TEST BANK FOR Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing, 10th Edition, Chapters 1 - 22 Complete Guide, by Lucy | Questions With Verified Answers Latest Edition

TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
10th Edition by Lucy Hood

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1. Whichofthefollowingcould eventuallychangethehistoricalstatusof nursingas afemale-
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a. Moremen graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
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b. Theproportion of men in nursingbeginningto increase
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c. Moremalegraduatesofbasicnursingprograms enteringthe workplace
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d. Salarycompensation increasingto attract moremen
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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best
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answerbecauseassociatedegreeprogramsproducethemostnewgraduates.
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B Thepercentage of men in nursinghas increased 50% since 2000.
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C Themoremenwho entertheworkplaceasnurses, thelessnursingwillbeseenas a
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female-dominated profession.
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D Salaryrates do not appear to relateto the recruitment of men into nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. Theracialandethniccompositionofthenursingprofessionwillchangetomoreaccurately reflect
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a. theincreasednumbersofracialandethnicminoritiesenrolledineducational
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programs graduate and begin to practice.
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b. thenumberofAsiansorNativeHawaiian-PacificIslandersbeginstoincrease.
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c. thepercentageofAfrican-AmericanandHispanicnursesdecreasesmorethanthe
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percentage of white nurses.
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, d. thenonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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A Alargerpercentageofminoritiesareenrolledinnursingeducationalprograms than
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B AsiansandNativeHawaiian-PacificIslandersareoverrepresentedinnursing
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compared to their percentage of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need to
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increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to more
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accurately reflect the population as a whole.
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D Thenonwhite portion of the general population is not likelyto decrease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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3. Whichof the followingis a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
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a. Theracial/ethniccompositionofRNscloselyresemblesthatofthegeneral
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population.
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b. Thenumberof men entering nursing has decreased steadilyover thelast decade.
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c. Therate of agingof RNs has slowed forthe first time in the past 30 years.
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d. Themajorityof employed RNs workingfull time must work asecond position.
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A Theracial/ethniccompositionofRNsisincreasing,butdoesnotapproximate their
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percentage of the overall population.
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B Thenumber of men entering nursingis increasing.
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C TheaverageageofRNsinboth2004and2008was46.Thisisaresultofthe numbers
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of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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