TEST BANK For Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
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Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
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,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
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1. Which toof tothe tofollowing tocould toeventually tochange tothe tohistorical tostatus toof tonursing toas toa
female- todominated toprofession?
to
a. More tomen tograduating tofrom tobaccalaureate toand tohigher todegree toprograms
b. The toproportion toof tomen toin tonursing tobeginning toto toincrease
c. More tomale tograduates toof tobasic tonursing toprograms toentering tothe toworkplace
d. Salary tocompensation toincreasing toto toattract tomore tomen
ANSWER: toC
Feedback
A More tomen tograduating tofrom tobaccalaureate toand tohigher todegree toprograms tois
tonot tothe tobest toanswer tobecause toassociate todegree toprograms toproduce tothe tomost
tonew tograduates.
B The topercentage toof tomen toin tonursing tohas toincreased to50% tosince to2000.
C The tomore tomen towho toenter tothe toworkplace toas tonurses, tothe toless tonursing towill tobe
toseen toas toa tofemale-dominated toprofession.
D Salary torates todo tonot toappear toto torelate toto tothe torecruitment toof tomen tointo tonursing.
DIF: toCognitive toLevel: toComprehension toREF: toMCS: to2
2. The toracial toand toethnic tocomposition toof tothe tonursing toprofession towill tochange toto tomore
accurately toreflect tothe topopulation toas toa towhole towhen
to
a. the toincreased tonumbers toof toracial toand toethnic tominorities toenrolled toin
toeducational toprograms tograduate toand tobegin toto topractice.
b. the tonumber toof toAsians toor toNative toHawaiian-Pacific toIslanders tobegins toto toincrease.
c. the topercentage toof toAfrican-American toand toHispanic tonurses todecreases tomore
tothan tothe topercentage toof towhite tonurses.
, d. the tononwhite toportion toof tothe togeneral topopulation todecreases.
ANSWER: toA
Feedback
A A tolarger topercentage toof tominorities toare toenrolled toin tonursing toeducational
toprograms tothan topreviously.
B Asians toand toNative toHawaiian-Pacific toIslanders toare toover torepresented toin
tonursing tocompared toto totheir topercentage toof tothe togeneral topopulation.
C Not toonly towould tothe topercentage toof toAfrican-American toand toHispanic tonurses
toneed toto toincrease, tothe topercentage toof towhite tonurses towould tohave toto
todecrease toin toorder toto tomore toaccurately toreflect tothe topopulation toas toa towhole.
D The tononwhite toportion toof tothe togeneral topopulation tois tonot tolikely toto todecrease.
DIF: toCognitive toLevel: toComprehension toREF: toMCS: to3
3. Which toof tothe tofollowing tois toa tocorrect tostatement toabout tothe toregistered tonurse to(RN)
topopulation?
a. The toracial/ethnic tocomposition toof toRNs toclosely toresembles tothat toof tothe
togeneral topopulation.
b. The tonumber toof tomen toentering tonursing tohas todecreased tosteadily toover tothe tolast todecade.
c. The torate toof toaging toof toRNs tohas toslowed tofor tothe tofirst totime toin tothe topast to30 toyears.
d. The tomajority toof toemployed toRNs toworking tofull totime tomust towork toa tosecond toposition.
ANSWER: toC
Feedback
A The toracial/ethnic tocomposition toof toRNs tois toincreasing, tobut todoes tonot
toapproximate totheir topercentage toof tothe tooverall topopulation.
B The tonumber toof tomen toentering tonursing tois toincreasing.
C The toaverage toage toof toRNs toin toboth to2004 toand to2008 towas to46. toThis tois toa toresult
toof tothe tonumbers toof toRNs tounder to30 toin tothe toworkforce.
D According toto to2008 todata, toonly to12% toof tonurses toworking tofull totime tohold
tosecond topositions.
