9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
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1. Whichdc ofdc thedc followingdc coulddc eventuallydc changedc thedc historicaldc statusdc ofdc
nursingdc asdc adc female-dc dominateddc profession?
a. Moredc mendc graduatingdc fromdc baccalaureatedc anddc higherdc degreedc programs
b. Thedc proportiondc ofdc mendc indc nursingdc beginningdc todc increase
c. Moredc maledc graduatesdc ofdc basicdc nursingdc programsdc enteringdc thedc workplace
d. Salarydc compensationdc increasingdc todc attractdc moredc men
ANSWER:dc C
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A Moredc mendc graduatingdc fromdc baccalaureatedc anddc higherdc degreedc
programsdc isdc notdc thedc bestdc answerdc becausedc associatedc degreedc programsdc
producedc thedc mostdc newdc graduates.
B Thedc percentagedc ofdc mendc indc nursingdc hasdc increaseddc 50%dc sincedc 2000.
C Thedc moredc mendc whodc enterdc thedc workplacedc asdc nurses,dc thedc lessdc nursingdc
willdc bedc seendc asdc adc female-dominateddc profession.
D Salarydc ratesdc dodc notdc appeardc todc relatedc todc thedc recruitmentdc ofdc mendc intodc nursing.
DIF:dc Cognitivedc Level:dc Comprehensiondc REF:dc MCS:dc 2
2. Thedc racialdc anddc ethnicdc compositiondc ofdc thedc nursingdc professiondc willdc changedc todc
moredc accuratelydc reflectdc thedc populationdc asdc adc wholedc when
a. thedc increaseddc numbersdc ofdc racialdc anddc ethnicdc minoritiesdc enrolleddc indc
educationaldc programsdc graduatedc anddc begindc todc practice.
b. thedc numberdc ofdc Asiansdc ordc Nativedc Hawaiian-Pacificdc Islandersdc beginsdc todc increase.
c. thedc percentagedc ofdc African-Americandc anddc Hispanicdc nursesdc decreasesdc
moredc thandc thedc percentagedc ofdc whitedc nurses.
, d. thedc nonwhitedc portiondc ofdc thedc generaldc populationdc decreases.
ANSWER:dc A
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A Adc largerdc percentagedc ofdc minoritiesdc aredc enrolleddc indc nursingdc
educationaldc programsdc thandc previously.
B Asiansdc anddc Nativedc Hawaiian-Pacificdc Islandersdc aredc overdc representeddc
indc nursingdc compareddc todc theirdc percentagedc ofdc thedc generaldc
population.
C Notdc onlydc woulddc thedc percentagedc ofdc African-Americandc anddc Hispanicdc
nursesdc needdc todc increase,dc thedc percentagedc ofdc whitedc nursesdc woulddc
havedc todc decreasedc indc orderdc todc moredc accuratelydc reflectdc thedc
populationdc asdc adc whole.
D Thedc nonwhitedc portiondc ofdc thedc generaldc populationdc isdc notdc likelydc todc decrease.
DIF:dc Cognitivedc Level:dc Comprehensiondc REF:dc MCS:dc 3
3. Whichdc ofdc thedc followingdc isdc adc correctdc statementdc aboutdc thedc registereddc nursedc (RN)dc
population?
a. Thedc racial/ethnicdc compositiondc ofdc RNsdc closelydc resemblesdc thatdc ofdc
thedc generaldc population.
b. Thedc numberdc ofdc mendc enteringdc nursingdc hasdc decreaseddc steadilydc overdc thedc lastdc
decade.
c. Thedc ratedc ofdc agingdc ofdc RNsdc hasdc sloweddc fordc thedc firstdc timedc indc thedc pastdc 30dc years.
d. Thedc majoritydc ofdc employeddc RNsdc workingdc fulldc timedc mustdc workdc adc seconddc position.
ANSWER:dc C
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A Thedc racial/ethnicdc compositiondc ofdc RNsdc isdc increasing,dc butdc doesdc notdc
approximatedc theirdc percentagedc ofdc thedc overalldc population.
B Thedc numberdc ofdc mendc enteringdc nursingdc isdc increasing.
C Thedc averagedc agedc ofdc RNsdc indc bothdc 2004dc anddc 2008dc wasdc 46.dc Thisdc isdc
adc resultdc ofdc thedc numbersdc ofdc RNsdc underdc 30dc indc thedc workforce.
D Accordingdc todc 2008dc data,dc onlydc 12%dc ofdc nursesdc workingdc fulldc timedc
holddc seconddc positions.