TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 1
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0th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 n The Professional Nurse
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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:nA
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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.
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0th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 n The Professional Nurse
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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:nA
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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.
