportionmofmmenminmnursingmbeginningmtomincrease
c. Moremmalemgraduatesmofmbasicmnursingmprogramsmenteringmthemworkplace
d. Salarymcompensationmincreasingmtomattractmmoremmen
ANSWER:mC
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A Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprogramsmismno
tmthembestmanswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprogramsmproducemthemmostmnew
mgraduates.
B Thempercentagemofmmenminmnursingmhasmincreasedm50%msincem2000.
C Themmoremmenmwhomentermthemworkplacemasmnurses,mthemlessmnursingmwillmbemse
enmasmamfemale-dominatedmprofession.
D Salarymratesmdomnotmappearmtomrelatemtomthemrecruitmentmofmmenmintomnursing.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m2
2. Themracialmandmethnicmcompositionmofmthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommoremaccur
atelymreflectmthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. themincreasedmnumbersmofmracialmandmethnicmminoritiesmenrolledminmeducati
onalmprogramsmgraduatemandmbeginmtompractice.
b. themnumbermofmAsiansmormNativemHawaiian-PacificmIslandersmbeginsmtomincrease.
c. thempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemofmwhitem
nurses.
, d. themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmdecreases.
ANSWER:mA
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A Amlargermpercentagemofmminoritiesmaremenrolledminmnursingmeducationalmprogr
amsmthanmpreviously.
B AsiansmandmNativemHawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresentedminmnursingmcomparedmtomtheirmperce
ntagemofmthemgeneralmpopulation.
C NotmonlymwouldmthempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmneedmtomincrease,mthempercentagemofmwhitemnur
sesmwouldmhavemtomdecreaseminmordermtommoremaccuratelymreflectmthempopulatio
nmasmamwhole.
D Themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmismnotmlikelymtomdecrease.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m3
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismamcorrectmstatementmaboutmthemregisteredmnursem(RN)mpopulation?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmcloselymresemblesmthatmofmthemgen
eralmpopulation.
b. Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmhasmdecreasedmsteadilymovermthemlastmdecade.
c. ThemratemofmagingmofmRNsmhasmslowedmformthemfirstmtimeminmthempastm30myears.
d. ThemmajoritymofmemployedmRNsmworkingmfullmtimemmustmworkmamsecondmposition.
ANSWER:mC
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmismincreasing,mbutmdoesmnotmapproxim
atemtheirmpercentagemofmthemoverallmpopulation.
B Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmismincreasing.
C ThemaveragemagemofmRNsminmbothm2004mandm2008mwasm46.mThismismamresultmof
mthemnumbersmofmRNsmunderm30minmthemworkforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mofmnursesmworkingmfullmtimemholdmseco
ndmpositions.
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Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,
,Chapter 1 m The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmeventuallymchangemthemhistoricalmstatusmofmnursingmasmamfe
male-mdominatedmprofession?
a. Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprograms
b. Themproportionmofmmenminmnursingmbeginningmtomincrease
c. Moremmalemgraduatesmofmbasicmnursingmprogramsmenteringmthemworkplace
d. Salarymcompensationmincreasingmtomattractmmoremmen
ANSWER:mC
Feedback
A Moremmenmgraduatingmfrommbaccalaureatemandmhighermdegreemprogramsmismno
tmthembestmanswermbecausemassociatemdegreemprogramsmproducemthemmostmnew
mgraduates.
B Thempercentagemofmmenminmnursingmhasmincreasedm50%msincem2000.
C Themmoremmenmwhomentermthemworkplacemasmnurses,mthemlessmnursingmwillmbemse
enmasmamfemale-dominatedmprofession.
D Salarymratesmdomnotmappearmtomrelatemtomthemrecruitmentmofmmenmintomnursing.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m2
2. Themracialmandmethnicmcompositionmofmthemnursingmprofessionmwillmchangemtommoremaccur
atelymreflectmthempopulationmasmamwholemwhen
a. themincreasedmnumbersmofmracialmandmethnicmminoritiesmenrolledminmeducati
onalmprogramsmgraduatemandmbeginmtompractice.
b. themnumbermofmAsiansmormNativemHawaiian-PacificmIslandersmbeginsmtomincrease.
c. thempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmdecreasesmmoremthanmthempercentagemofmwhitem
nurses.
, d. themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmdecreases.
ANSWER:mA
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A Amlargermpercentagemofmminoritiesmaremenrolledminmnursingmeducationalmprogr
amsmthanmpreviously.
B AsiansmandmNativemHawaiian-
PacificmIslandersmaremovermrepresentedminmnursingmcomparedmtomtheirmperce
ntagemofmthemgeneralmpopulation.
C NotmonlymwouldmthempercentagemofmAfrican-
AmericanmandmHispanicmnursesmneedmtomincrease,mthempercentagemofmwhitemnur
sesmwouldmhavemtomdecreaseminmordermtommoremaccuratelymreflectmthempopulatio
nmasmamwhole.
D Themnonwhitemportionmofmthemgeneralmpopulationmismnotmlikelymtomdecrease.
DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mComprehensionmREF:mMCS:m3
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismamcorrectmstatementmaboutmthemregisteredmnursem(RN)mpopulation?
a. Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmcloselymresemblesmthatmofmthemgen
eralmpopulation.
b. Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmhasmdecreasedmsteadilymovermthemlastmdecade.
c. ThemratemofmagingmofmRNsmhasmslowedmformthemfirstmtimeminmthempastm30myears.
d. ThemmajoritymofmemployedmRNsmworkingmfullmtimemmustmworkmamsecondmposition.
ANSWER:mC
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A Themracial/ethnicmcompositionmofmRNsmismincreasing,mbutmdoesmnotmapproxim
atemtheirmpercentagemofmthemoverallmpopulation.
B Themnumbermofmmenmenteringmnursingmismincreasing.
C ThemaveragemagemofmRNsminmbothm2004mandm2008mwasm46.mThismismamresultmof
mthemnumbersmofmRNsmunderm30minmthemworkforce.
D Accordingmtom2008mdata,monlym12%mofmnursesmworkingmfullmtimemholdmseco
ndmpositions.
