TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
nn nn nn nn nn
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
nn nn nn nn nn
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
nn nn nn
1. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nncould nneventually nnchange nnthe nnhistorical nnstatus nnof nnnursing nnas
a nnfemale- nndominated nnprofession?
nn
a. More nnmen nngraduating nnfrom nnbaccalaureate nnand nnhigher nndegree nnprograms
b. The nnproportion nnof nnmen nnin nnnursing nnbeginning nnto nnincrease
c. More nnmale nngraduates nnof nnbasic nnnursing nnprograms nnentering nnthe nnworkplace
d. Salary nncompensation nnincreasing nnto nnattract nnmore nnmen
ANSWER: nnC
Feedback
A More nnmen nngraduating nnfrom nnbaccalaureate nnand nnhigher nndegree nnprograms
nnis nnnot nnthe nnbest nnanswer nnbecause nnassociate nndegree nnprograms nnproduce
nnthe nnmost nnnew nngraduates.
B The nnpercentage nnof nnmen nnin nnnursing nnhas nnincreased nn50% nnsince nn2000.
C The nnmore nnmen nnwho nnenter nnthe nnworkplace nnas nnnurses, nnthe nnless nnnursing nnwill
nnbe nnseen nnas nna nnfemale-dominated nnprofession.
D Salary nnrates nndo nnnot nnappear nnto nnrelate nnto nnthe nnrecruitment nnof nnmen nninto nnnursing.
DIF: nnCognitive nnLevel: nnComprehension nnREF: nnMCS: nn2
2. The nnracial nnand nnethnic nncomposition nnof nnthe nnnursing nnprofession nnwill nnchange nnto nnmore
accurately nnreflect nnthe nnpopulation nnas nna nnwhole nnwhen
nn
a. the nnincreased nnnumbers nnof nnracial nnand nnethnic nnminorities nnenrolled nnin
nneducational nnprograms nngraduate nnand nnbegin nnto nnpractice.
b. the nnnumber nnof nnAsians nnor nnNative nnHawaiian-Pacific nnIslanders nnbegins nnto nnincrease.
c. the nnpercentage nnof nnAfrican-American nnand nnHispanic nnnurses nndecreases nnmore
nnthan nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnwhite nnnurses.
, d. the nnnonwhite nnportion nnof nnthe nngeneral nnpopulation nndecreases.
ANSWER: nnA
Feedback
A A nnlarger nnpercentage nnof nnminorities nnare nnenrolled nnin nnnursing nneducational
nnprograms nnthan nnpreviously.
B Asians nnand nnNative nnHawaiian-Pacific nnIslanders nnare nnover nnrepresented nnin
nnnursing nncompared nnto nntheir nnpercentage nnof nnthe nngeneral nnpopulation.
C Not nnonly nnwould nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnAfrican-American nnand nnHispanic nnnurses
nnneed nnto nnincrease, nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnwhite nnnurses nnwould nnhave nnto
nndecrease nnin nnorder nnto nnmore nnaccurately nnreflect nnthe nnpopulation nnas nna
nnwhole.
D The nnnonwhite nnportion nnof nnthe nngeneral nnpopulation nnis nnnot nnlikely nnto nndecrease.
DIF: nnCognitive nnLevel: nnComprehension nnREF: nnMCS: nn3
3. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnis nna nncorrect nnstatement nnabout nnthe nnregistered nnnurse nn(RN)
nnpopulation?
a. The nnracial/ethnic nncomposition nnof nnRNs nnclosely nnresembles nnthat nnof nnthe
nngeneral nnpopulation.
b. The nnnumber nnof nnmen nnentering nnnursing nnhas nndecreased nnsteadily nnover nnthe nnlast nndecade.
c. The nnrate nnof nnaging nnof nnRNs nnhas nnslowed nnfor nnthe nnfirst nntime nnin nnthe nnpast nn30 nnyears.
d. The nnmajority nnof nnemployed nnRNs nnworking nnfull nntime nnmust nnwork nna nnsecond nnposition.
ANSWER: nnC
Feedback
A The nnracial/ethnic nncomposition nnof nnRNs nnis nnincreasing, nnbut nndoes nnnot
nnapproximate nntheir nnpercentage nnof nnthe nnoverall nnpopulation.
B The nnnumber nnof nnmen nnentering nnnursing nnis nnincreasing.
C The nnaverage nnage nnof nnRNs nnin nnboth nn2004 nnand nn2008 nnwas nn46. nnThis nnis nna
nnresult nnof nnthe nnnumbers nnof nnRNs nnunder nn30 nnin nnthe nnworkforce.
