TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 10th Edition by Lucy Hood Chapters 1 - 22 Complete

, Leddy .& .Pepper's .Professional .Nursing .10th .Edition .Hood .Test .Bank

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


ANS: .C

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A More .men .graduating .from .baccalaureate .and .higher .degree .programs .is .not
.the .best .answer .because .associate .degree .programs .produce .the .most .new
.graduates.

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
.as .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
.educational .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 .nurses.

,d. the .nonwhite .portion .of .the .general .population .decreases.


ANS: .A

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A A .larger .percentage .of .minorities .are .enrolled .in .nursing .educational
.programs .than .previously.

B Asians .and .Native .Hawaiian-Pacific .Islanders .are .over .represented .in
.nursing .compared .to .their .percentage .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.


ANS: .C

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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.

, DIF: .Cognitive .Level: .Knowledge .REF: .MCS: .3

4. Which .of .the .following .best .describes .trends .in .nursing .education?

a. Numbers .of .RNs .with .bachelors .and .higher .degrees .are .increasing.
b. Numbers .of .RNs .with .associate .degrees .are .decreasing.
c. Foreign-born .nurses .practicing .in .the .United .States .are .seen .as
.less .knowledgeable .because .of .their .lesser .educational
.preparation.

d. Numbers .of .RNs .with .diploma .educations .are .increasing.


ANS: .A

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A Slightly .over .50% .of .RNs .eventually .obtain .their .bachelors .of .science .in
.nursing .(BSN) .or .a .higher .nursing .degree.

B The .majority .of .nurses .in .this .country .get .their .initial .nursing .education
.in .associate .degree .in .nursing .(ADN) .programs.

C Foreign-born .nurses .practicing .in .the .United .States .may .be .viewed .as
.less .knowledgeable .by .their .peers .because .of .language .and .cultural
.differences.

D The .numbers .of .diploma-educated .nurses .are .declining.


DIF: .Cognitive .Level: .Knowledge .REF: .MCS: .4

5. Despite .the .variety .of .work .settings .available .to .the .RN, .data .from .2008 .indicate .that
.the .primary .work .site .for .RNs .is



a. ambulatory .care .settings.
b. community .health .settings.
c. long-term .care .facilities.
d. acute .care .hospitals.


ANS: .D

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