TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 u The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichuofutheufollowingucouldueventuallyuchangeutheuhistoricalustatusuofunursinguasuaufemale-
dominateduprofession?
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a. Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprograms
b. Theuproportionuofumenuinunursingubeginningutouincrease
c. Moreumaleugraduatesuofubasicunursinguprogramsuenteringutheuworkplace
d. Salaryucompensationuincreasingutouattractumoreumen
ANSWER:uC
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A Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprogramsuisunotuth
eubestuanswerubecauseuassociateudegreeuprogramsuproduceutheumostunewugradua
tes.
B Theupercentageuofumenuinunursinguhasuincreasedu50%usinceu2000.
C Theumoreumenuwhouenterutheuworkplaceuasunurses,utheulessunursinguwillubeuseenuas
uaufemale-dominateduprofession.
D Salaryuratesudounotuappearutourelateutoutheurecruitmentuofumenuintounursing.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u2
2. Theuracialuanduethnicucompositionuofutheunursinguprofessionuwilluchangeutoumoreuaccuratelyu
reflectutheupopulationuasuauwholeuwhen
a. theuincreasedunumbersuofuracialuanduethnicuminoritiesuenrolleduinueducationa
luprogramsugraduateuandubeginutoupractice.
b. theunumberuofuAsiansuoruNativeuHawaiian-PacificuIslandersubeginsutouincrease.
c. theupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesudecreasesumoreuthanutheupercentageuofuwhiteunurs
es.
, d. theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationudecreases.
ANSWER:uA
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A Aulargerupercentageuofuminoritiesuareuenrolleduinunursingueducationaluprograms
uthanupreviously.
B AsiansuanduNativeuHawaiian-
PacificuIslandersuareuoverurepresenteduinunursingucomparedutoutheirupercenta
geuofutheugeneralupopulation.
C NotuonlyuwouldutheupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesuneedutouincrease,utheupercentageuofuwhiteunursesu
woulduhaveutoudecreaseuinuorderutoumoreuaccuratelyureflectutheupopulationuasuauw
hole.
D Theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationuisunotulikelyutoudecrease.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u3
3. Whichuofutheufollowinguisuaucorrectustatementuaboututheuregisteredunurseu(RN)upopulation?
a. Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsucloselyuresemblesuthatuofutheugeneralu
population.
b. Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguhasudecreasedusteadilyuoverutheulastudecade.
c. TheurateuofuaginguofuRNsuhasusloweduforutheufirstutimeuinutheupastu30uyears.
d. TheumajorityuofuemployeduRNsuworkingufullutimeumustuworkuauseconduposition.
ANSWER:uC
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A Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsuisuincreasing,ubutudoesunotuapproximateu
theirupercentageuofutheuoverallupopulation.
B Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguisuincreasing.
C TheuaverageuageuofuRNsuinubothu2004uandu2008uwasu46.uThisuisuauresultuofutheun
umbersuofuRNsuunderu30uinutheuworkforce.
D Accordingutou2008udata,uonlyu12%uofunursesuworkingufullutimeuholdusecondup
ositions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 u The Professional Nurse
u u
1. Whichuofutheufollowingucouldueventuallyuchangeutheuhistoricalustatusuofunursinguasuaufemale-
dominateduprofession?
u
a. Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprograms
b. Theuproportionuofumenuinunursingubeginningutouincrease
c. Moreumaleugraduatesuofubasicunursinguprogramsuenteringutheuworkplace
d. Salaryucompensationuincreasingutouattractumoreumen
ANSWER:uC
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A Moreumenugraduatingufromubaccalaureateuanduhigherudegreeuprogramsuisunotuth
eubestuanswerubecauseuassociateudegreeuprogramsuproduceutheumostunewugradua
tes.
B Theupercentageuofumenuinunursinguhasuincreasedu50%usinceu2000.
C Theumoreumenuwhouenterutheuworkplaceuasunurses,utheulessunursinguwillubeuseenuas
uaufemale-dominateduprofession.
D Salaryuratesudounotuappearutourelateutoutheurecruitmentuofumenuintounursing.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u2
2. Theuracialuanduethnicucompositionuofutheunursinguprofessionuwilluchangeutoumoreuaccuratelyu
reflectutheupopulationuasuauwholeuwhen
a. theuincreasedunumbersuofuracialuanduethnicuminoritiesuenrolleduinueducationa
luprogramsugraduateuandubeginutoupractice.
b. theunumberuofuAsiansuoruNativeuHawaiian-PacificuIslandersubeginsutouincrease.
c. theupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesudecreasesumoreuthanutheupercentageuofuwhiteunurs
es.
, d. theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationudecreases.
ANSWER:uA
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A Aulargerupercentageuofuminoritiesuareuenrolleduinunursingueducationaluprograms
uthanupreviously.
B AsiansuanduNativeuHawaiian-
PacificuIslandersuareuoverurepresenteduinunursingucomparedutoutheirupercenta
geuofutheugeneralupopulation.
C NotuonlyuwouldutheupercentageuofuAfrican-
AmericanuanduHispanicunursesuneedutouincrease,utheupercentageuofuwhiteunursesu
woulduhaveutoudecreaseuinuorderutoumoreuaccuratelyureflectutheupopulationuasuauw
hole.
D Theunonwhiteuportionuofutheugeneralupopulationuisunotulikelyutoudecrease.
DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uComprehensionuREF:uMCS:u3
3. Whichuofutheufollowinguisuaucorrectustatementuaboututheuregisteredunurseu(RN)upopulation?
a. Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsucloselyuresemblesuthatuofutheugeneralu
population.
b. Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguhasudecreasedusteadilyuoverutheulastudecade.
c. TheurateuofuaginguofuRNsuhasusloweduforutheufirstutimeuinutheupastu30uyears.
d. TheumajorityuofuemployeduRNsuworkingufullutimeumustuworkuauseconduposition.
ANSWER:uC
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A Theuracial/ethnicucompositionuofuRNsuisuincreasing,ubutudoesunotuapproximateu
theirupercentageuofutheuoverallupopulation.
B Theunumberuofumenuenteringunursinguisuincreasing.
C TheuaverageuageuofuRNsuinubothu2004uandu2008uwasu46.uThisuisuauresultuofutheun
umbersuofuRNsuunderu30uinutheuworkforce.
D Accordingutou2008udata,uonlyu12%uofunursesuworkingufullutimeuholdusecondup
ositions.