D According nnto nn2008 nndata, nnonly nn12% nnof nnnurses nnworking nnfull nntime nnhold
nnsecond nnpositions.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
nn nn nn nn nn
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
nn nn nn nn nn
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
nn nn nn
1. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nncould nneventually nnchange nnthe nnhistorical nnstatus nnof nnnursing nnas
a nnfemale- nndominated nnprofession?
nn
a. More nnmen nngraduating nnfrom nnbaccalaureate nnand nnhigher nndegree nnprograms
b. The nnproportion nnof nnmen nnin nnnursing nnbeginning nnto nnincrease
c. More nnmale nngraduates nnof nnbasic nnnursing nnprograms nnentering nnthe nnworkplace
d. Salary nncompensation nnincreasing nnto nnattract nnmore nnmen
ANSWER: nnC
Feedback
A More nnmen nngraduating nnfrom nnbaccalaureate nnand nnhigher nndegree nnprograms
nnis nnnot nnthe nnbest nnanswer nnbecause nnassociate nndegree nnprograms nnproduce
nnthe nnmost nnnew nngraduates.
B The nnpercentage nnof nnmen nnin nnnursing nnhas nnincreased nn50% nnsince nn2000.
C The nnmore nnmen nnwho nnenter nnthe nnworkplace nnas nnnurses, nnthe nnless nnnursing nnwill
nnbe nnseen nnas nna nnfemale-dominated nnprofession.
D Salary nnrates nndo nnnot nnappear nnto nnrelate nnto nnthe nnrecruitment nnof nnmen nninto nnnursing.
DIF: nnCognitive nnLevel: nnComprehension nnREF: nnMCS: nn2
2. The nnracial nnand nnethnic nncomposition nnof nnthe nnnursing nnprofession nnwill nnchange nnto nnmore
accurately nnreflect nnthe nnpopulation nnas nna nnwhole nnwhen
nn
a. the nnincreased nnnumbers nnof nnracial nnand nnethnic nnminorities nnenrolled nnin
nneducational nnprograms nngraduate nnand nnbegin nnto nnpractice.
b. the nnnumber nnof nnAsians nnor nnNative nnHawaiian-Pacific nnIslanders nnbegins nnto nnincrease.
c. the nnpercentage nnof nnAfrican-American nnand nnHispanic nnnurses nndecreases nnmore
nnthan nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnwhite nnnurses.
, d. the nnnonwhite nnportion nnof nnthe nngeneral nnpopulation nndecreases.
ANSWER: nnA
Feedback
A A nnlarger nnpercentage nnof nnminorities nnare nnenrolled nnin nnnursing nneducational
nnprograms nnthan nnpreviously.
B Asians nnand nnNative nnHawaiian-Pacific nnIslanders nnare nnover nnrepresented nnin
nnnursing nncompared nnto nntheir nnpercentage nnof nnthe nngeneral nnpopulation.
C Not nnonly nnwould nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnAfrican-American nnand nnHispanic nnnurses
nnneed nnto nnincrease, nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnwhite nnnurses nnwould nnhave nnto
nndecrease nnin nnorder nnto nnmore nnaccurately nnreflect nnthe nnpopulation nnas nna
nnwhole.
D The nnnonwhite nnportion nnof nnthe nngeneral nnpopulation nnis nnnot nnlikely nnto nndecrease.
DIF: nnCognitive nnLevel: nnComprehension nnREF: nnMCS: nn3
3. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnis nna nncorrect nnstatement nnabout nnthe nnregistered nnnurse nn(RN)
nnpopulation?
a. The nnracial/ethnic nncomposition nnof nnRNs nnclosely nnresembles nnthat nnof nnthe
nngeneral nnpopulation.
b. The nnnumber nnof nnmen nnentering nnnursing nnhas nndecreased nnsteadily nnover nnthe nnlast nndecade.
c. The nnrate nnof nnaging nnof nnRNs nnhas nnslowed nnfor nnthe nnfirst nntime nnin nnthe nnpast nn30 nnyears.
d. The nnmajority nnof nnemployed nnRNs nnworking nnfull nntime nnmust nnwork nna nnsecond nnposition.
ANSWER: nnC
Feedback
A The nnracial/ethnic nncomposition nnof nnRNs nnis nnincreasing, nnbut nndoes nnnot
nnapproximate nntheir nnpercentage nnof nnthe nnoverall nnpopulation.
B The nnnumber nnof nnmen nnentering nnnursing nnis nnincreasing.
C The nnaverage nnage nnof nnRNs nnin nnboth nn2004 nnand nn2008 nnwas nn46. nnThis nnis nna
nnresult nnof nnthe nnnumbers nnof nnRNs nnunder nn30 nnin nnthe nnworkforce.
D According nnto nn2008 nndata, nnonly nn12% nnof nnnurses nnworking nnfull nntime nnhold
nnsecond nnpositions.
