Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing,
10th Edition by Lucy Hood,
All Chapters 1 - 22
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
Chapter 2 The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3 Contextual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional
Nursing
Chapter 4 Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships
Chapter 5 The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse
Chapter 6 Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science
Chapter 7 Nursing Models and Theories
Chapter 8 Professional Nursing Processes
Chapter 9 Health Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 10 Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge Through Research
Chapter 11 Multicultural Issues in Professional Practice
Chapter 12 Professional Nurse Accountability
Chapter 13 Environmental and Global Health
Chapter 14 Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice
Chapter 15 Nursing Approaches to Client Systems
Chapter 16 The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning
Chapter 17 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
Chapter 18 Quality Improvement: Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care
Quality
Chapter 19 The Professional Nurse's Role in Public Policy
Chapter 20 Career Options for Professional Nurses
Chapter 21 Development of a Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 22 Shaping the Future of Nursing
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Chapter X1 X X X The XProfessional XNurse
1. Which X of Xthe X following X could X eventually Xchange X the X historical Xstatus Xof
Xnursing X as X a X female- Xdominated Xprofession?
a. More Xmen Xgraduating Xfrom Xbaccalaureate Xand Xhigher Xdegree Xprograms
b. The Xproportion Xof Xmen Xin Xnursing Xbeginning Xto Xincrease
c. More Xmale Xgraduates Xof Xbasic Xnursing Xprograms Xentering Xthe Xworkplace
d. Salary Xcompensation Xincreasing Xto Xattract Xmore Xmen
ANS: XC
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A X More X men X graduating X from X baccalaureate X and X higher X degree
X programs X is X not X the X best X answer X because X associate X degree
X programs X produce X the X most X new X graduates. X
B X The X percentage X of X men X in X nursing X has Xincreased X50% Xsince
X 2000.
C The X more Xmen Xwho Xenter Xthe Xworkplace Xas Xnurses, Xthe Xless
Xnursing Xwill X be Xseen Xas Xa Xfemale-dominated Xprofession.
D Salary Xrates Xdo Xnot Xappear Xto Xrelate Xto Xthe Xrecruitment Xof Xmen Xinto Xnursing.
DIF: XCognitive XLevel: XComprehension XREF: XMCS: X2
2. The Xracial Xand Xethnic Xcomposition Xof Xthe Xnursing Xprofession Xwill Xchange Xto
X more X accurately Xreflect Xthe Xpopulation Xas Xa Xwhole Xwhen
a. the X increased X numbers X of X racial X and X ethnic X minorities
X enrolled X in X educational Xprograms Xgraduate Xand Xbegin Xto
Xpractice.
b. the Xnumber XofXAsians Xor XNative XHawaiian-Pacific XIslanders Xbegins Xto Xincrease.
c. the Xpercentage Xof XAfrican-American Xand XHispanic Xnurses
Xdecreases X more Xthan Xthe Xpercentage Xof Xwhite Xnurses.
d. the Xnonwhite Xportion Xof Xthe Xgeneral Xpopulation Xdecreases.
ANS: XA
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A A X larger X percentage X of X minorities X are X enrolled X in X nursing
X educational X programs Xthan Xpreviously.
B Asians X and X Native X Hawaiian-Pacific X Islanders X are X over
X represented X in X nursing Xcompared Xto Xtheir Xpercentage Xof Xthe
X general Xpopulation.
C Not X only X would X the X percentage X of X African-American X and X Hispanic
X nurses X need Xto X increase, X the X percentage Xof X white Xnurses Xwould
Xhave X to X decrease Xin Xorder Xto Xmore Xaccurately Xreflect Xthe
Xpopulation Xas Xa Xwhole.
D The Xnonwhite Xportion Xof Xthe Xgeneral Xpopulation Xis Xnot Xlikely Xto Xdecrease.
DIF: XCognitive XLevel: XComprehension XREF: XMCS: X3
3. Which Xof Xthe Xfollowing Xis Xa Xcorrect Xstatement Xabout Xthe Xregistered Xnurse
X(RN) X population?
a. The X racial/ethnic X composition X of X RNs X closely X resembles X that
X of X the X general X population.
b. The Xnumber Xof Xmen Xentering Xnursing Xhas Xdecreased Xsteadily Xover Xthe Xlast
Xdecade.
c. The Xrate Xof Xaging Xof XRNs Xhas Xslowed Xfor Xthe Xfirst Xtime Xin Xthe Xpast X 30 Xyears.
d. The Xmajority Xof Xemployed XRNs Xworking Xfull Xtime Xmust Xwork Xa Xsecond Xposition.
ANS: XC
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A The X X racial/ethnic X X composition X X of X X RNs X X is X X increasing, X X but X
X does X X not X approximate Xtheir Xpercentage Xof Xthe Xoverall Xpopulation.
B The Xnumber Xof Xmen Xentering Xnursing Xis Xincreasing.
C The X average X age X of X RNs X in X both X 2004 X and X 2008 X was X 46. X This X is
X a X result X of Xthe Xnumbers Xof XRNs Xunder X30 Xin Xthe Xworkforce.
D According X to X 2008 X data, X only X 12% X of X nurses X working X full
X time X hold X second Xpositions.
DIF: XCognitive XLevel: XKnowledge XREF: XMCS: X3
4. Which Xof Xthe Xfollowing Xbest Xdescribes Xtrends Xin Xnursing Xeducation?