TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th Edition by Lucy Hood Chapters 1 - 22 Complete newest version

TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete

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,Chapter 1 xo The Professional Nurse xo xo




1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female-
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xo dominated profession? xo




a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
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b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
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c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
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d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
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ANSWER: C xo




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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
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best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new graduates.
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B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen as
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a female-dominated profession.
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D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately r
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eflect the population as a whole when
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a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational
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programs graduate and begin to practice. xo xo xo xo xo




b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
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c. the percentage of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white nurse
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s.

, d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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ANSWER: A xo




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A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs t
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han previously. xo




B Asians and Native Hawaiian- xo xo xo



Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing compared to their percentage
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of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-
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American and Hispanic nurses need to increase, the percentage of white nurses w
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ould have to decrease in order to more accurately reflect the population as a who
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le.
D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
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a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general
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population.
b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
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c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
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d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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ANSWER: C xo




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A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not approximate t
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heir percentage of the overall population.
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B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of the
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numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce. xo xo xo xo xo xo xo




D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold second
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positions.