TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
7g 7g 7g
1. Which 7gof 7gthe 7gfollowing 7gcould 7geventually 7gchange 7gthe 7ghistorical 7gstatus 7gof 7gnursing 7gas
7g a 7gfemale- 7gdominated 7gprofession?
a. More 7gmen 7ggraduating 7gfrom 7gbaccalaureate 7gand 7ghigher 7gdegree 7gprograms
b. The 7gproportion 7gof 7gmen 7gin 7gnursing 7gbeginning 7gto 7gincrease
c. More 7gmale 7ggraduates 7gof 7gbasic 7gnursing 7gprograms 7gentering 7gthe 7gworkplace
d. Salary 7gcompensation 7gincreasing 7gto 7gattract 7gmore 7gmen
ANSWER: 7gC
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A More 7gmen 7ggraduating 7gfrom 7gbaccalaureate 7gand 7ghigher 7gdegree 7gprograms
7gis 7gnot 7gthe 7gbest 7ganswer 7gbecause 7gassociate 7gdegree 7gprograms 7gproduce 7gthe
7gmost 7gnew 7ggraduates.
B The 7gpercentage 7gof 7gmen 7gin 7gnursing 7ghas 7gincreased 7g50% 7gsince 7g2000.
C The 7gmore 7gmen 7gwho 7genter 7gthe 7gworkplace 7gas 7gnurses, 7gthe 7gless 7gnursing 7gwill
7gbe 7gseen 7gas 7ga 7gfemale-dominated 7gprofession.
D Salary 7grates 7gdo 7gnot 7gappear 7gto 7grelate 7gto 7gthe 7grecruitment 7gof 7gmen 7ginto 7gnursing.
DIF: 7gCognitive 7gLevel: 7gComprehension 7gREF: 7gMCS: 7g2
2. The 7gracial 7gand 7gethnic 7gcomposition 7gof 7gthe 7gnursing 7gprofession 7gwill 7gchange 7gto 7gmore
accurately 7greflect 7gthe 7gpopulation 7gas 7ga 7gwhole 7gwhen
7g
a. the 7gincreased 7gnumbers 7gof 7gracial 7gand 7gethnic 7gminorities 7genrolled 7gin
7geducational 7gprograms 7ggraduate 7gand 7gbegin 7gto 7gpractice.
b. the 7gnumber 7gof 7gAsians 7gor 7gNative 7gHawaiian-Pacific 7gIslanders 7gbegins 7gto 7gincrease.
c. the 7gpercentage 7gof 7gAfrican-American 7gand 7gHispanic 7gnurses 7gdecreases 7gmore
7gthan 7gthe 7gpercentage 7gof 7gwhite 7gnurses.
, d. the 7gnonwhite 7gportion 7gof 7gthe 7ggeneral 7gpopulation 7gdecreases.
ANSWER: 7gA
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A A 7glarger 7gpercentage 7gof 7gminorities 7gare 7genrolled 7gin 7gnursing 7geducational
7gprograms 7gthan 7gpreviously.
B Asians 7gand 7gNative 7gHawaiian-Pacific 7gIslanders 7gare 7gover 7grepresented 7gin
7gnursing 7gcompared 7gto 7gtheir 7gpercentage 7gof 7gthe 7ggeneral 7gpopulation.
C Not 7gonly 7gwould 7gthe 7gpercentage 7gof 7gAfrican-American 7gand 7gHispanic 7gnurses
7gneed 7gto 7gincrease, 7gthe 7gpercentage 7gof 7gwhite 7gnurses 7gwould 7ghave 7gto
7gdecrease 7gin 7gorder 7gto 7gmore 7gaccurately 7greflect 7gthe 7gpopulation 7gas 7ga
7gwhole.
D The 7gnonwhite 7gportion 7gof 7gthe 7ggeneral 7gpopulation 7gis 7gnot 7glikely 7gto 7gdecrease.
