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

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

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,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a fem
ale- dominated profession?

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


ANSWER: C

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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the
best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new gra duates.
B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be see
n as a female-dominated profession.
D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2

2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accura
tely reflect the population as a whole when

a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educatio
nal programs graduate and begin to practice.
b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
c. the percentage of African-
American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white n
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, d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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B Asians and Native Hawaiian-
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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 gene
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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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D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold sec
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