9th Edition by Lucy Hood
to to to to
Chapters 1 - 22 Complete
to to to to to
,
,Chapter 1 The Professional Nurse
to to to
1. Which toof tothe tofollowing tocould toeventually tochange tothe tohistorical tostatus toof tonursing toas toa
female- todominated toprofession?
to
a. More tomen tograduating tofrom tobaccalaureate toand tohigher todegree toprograms
b. The toproportion toof tomen toin tonursing tobeginning toto toincrease
c. More tomale tograduates toof tobasic tonursing toprograms toentering tothe toworkplace
d. Salary tocompensation toincreasing toto toattract tomore tomen
ANSWER: toC
Feedback
A More tomen tograduating tofrom tobaccalaureate toand tohigher todegree toprograms tois
tonot tothe tobest toanswer tobecause toassociate todegree toprograms toproduce tothe tomost
tonew tograduates.
B The topercentage toof tomen toin tonursing tohas toincreased to50% tosince to2000.
C The tomore tomen towho toenter tothe toworkplace toas tonurses, tothe toless tonursing towill tobe
toseen toas toa tofemale-dominated toprofession.
D Salary torates todo tonot toappear toto torelate toto tothe torecruitment toof tomen tointo tonursing.
DIF: toCognitive toLevel: toComprehension toREF: toMCS: to2
2. The toracial toand toethnic tocomposition toof tothe tonursing toprofession towill tochange toto tomore
accurately toreflect tothe topopulation toas toa towhole towhen
to
a. the toincreased tonumbers toof toracial toand toethnic tominorities toenrolled toin
toeducational toprograms tograduate toand tobegin toto topractice.
b. the tonumber toof toAsians toor toNative toHawaiian-Pacific toIslanders tobegins toto toincrease.
c. the topercentage toof toAfrican-American toand toHispanic tonurses todecreases tomore
tothan tothe topercentage toof towhite tonurses.
, d. the tononwhite toportion toof tothe togeneral topopulation todecreases.
ANSWER: toA
Feedback
A A tolarger topercentage toof tominorities toare toenrolled toin tonursing toeducational
toprograms tothan topreviously.
B Asians toand toNative toHawaiian-Pacific toIslanders toare toover torepresented toin
tonursing tocompared toto totheir topercentage toof tothe togeneral topopulation.
C Not toonly towould tothe topercentage toof toAfrican-American toand toHispanic tonurses
toneed toto toincrease, tothe topercentage toof towhite tonurses towould tohave toto
todecrease toin toorder toto tomore toaccurately toreflect tothe topopulation toas toa towhole.
D The tononwhite toportion toof tothe togeneral topopulation tois tonot tolikely toto todecrease.
DIF: toCognitive toLevel: toComprehension toREF: toMCS: to3
3. Which toof tothe tofollowing tois toa tocorrect tostatement toabout tothe toregistered tonurse to(RN)
topopulation?
a. The toracial/ethnic tocomposition toof toRNs toclosely toresembles tothat toof tothe
togeneral topopulation.
b. The tonumber toof tomen toentering tonursing tohas todecreased tosteadily toover tothe tolast todecade.
c. The torate toof toaging toof toRNs tohas toslowed tofor tothe tofirst totime toin tothe topast to30 toyears.
d. The tomajority toof toemployed toRNs toworking tofull totime tomust towork toa tosecond toposition.
ANSWER: toC
Feedback
A The toracial/ethnic tocomposition toof toRNs tois toincreasing, tobut todoes tonot
toapproximate totheir topercentage toof tothe tooverall topopulation.
B The tonumber toof tomen toentering tonursing tois toincreasing.
C The toaverage toage toof toRNs toin toboth to2004 toand to2008 towas to46. toThis tois toa toresult
toof tothe tonumbers toof toRNs tounder to30 toin tothe toworkforce.
D According toto to2008 todata, toonly to12% toof tonurses toworking tofull totime tohold
tosecond topositions.
