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Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
Edition
By Lucy Hood Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
g g g
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfem
ale-gdominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANSWER:gC
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A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgn
otgthegbestganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgne
wggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegsee
ngasgagfemale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccur
atelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducati
onalgprogramsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhiteg
nurses.
, d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANSWER:gA
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A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogr
amsgthangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgperce
ntagegofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurs
esgwouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulatio
ngasgagwhole.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggen
eralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANSWER:gC
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A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproxi
mategtheirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofg
thegnumbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsec
ondgpositions.
Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing 9th
Edition
By Lucy Hood Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
g g g
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcouldgeventuallygchangegtheghistoricalgstatusgofgnursinggasgagfem
ale-gdominatedgprofession?
a. Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprograms
b. Thegproportiongofgmengingnursinggbeginninggtogincrease
c. Moregmaleggraduatesgofgbasicgnursinggprogramsgenteringgthegworkplace
d. Salarygcompensationgincreasinggtogattractgmoregmen
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Moregmenggraduatinggfromgbaccalaureategandghighergdegreegprogramsgisgn
otgthegbestganswergbecausegassociategdegreegprogramsgproducegthegmostgne
wggraduates.
B Thegpercentagegofgmengingnursingghasgincreasedg50%gsinceg2000.
C Thegmoregmengwhogentergthegworkplacegasgnurses,gtheglessgnursinggwillgbegsee
ngasgagfemale-dominatedgprofession.
D Salarygratesgdognotgappeargtogrelategtogthegrecruitmentgofgmengintognursing.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g2
2. Thegracialgandgethnicgcompositiongofgthegnursinggprofessiongwillgchangegtogmoregaccur
atelygreflectgthegpopulationgasgagwholegwhen
a. thegincreasedgnumbersgofgracialgandgethnicgminoritiesgenrolledgingeducati
onalgprogramsggraduategandgbegingtogpractice.
b. thegnumbergofgAsiansgorgNativegHawaiian-PacificgIslandersgbeginsgtogincrease.
c. thegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgdecreasesgmoregthangthegpercentagegofgwhiteg
nurses.
, d. thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgdecreases.
ANSWER:gA
Feedback
A Aglargergpercentagegofgminoritiesgaregenrolledgingnursinggeducationalgprogr
amsgthangpreviously.
B AsiansgandgNativegHawaiian-
PacificgIslandersgaregovergrepresentedgingnursinggcomparedgtogtheirgperce
ntagegofgtheggeneralgpopulation.
C NotgonlygwouldgthegpercentagegofgAfrican-
AmericangandgHispanicgnursesgneedgtogincrease,gthegpercentagegofgwhitegnurs
esgwouldghavegtogdecreasegingordergtogmoregaccuratelygreflectgthegpopulatio
ngasgagwhole.
D Thegnonwhitegportiongofgtheggeneralgpopulationgisgnotglikelygtogdecrease.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:gMCS:g3
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcorrectgstatementgaboutgthegregisteredgnurseg(RN)gpopulation?
a. Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgcloselygresemblesgthatgofgtheggen
eralgpopulation.
b. Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursingghasgdecreasedgsteadilygovergtheglastgdecade.
c. ThegrategofgaginggofgRNsghasgslowedgforgthegfirstgtimegingthegpastg30gyears.
d. ThegmajoritygofgemployedgRNsgworkinggfullgtimegmustgworkgagsecondgposition.
ANSWER:gC
Feedback
A Thegracial/ethnicgcompositiongofgRNsgisgincreasing,gbutgdoesgnotgapproxi
mategtheirgpercentagegofgthegoverallgpopulation.
B Thegnumbergofgmengenteringgnursinggisgincreasing.
C ThegaveragegagegofgRNsgingbothg2004gandg2008gwasg46.gThisgisgagresultgofg
thegnumbersgofgRNsgunderg30gingthegworkforce.
D Accordinggtog2008gdata,gonlyg12%gofgnursesgworkinggfullgtimegholdgsec
ondgpositions.
