Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition

Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for? 2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care services. Which piece of legislation should the student use as a reference? 3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to 4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer? 5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing? 6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by 7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935? 8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called Title XVIII to me?” The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when providing what response? 9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what factor that contributes to health care as we know it today? 10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?