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
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 lworkplace las lnurses, lthe lless lnursing lwill lbe lseen
las la lfemale-dominated lprofession.
D Salary lrates ldo lnot lappear lto lrelate lto lthe lrecruitment lof lmen linto lnursing.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l2
2. The lracial land lethnic lcomposition lof lthe lnursing lprofession lwill lchange lto lmore
laccurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole lwhen
a. the lincreased lnumbers lof lracial land lethnic lminorities lenrolled lin
leducational lprograms lgraduate land lbegin lto lpractice.
b. the lnumber lof lAsians lor lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lbegins lto lincrease.
c. the lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses ldecreases lmore lthan
lthe lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses.
, d. the lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation ldecreases.
ANSWER: lA
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A A llarger lpercentage lof lminorities lare lenrolled lin lnursing leducational
lprograms lthan lpreviously.
B Asians land lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lare lover lrepresented lin
lnursing lcompared lto ltheir lpercentage lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation.
C Not lonly lwould lthe lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses lneed
lto lincrease, lthe lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses lwould lhave lto ldecrease lin lorder lto
lmore laccurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole.
D The lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation lis lnot llikely lto ldecrease.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l3
3. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis la lcorrect lstatement labout lthe lregistered lnurse l(RN) lpopulation?
a. The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lclosely lresembles lthat lof lthe
lgeneral lpopulation.
b. The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lhas ldecreased lsteadily lover lthe llast ldecade.
c. The lrate lof laging lof lRNs lhas lslowed lfor lthe lfirst ltime lin lthe lpast l30 lyears.
d. The lmajority lof lemployed lRNs lworking lfull ltime lmust lwork la lsecond lposition.
ANSWER: lC
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A The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lis lincreasing, lbut ldoes lnot
lapproximate ltheir lpercentage lof lthe loverall lpopulation.
B The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lis lincreasing.
C The laverage lage lof lRNs lin lboth l2004 land l2008 lwas l46. lThis lis la lresult lof
lthe lnumbers lof lRNs lunder l30 lin lthe lworkforce.
D According lto l2008 ldata, lonly l12% lof lnurses lworking lfull ltime lhold
lsecond lpositions.
10th 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 lworkplace las lnurses, lthe lless lnursing lwill lbe lseen
las la lfemale-dominated lprofession.
D Salary lrates ldo lnot lappear lto lrelate lto lthe lrecruitment lof lmen linto lnursing.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l2
2. The lracial land lethnic lcomposition lof lthe lnursing lprofession lwill lchange lto lmore
laccurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole lwhen
a. the lincreased lnumbers lof lracial land lethnic lminorities lenrolled lin
leducational lprograms lgraduate land lbegin lto lpractice.
b. the lnumber lof lAsians lor lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lbegins lto lincrease.
c. the lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses ldecreases lmore lthan
lthe lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses.
, d. the lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation ldecreases.
ANSWER: lA
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A A llarger lpercentage lof lminorities lare lenrolled lin lnursing leducational
lprograms lthan lpreviously.
B Asians land lNative lHawaiian-Pacific lIslanders lare lover lrepresented lin
lnursing lcompared lto ltheir lpercentage lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation.
C Not lonly lwould lthe lpercentage lof lAfrican-American land lHispanic lnurses lneed
lto lincrease, lthe lpercentage lof lwhite lnurses lwould lhave lto ldecrease lin lorder lto
lmore laccurately lreflect lthe lpopulation las la lwhole.
D The lnonwhite lportion lof lthe lgeneral lpopulation lis lnot llikely lto ldecrease.
DIF: lCognitive lLevel: lComprehension lREF: lMCS: l3
3. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis la lcorrect lstatement labout lthe lregistered lnurse l(RN) lpopulation?
a. The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lclosely lresembles lthat lof lthe
lgeneral lpopulation.
b. The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lhas ldecreased lsteadily lover lthe llast ldecade.
c. The lrate lof laging lof lRNs lhas lslowed lfor lthe lfirst ltime lin lthe lpast l30 lyears.
d. The lmajority lof lemployed lRNs lworking lfull ltime lmust lwork la lsecond lposition.
ANSWER: lC
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A The lracial/ethnic lcomposition lof lRNs lis lincreasing, lbut ldoes lnot
lapproximate ltheir lpercentage lof lthe loverall lpopulation.
B The lnumber lof lmen lentering lnursing lis lincreasing.
C The laverage lage lof lRNs lin lboth l2004 land l2008 lwas l46. lThis lis la lresult lof
lthe lnumbers lof lRNs lunder l30 lin lthe lworkforce.
D According lto l2008 ldata, lonly l12% lof lnurses lworking lfull ltime lhold
lsecond lpositions.
