TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
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b Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 b The Professional Nurse
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1. Which bof bthe bfollowing bcould beventually bchange bthe bhistorical bstatus bof bnursing bas ba
female- bdominated bprofession?
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a. More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree bprograms
b. The bproportion bof bmen bin bnursing bbeginning bto bincrease
c. More bmale bgraduates bof bbasic bnursing bprograms bentering bthe bworkplace
d. Salary bcompensation bincreasing bto battract bmore bmen
ANSWER: bC
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A More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree bprograms bis
bnot bthe bbest banswer bbecause bassociate bdegree bprograms bproduce bthe bmost
bnew bgraduates.
B The bpercentage bof bmen bin bnursing bhas bincreased b50% bsince b2000.
C The bmore bmen bwho benter bthe bworkplace bas bnurses, bthe bless bnursing bwill bbe
bseen bas ba bfemale-dominated bprofession.
D Salary brates bdo bnot bappear bto brelate bto bthe brecruitment bof bmen binto bnursing.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b2
2. The bracial band bethnic bcomposition bof bthe bnursing bprofession bwill bchange bto bmore
accurately breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole bwhen
b
a. the bincreased bnumbers bof bracial band bethnic bminorities benrolled bin
beducational bprograms bgraduate band bbegin bto bpractice.
b. the bnumber bof bAsians bor bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bbegins bto bincrease.
c. the bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band bHispanic bnurses bdecreases bmore bthan
bthe bpercentage bof bwhite bnurses.
, d. the bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bdecreases.
ANSWER: bA
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A A blarger bpercentage bof bminorities bare benrolled bin bnursing beducational
bprograms bthan bpreviously.
B Asians band bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bare bover brepresented bin
bnursing bcompared bto btheir bpercentage bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation.
C Not bonly bwould bthe bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band bHispanic bnurses bneed
bto bincrease, bthe bpercentage bof bwhite bnurses bwould bhave bto bdecrease bin border
bto bmore baccurately breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole.
D The bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bis bnot blikely bto bdecrease.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b3
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bcorrect bstatement babout bthe bregistered bnurse b(RN) bpopulation?
a. The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bclosely bresembles bthat bof bthe
bgeneral bpopulation.
b. The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bhas bdecreased bsteadily bover bthe blast bdecade.
c. The brate bof baging bof bRNs bhas bslowed bfor bthe bfirst btime bin bthe bpast b30 byears.
d. The bmajority bof bemployed bRNs bworking bfull btime bmust bwork ba bsecond bposition.
ANSWER: bC
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A The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bis bincreasing, bbut bdoes bnot
bapproximate btheir bpercentage bof bthe boverall bpopulation.
B The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bis bincreasing.
C The baverage bage bof bRNs bin bboth b2004 band b2008 bwas b46. bThis bis ba bresult bof
bthe bnumbers bof bRNs bunder b30 bin bthe bworkforce.
D According bto b2008 bdata, bonly b12% bof bnurses bworking bfull btime bhold
bsecond bpositions.
b b b b b b b b
b Edition by Lucy Hood
b b b
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
b b b b b
,
,Chapter 1 b The Professional Nurse
b b
1. Which bof bthe bfollowing bcould beventually bchange bthe bhistorical bstatus bof bnursing bas ba
female- bdominated bprofession?
b
a. More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree bprograms
b. The bproportion bof bmen bin bnursing bbeginning bto bincrease
c. More bmale bgraduates bof bbasic bnursing bprograms bentering bthe bworkplace
d. Salary bcompensation bincreasing bto battract bmore bmen
ANSWER: bC
Feedback
A More bmen bgraduating bfrom bbaccalaureate band bhigher bdegree bprograms bis
bnot bthe bbest banswer bbecause bassociate bdegree bprograms bproduce bthe bmost
bnew bgraduates.
B The bpercentage bof bmen bin bnursing bhas bincreased b50% bsince b2000.
C The bmore bmen bwho benter bthe bworkplace bas bnurses, bthe bless bnursing bwill bbe
bseen bas ba bfemale-dominated bprofession.
D Salary brates bdo bnot bappear bto brelate bto bthe brecruitment bof bmen binto bnursing.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b2
2. The bracial band bethnic bcomposition bof bthe bnursing bprofession bwill bchange bto bmore
accurately breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole bwhen
b
a. the bincreased bnumbers bof bracial band bethnic bminorities benrolled bin
beducational bprograms bgraduate band bbegin bto bpractice.
b. the bnumber bof bAsians bor bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bbegins bto bincrease.
c. the bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band bHispanic bnurses bdecreases bmore bthan
bthe bpercentage bof bwhite bnurses.
, d. the bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bdecreases.
ANSWER: bA
Feedback
A A blarger bpercentage bof bminorities bare benrolled bin bnursing beducational
bprograms bthan bpreviously.
B Asians band bNative bHawaiian-Pacific bIslanders bare bover brepresented bin
bnursing bcompared bto btheir bpercentage bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation.
C Not bonly bwould bthe bpercentage bof bAfrican-American band bHispanic bnurses bneed
bto bincrease, bthe bpercentage bof bwhite bnurses bwould bhave bto bdecrease bin border
bto bmore baccurately breflect bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole.
D The bnonwhite bportion bof bthe bgeneral bpopulation bis bnot blikely bto bdecrease.
DIF: bCognitive bLevel: bComprehension bREF: bMCS: b3
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bcorrect bstatement babout bthe bregistered bnurse b(RN) bpopulation?
a. The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bclosely bresembles bthat bof bthe
bgeneral bpopulation.
b. The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bhas bdecreased bsteadily bover bthe blast bdecade.
c. The brate bof baging bof bRNs bhas bslowed bfor bthe bfirst btime bin bthe bpast b30 byears.
d. The bmajority bof bemployed bRNs bworking bfull btime bmust bwork ba bsecond bposition.
ANSWER: bC
Feedback
A The bracial/ethnic bcomposition bof bRNs bis bincreasing, bbut bdoes bnot
bapproximate btheir bpercentage bof bthe boverall bpopulation.
B The bnumber bof bmen bentering bnursing bis bincreasing.
C The baverage bage bof bRNs bin bboth b2004 band b2008 bwas b46. bThis bis ba bresult bof
bthe bnumbers bof bRNs bunder b30 bin bthe bworkforce.
D According bto b2008 bdata, bonly b12% bof bnurses bworking bfull btime bhold
bsecond bpositions.