DIF: 7gCognitive 7gLevel: 7gComprehension 7gREF: 7gMCS: 7g3
3. Which 7gof 7gthe 7gfollowing 7gis 7ga 7gcorrect 7gstatement 7gabout 7gthe 7gregistered 7gnurse 7g(RN)
7gpopulation?
a. The 7gracial/ethnic 7gcomposition 7gof 7gRNs 7gclosely 7gresembles 7gthat 7gof 7gthe
7ggeneral 7gpopulation.
b. The 7gnumber 7gof 7gmen 7gentering 7gnursing 7ghas 7gdecreased 7gsteadily 7gover 7gthe 7glast 7gdecade.
c. The 7grate 7gof 7gaging 7gof 7gRNs 7ghas 7gslowed 7gfor 7gthe 7gfirst 7gtime 7gin 7gthe 7gpast 7g30 7gyears.
d. The 7gmajority 7gof 7gemployed 7gRNs 7gworking 7gfull 7gtime 7gmust 7gwork 7ga 7gsecond 7gposition.
ANSWER: 7gC
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A The 7gracial/ethnic 7gcomposition 7gof 7gRNs 7gis 7gincreasing, 7gbut 7gdoes 7gnot
7gapproximate 7gtheir 7gpercentage 7gof 7gthe 7goverall 7gpopulation.
B The 7gnumber 7gof 7gmen 7gentering 7gnursing 7gis 7gincreasing.
C The 7gaverage 7gage 7gof 7gRNs 7gin 7gboth 7g2004 7gand 7g2008 7gwas 7g46. 7gThis 7gis 7ga
7gresult 7gof 7gthe 7gnumbers 7gof 7gRNs 7gunder 7g30 7gin 7gthe 7gworkforce.
D According 7gto 7g2008 7gdata, 7gonly 7g12% 7gof 7gnurses 7gworking 7gfull 7gtime
7ghold 7gsecond 7gpositions.
10th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
7g 7g 7g
1. Which 7gof 7gthe 7gfollowing 7gcould 7geventually 7gchange 7gthe 7ghistorical 7gstatus 7gof 7gnursing 7gas
7g a 7gfemale- 7gdominated 7gprofession?
a. More 7gmen 7ggraduating 7gfrom 7gbaccalaureate 7gand 7ghigher 7gdegree 7gprograms
b. The 7gproportion 7gof 7gmen 7gin 7gnursing 7gbeginning 7gto 7gincrease
c. More 7gmale 7ggraduates 7gof 7gbasic 7gnursing 7gprograms 7gentering 7gthe 7gworkplace
d. Salary 7gcompensation 7gincreasing 7gto 7gattract 7gmore 7gmen
ANSWER: 7gC
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A More 7gmen 7ggraduating 7gfrom 7gbaccalaureate 7gand 7ghigher 7gdegree 7gprograms
7gis 7gnot 7gthe 7gbest 7ganswer 7gbecause 7gassociate 7gdegree 7gprograms 7gproduce 7gthe
7gmost 7gnew 7ggraduates.
B The 7gpercentage 7gof 7gmen 7gin 7gnursing 7ghas 7gincreased 7g50% 7gsince 7g2000.
C The 7gmore 7gmen 7gwho 7genter 7gthe 7gworkplace 7gas 7gnurses, 7gthe 7gless 7gnursing 7gwill
7gbe 7gseen 7gas 7ga 7gfemale-dominated 7gprofession.
D Salary 7grates 7gdo 7gnot 7gappear 7gto 7grelate 7gto 7gthe 7grecruitment 7gof 7gmen 7ginto 7gnursing.
