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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 10th Edit
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MULTIPLE CHOICE C/
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. C/ C/ C/ C/
c. founding the American Red Cross. C/ C/ C/ C/
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
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The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue p
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ublic health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: C/C/ p. 11 C/
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their communit
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y. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute c
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are services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a refer
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ence?
a. Social Security Act C/ C/
b. Hill-Burton Act C/
c. Sheppard-Towner Act C/
d. U.S. Civil Service Act C/ C/ C/
ANS: B C /
The purpose of the Hill-
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Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other he
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alth care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: C/C/ p. 13 C/
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. C/
b. Mary Seacole. C/
c. Clara Barton. C/
d. Lillian Wald. C/
ANS: D C /
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and esta
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blishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: C/C/ p. 6 C/
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald C/
b. Florence Nightingale C/
c. Clara Barton C/
d. Mary Seacole C/
ANS: A C /
, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ p. 10 C/
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
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a. Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
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b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital i
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n America C/
c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
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d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medici
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ne from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C C /
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the Cr
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imean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ pp. 8-9 C/
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
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a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of publi
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c health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers throug
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h the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
ANS: C C /
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in t
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he example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ p. 11 C/
7. The primary purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 was to:
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a. increase research that focused on minority groups.
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b. provide medical care for chemically impaired persons.
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c. ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system.
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d. decrease the public’s financial burden by limiting services offered by local healt
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h departments.
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ANS: C C /
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the prec
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edent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act
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also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physi
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cally challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployme
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nt benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ p. 12 C/
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Securi
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ty Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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based nursing care. C/ C/
,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 10th Edit
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ion
MULTIPLE CHOICE C/
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. C/ C/ C/ C/
c. founding the American Red Cross. C/ C/ C/ C/
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
ANS: C C /
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue p
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ublic health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: C/C/ p. 11 C/
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their communit
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y. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute c
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are services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a refer
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ence?
a. Social Security Act C/ C/
b. Hill-Burton Act C/
c. Sheppard-Towner Act C/
d. U.S. Civil Service Act C/ C/ C/
ANS: B C /
The purpose of the Hill-
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Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other he
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alth care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: C/C/ p. 13 C/
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. C/
b. Mary Seacole. C/
c. Clara Barton. C/
d. Lillian Wald. C/
ANS: D C /
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and esta
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blishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: C/C/ p. 6 C/
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald C/
b. Florence Nightingale C/
c. Clara Barton C/
d. Mary Seacole C/
ANS: A C /
, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ p. 10 C/
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
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a. Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
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b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital i
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n America C/
c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
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d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medici
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ne from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C C /
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the Cr
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imean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ pp. 8-9 C/
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
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a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of publi
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c health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers throug
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h the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/
ANS: C C /
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in t
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he example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ p. 11 C/
7. The primary purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 was to:
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a. increase research that focused on minority groups.
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b. provide medical care for chemically impaired persons.
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c. ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system.
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d. decrease the public’s financial burden by limiting services offered by local healt
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h departments.
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ANS: C C /
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the prec
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edent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act
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also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physi
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cally challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployme
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nt benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: C/C/ p. 12 C/
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Securi
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ty Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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based nursing care. C/ C/