TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a
female- 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
,graduates.
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
,seen ,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
,accurately ,reflect ,the ,population ,as ,a ,whole ,when
a. the ,increased ,numbers ,of ,racial ,and ,ethnic ,minorities ,enrolled ,in
,educational ,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 ,nurses.
, d. the ,nonwhite ,portion ,of ,the ,general ,population ,decreases.
ANSWER: ,A
Feedback
A A ,larger ,percentage ,of ,minorities ,are ,enrolled ,in ,nursing ,educational
,programs ,than ,previously.
B Asians ,and ,Native ,Hawaiian-Pacific ,Islanders ,are ,over ,represented ,in
,nursing ,compared ,to ,their ,percentage ,of ,the ,general ,population.
C Not ,only ,would ,the ,percentage ,of ,African-American ,and ,Hispanic ,nurses ,need
,to ,increase, ,the ,percentage ,of ,white ,nurses ,would ,have ,to ,decrease ,in ,order
,to ,more ,accurately ,reflect ,the ,population ,as ,a ,whole.
D The ,nonwhite ,portion ,of ,the ,general ,population ,is ,not ,likely ,to ,decrease.
DIF: ,Cognitive ,Level: ,Comprehension ,REF: ,MCS: ,3
3. Which ,of ,the ,following ,is ,a ,correct ,statement ,about ,the ,registered ,nurse ,(RN) ,population?
a. The ,racial/ethnic ,composition ,of ,RNs ,closely ,resembles ,that ,of ,the
,general ,population.
b. The ,number ,of ,men ,entering ,nursing ,has ,decreased ,steadily ,over ,the ,last ,decade.
c. The ,rate ,of ,aging ,of ,RNs ,has ,slowed ,for ,the ,first ,time ,in ,the ,past ,30 ,years.
d. The ,majority ,of ,employed ,RNs ,working ,full ,time ,must ,work ,a ,second ,position.
ANSWER: ,C
Feedback
A The ,racial/ethnic ,composition ,of ,RNs ,is ,increasing, ,but ,does ,not
,approximate ,their ,percentage ,of ,the ,overall ,population.
B The ,number ,of ,men ,entering ,nursing ,is ,increasing.
C The ,average ,age ,of ,RNs ,in ,both ,2004 ,and ,2008 ,was ,46. ,This ,is ,a ,result ,of
,the ,numbers ,of ,RNs ,under ,30 ,in ,the ,workforce.
D According ,to ,2008 ,data, ,only ,12% ,of ,nurses ,working ,full ,time ,hold
,second ,positions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a
female- 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
Feedback
A More men ,graduating ,from ,baccalaureate ,and ,higher ,degree ,programs ,is ,not
,the ,best ,answer ,because ,associate ,degree ,programs ,produce ,the ,most ,new
,graduates.
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
,seen ,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
,accurately ,reflect ,the ,population ,as ,a ,whole ,when
a. the ,increased ,numbers ,of ,racial ,and ,ethnic ,minorities ,enrolled ,in
,educational ,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 ,nurses.
, d. the ,nonwhite ,portion ,of ,the ,general ,population ,decreases.
ANSWER: ,A
Feedback
A A ,larger ,percentage ,of ,minorities ,are ,enrolled ,in ,nursing ,educational
,programs ,than ,previously.
B Asians ,and ,Native ,Hawaiian-Pacific ,Islanders ,are ,over ,represented ,in
,nursing ,compared ,to ,their ,percentage ,of ,the ,general ,population.
C Not ,only ,would ,the ,percentage ,of ,African-American ,and ,Hispanic ,nurses ,need
,to ,increase, ,the ,percentage ,of ,white ,nurses ,would ,have ,to ,decrease ,in ,order
,to ,more ,accurately ,reflect ,the ,population ,as ,a ,whole.
D The ,nonwhite ,portion ,of ,the ,general ,population ,is ,not ,likely ,to ,decrease.
DIF: ,Cognitive ,Level: ,Comprehension ,REF: ,MCS: ,3
3. Which ,of ,the ,following ,is ,a ,correct ,statement ,about ,the ,registered ,nurse ,(RN) ,population?
a. The ,racial/ethnic ,composition ,of ,RNs ,closely ,resembles ,that ,of ,the
,general ,population.
b. The ,number ,of ,men ,entering ,nursing ,has ,decreased ,steadily ,over ,the ,last ,decade.
c. The ,rate ,of ,aging ,of ,RNs ,has ,slowed ,for ,the ,first ,time ,in ,the ,past ,30 ,years.
d. The ,majority ,of ,employed ,RNs ,working ,full ,time ,must ,work ,a ,second ,position.
ANSWER: ,C
Feedback
A The ,racial/ethnic ,composition ,of ,RNs ,is ,increasing, ,but ,does ,not
,approximate ,their ,percentage ,of ,the ,overall ,population.
B The ,number ,of ,men ,entering ,nursing ,is ,increasing.
C The ,average ,age ,of ,RNs ,in ,both ,2004 ,and ,2008 ,was ,46. ,This ,is ,a ,result ,of
,the ,numbers ,of ,RNs ,under ,30 ,in ,the ,workforce.
D According ,to ,2008 ,data, ,only ,12% ,of ,nurses ,working ,full ,time ,hold
,second ,positions.
