TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursin
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g 9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 = The Professional Nurse
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1. Which=of=the=following=could=eventually=change=the=historical=status=of=nursing=as=a=female-
= dominated=profession?
a. More=men=graduating=from=baccalaureate=and=higher=degree=programs
b. The=proportion=of=men=in=nursing=beginning=to=increase
c. More=male=graduates=of=basic=nursing=programs=entering=the=workplace
d. Salary=compensation=increasing=to=attract=more=men
ANSWER:=C
Feedback
A More=men=graduating=from=baccalaureate=and=higher=degree=programs=is=not=t
he=best=answer=because=associate=degree=programs=produce=the=most=new=grad
uates.
B The=percentage=of=men=in=nursing=has=increased=50%=since=2000.
C The=more=men=who=enter=the=workplace=as=nurses,=the=less=nursing=will=be=seen=a
s=a=female-dominated=profession.
D Salary=rates=do=not=appear=to=relate=to=the=recruitment=of=men=into=nursing.
DIF:=Cognitive=Level:=Comprehension=REF:=MCS:=2
2. The=racial=and=ethnic=composition=of=the=nursing=profession=will=change=to=more=accurately
= reflect=the=population=as=a=whole=when
a. the=increased=numbers=of=racial=and=ethnic=minorities=enrolled=in=education
al=programs=graduate=and=begin=to=practice.
b. the=number=of=Asians=or=Native=Hawaiian-Pacific=Islanders=begins=to=increase.
c. the=percentage=of=African-
American=and=Hispanic=nurses=decreases=more=than=the=percentage=of=white=nur
ses.
, d. the=nonwhite=portion=of=the=general=population=decreases.
ANSWER:=A
Feedback
A A=larger=percentage=of=minorities=are=enrolled=in=nursing=educational=program
s=than=previously.
B Asians=and=Native=Hawaiian-
Pacific=Islanders=are=over=represented=in=nursing=compared=to=their=percenta
ge=of=the=general=population.
C Not=only=would=the=percentage=of=African-
American=and=Hispanic=nurses=need=to=increase,=the=percentage=of=white=nurses=
would=have=to=decrease=in=order=to=more=accurately=reflect=the=population=as=a=
whole.
D The=nonwhite=portion=of=the=general=population=is=not=likely=to=decrease.
DIF:=Cognitive=Level:=Comprehension=REF:=MCS:=3
3. Which=of=the=following=is=a=correct=statement=about=the=registered=nurse=(RN)=population?
a. The=racial/ethnic=composition=of=RNs=closely=resembles=that=of=the=general
=population.
b. The=number=of=men=entering=nursing=has=decreased=steadily=over=the=last=decade.
c. The=rate=of=aging=of=RNs=has=slowed=for=the=first=time=in=the=past=30=years.
d. The=majority=of=employed=RNs=working=full=time=must=work=a=second=position.
ANSWER:=C
Feedback
A The=racial/ethnic=composition=of=RNs=is=increasing,=but=does=not=approximate
=their=percentage=of=the=overall=population.
B The=number=of=men=entering=nursing=is=increasing.
C The=average=age=of=RNs=in=both=2004=and=2008=was=46.=This=is=a=result=of=the=
numbers=of=RNs=under=30=in=the=workforce.
D According=to=2008=data,=only=12%=of=nurses=working=full=time=hold=second=
positions.
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g 9th Edition by Lucy Hood
= = = = =
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
= = = = =
,
,Chapter 1 = The Professional Nurse
= =
1. Which=of=the=following=could=eventually=change=the=historical=status=of=nursing=as=a=female-
= dominated=profession?
a. More=men=graduating=from=baccalaureate=and=higher=degree=programs
b. The=proportion=of=men=in=nursing=beginning=to=increase
c. More=male=graduates=of=basic=nursing=programs=entering=the=workplace
d. Salary=compensation=increasing=to=attract=more=men
ANSWER:=C
Feedback
A More=men=graduating=from=baccalaureate=and=higher=degree=programs=is=not=t
he=best=answer=because=associate=degree=programs=produce=the=most=new=grad
uates.
B The=percentage=of=men=in=nursing=has=increased=50%=since=2000.
C The=more=men=who=enter=the=workplace=as=nurses,=the=less=nursing=will=be=seen=a
s=a=female-dominated=profession.
D Salary=rates=do=not=appear=to=relate=to=the=recruitment=of=men=into=nursing.
DIF:=Cognitive=Level:=Comprehension=REF:=MCS:=2
2. The=racial=and=ethnic=composition=of=the=nursing=profession=will=change=to=more=accurately
= reflect=the=population=as=a=whole=when
a. the=increased=numbers=of=racial=and=ethnic=minorities=enrolled=in=education
al=programs=graduate=and=begin=to=practice.
b. the=number=of=Asians=or=Native=Hawaiian-Pacific=Islanders=begins=to=increase.
c. the=percentage=of=African-
American=and=Hispanic=nurses=decreases=more=than=the=percentage=of=white=nur
ses.
, d. the=nonwhite=portion=of=the=general=population=decreases.
ANSWER:=A
Feedback
A A=larger=percentage=of=minorities=are=enrolled=in=nursing=educational=program
s=than=previously.
B Asians=and=Native=Hawaiian-
Pacific=Islanders=are=over=represented=in=nursing=compared=to=their=percenta
ge=of=the=general=population.
C Not=only=would=the=percentage=of=African-
American=and=Hispanic=nurses=need=to=increase,=the=percentage=of=white=nurses=
would=have=to=decrease=in=order=to=more=accurately=reflect=the=population=as=a=
whole.
D The=nonwhite=portion=of=the=general=population=is=not=likely=to=decrease.
DIF:=Cognitive=Level:=Comprehension=REF:=MCS:=3
3. Which=of=the=following=is=a=correct=statement=about=the=registered=nurse=(RN)=population?
a. The=racial/ethnic=composition=of=RNs=closely=resembles=that=of=the=general
=population.
b. The=number=of=men=entering=nursing=has=decreased=steadily=over=the=last=decade.
c. The=rate=of=aging=of=RNs=has=slowed=for=the=first=time=in=the=past=30=years.
d. The=majority=of=employed=RNs=working=full=time=must=work=a=second=position.
ANSWER:=C
Feedback
A The=racial/ethnic=composition=of=RNs=is=increasing,=but=does=not=approximate
=their=percentage=of=the=overall=population.
B The=number=of=men=entering=nursing=is=increasing.
C The=average=age=of=RNs=in=both=2004=and=2008=was=46.=This=is=a=result=of=the=
numbers=of=RNs=under=30=in=the=workforce.
D According=to=2008=data,=only=12%=of=nurses=working=full=time=hold=second=
positions.
