TEST BANK- Contemporary NURSING,{ 9th Edition 2024} Issues, Trends, & Management by Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob

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,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
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Edition
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1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV



b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. ViV ViV ViV ViV



c. founding the American Red Cross. ViV ViV ViV ViV



d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV




ANS: V i V C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to
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continue public health nursing.
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their
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community. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater
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access to acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should
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the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act ViV ViV



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c. Sheppard-Towner Act ViV



d. U.S. Civil Service Act ViV ViV ViV




ANS: V i V B
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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help states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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communities.
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3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. ViV



b. Mary Seacole. ViV



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d. Lillian Wald. ViV




ANS: V i V D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
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establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing
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pioneer?
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ANS: V i V A

, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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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
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hospital in America
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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
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medicine from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: V i V C
Although Nightingale‘s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in
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the Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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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
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV



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ANS: V i V C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is
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seen in the example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the
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front lines.
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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. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV



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
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ANS: V i V C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set
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the precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in
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1965, but the act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for
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the mentally and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and
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crippled children, and unemployment benefits.
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8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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Security 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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