DIF: 7gCognitive 7gLevel: 7gComprehension 7gREF: 7gMCS: 7g2
2. The 7gracial 7gand 7gethnic 7gcomposition 7gof 7gthe 7gnursing 7gprofession 7gwill 7gchange 7gto 7gmore
accurately 7greflect 7gthe 7gpopulation 7gas 7ga 7gwhole 7gwhen
7g
a. the 7gincreased 7gnumbers 7gof 7gracial 7gand 7gethnic 7gminorities 7genrolled 7gin
7geducational 7gprograms 7ggraduate 7gand 7gbegin 7gto 7gpractice.
b. the 7gnumber 7gof 7gAsians 7gor 7gNative 7gHawaiian-Pacific 7gIslanders 7gbegins 7gto 7gincrease.
c. the 7gpercentage 7gof 7gAfrican-American 7gand 7gHispanic 7gnurses 7gdecreases 7gmore
7gthan 7gthe 7gpercentage 7gof 7gwhite 7gnurses.
, d. the 7gnonwhite 7gportion 7gof 7gthe 7ggeneral 7gpopulation 7gdecreases.
ANSWER: 7gA
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A A 7glarger 7gpercentage 7gof 7gminorities 7gare 7genrolled 7gin 7gnursing 7geducational
7gprograms 7gthan 7gpreviously.
B Asians 7gand 7gNative 7gHawaiian-Pacific 7gIslanders 7gare 7gover 7grepresented 7gin
7gnursing 7gcompared 7gto 7gtheir 7gpercentage 7gof 7gthe 7ggeneral 7gpopulation.
C Not 7gonly 7gwould 7gthe 7gpercentage 7gof 7gAfrican-American 7gand 7gHispanic 7gnurses
7gneed 7gto 7gincrease, 7gthe 7gpercentage 7gof 7gwhite 7gnurses 7gwould 7ghave 7gto
7gdecrease 7gin 7gorder 7gto 7gmore 7gaccurately 7greflect 7gthe 7gpopulation 7gas 7ga
7gwhole.
D The 7gnonwhite 7gportion 7gof 7gthe 7ggeneral 7gpopulation 7gis 7gnot 7glikely 7gto 7gdecrease.
DIF: 7gCognitive 7gLevel: 7gComprehension 7gREF: 7gMCS: 7g3
3. Which 7gof 7gthe 7gfollowing 7gis 7ga 7gcorrect 7gstatement 7gabout 7gthe 7gregistered 7gnurse 7g(RN)
7gpopulation?
a. The 7gracial/ethnic 7gcomposition 7gof 7gRNs 7gclosely 7gresembles 7gthat 7gof 7gthe
7ggeneral 7gpopulation.
b. The 7gnumber 7gof 7gmen 7gentering 7gnursing 7ghas 7gdecreased 7gsteadily 7gover 7gthe 7glast 7gdecade.
c. The 7grate 7gof 7gaging 7gof 7gRNs 7ghas 7gslowed 7gfor 7gthe 7gfirst 7gtime 7gin 7gthe 7gpast 7g30 7gyears.
d. The 7gmajority 7gof 7gemployed 7gRNs 7gworking 7gfull 7gtime 7gmust 7gwork 7ga 7gsecond 7gposition.
ANSWER: 7gC
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A The 7gracial/ethnic 7gcomposition 7gof 7gRNs 7gis 7gincreasing, 7gbut 7gdoes 7gnot
7gapproximate 7gtheir 7gpercentage 7gof 7gthe 7goverall 7gpopulation.
B The 7gnumber 7gof 7gmen 7gentering 7gnursing 7gis 7gincreasing.
C The 7gaverage 7gage 7gof 7gRNs 7gin 7gboth 7g2004 7gand 7g2008 7gwas 7g46. 7gThis 7gis 7ga
7gresult 7gof 7gthe 7gnumbers 7gof 7gRNs 7gunder 7g30 7gin 7gthe 7gworkforce.
D According 7gto 7g2008 7gdata, 7gonly 7g12% 7gof 7gnurses 7gworking 7gfull 7gtime
7ghold 7gsecond 7gpositions.
