TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 10th Edition by Lucy Hood Chapters 1 - 22 Complete | ISBN 978-1975172626

TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
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10th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a
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female- dominated profession?
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a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs
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b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase
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c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace
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d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men
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A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not
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the best answer because associate degree programs produce the most new
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graduates.
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B The percentage of men in nursing has increased 50% since 2000.
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C The more men who enter the workplace as nurses, the less nursing will be seen
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as a female-dominated profession.
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D Salary rates do not appear to relate to the recruitment of men into nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 2
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2. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
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accurately reflect the population as a whole when
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a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational
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programs graduate and begin to practice.
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b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
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c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the
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percentage of white nurses.
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, d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
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A A larger percentage of minorities are enrolled in nursing educational programs
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than previously.
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B Asians and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders are over represented in nursing
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compared to their percentage of the general population.
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C Not only would the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses need
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to increase, the percentage of white nurses would have to decrease in order to
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more accurately reflect the population as a whole.
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D The nonwhite portion of the general population is not likely to decrease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 3
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3. Which of the following is a correct statement about the registered nurse (RN) population?
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a. The racial/ethnic composition of RNs closely resembles that of the general
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population.
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b. The number of men entering nursing has decreased steadily over the last decade.
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c. The rate of aging of RNs has slowed for the first time in the past 30 years.
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d. The majority of employed RNs working full time must work a second position.
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A The racial/ethnic composition of RNs is increasing, but does not approximate
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their percentage of the overall population.
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B The number of men entering nursing is increasing.
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C The average age of RNs in both 2004 and 2008 was 46. This is a result of
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the numbers of RNs under 30 in the workforce.
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D According to 2008 data, only 12% of nurses working full time hold second
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positions.
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