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Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issue
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s, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by Bar
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bara Cherry, Susan R. k k k
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,Testk Bankk Fork Contemporaryk Nursingk Issues,k Trends,k &Managementk 9thkEditionk byk Barbarak Cherry,k Susank
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Jacobk Chapterk 1-28
Chapterk01:k Thek Evolutionk ofk Professionalk Nursing
Cherry:kContemporaryk Nursing:k Issues,k Trends,k andk Management,k 9thkEdition
MULTIPLEk CHOICE
1. Whatk accomplishmentk isk ClarakBartonk bestk knownk for?
a. Becomingk thekfirstk blackk publickhealthk nurse
b. Establishingk thek Henryk Streetk Settlement
c. Foundingk thek Americank Redk Cross
d. Publicizingk thek inadequaciesk ofk hospital-basedk nursingk schools
ANS:k C
Thek Americank Redk Crossk wask foundedk bykClarak Bartonk ink 1882,k tok bekofk assistancek ink effortsktok
provideksuppliesk tok thekbattlefieldsk andk hospitals.k Bartonk alsok setskupk akpostwark servicektokfindk
missingksoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsk arek assignedk tok writek tok theirk statekleadersk aboutk ankissuek affectingk theirkcommunity.k
Onekstudentk writesk aboutk thek needk amongkruralk communitykfork greaterk accessk tok acutek carekser
vices.kWhichkpiecekofklegislationkshouldkthekstudentkusekaskakreference?
a. Socialk SecuritykAct
b. Hill-BurtonkAct
c. Sheppard-Townerk Act
d. U.S.k Civilk Servicek Act
ANS:k B
ThekpurposekofkthekHill-
Burtonk Actk wask tok providekfundingk tok constructk hospitalsk andk tok helpkstateskinkplank forkotherkhea
lthk carekfacilitieskinkaccordancek withkthekneedskofk communities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. Thekpracticekofkpublick healthk nursingk andk thek Henryk Streetk Settlementk arek creditedk to
a. MarykBreckenridge.
b. MarykSeacole.
c. Clarak Barton.
d. Lilliank Wald.
ANS:k D
LilliankWald,kak pioneerk ink publickhealthk nursing,k isk bestk knownk forkthek developmentk andkestablishm
entkofkthekHenrykStreetkSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationalk healthk nursingk featuresk beliefsk similark tok thosek ofk whichk earlyk nursingk pioneer?
a. LilliankWald
b. Florencek Nightingale
c. ClarakBarton
d. MarykSeacole
ANS:k A
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LilliankWaldkwaskakpioneerkinkpublickhealthknursing,kandkiskbestkknownkforkthekdevelopmentkand
kestablishmentkofkthekfirstkviable kpractice kfor kpublickhealthknurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatkhistoricalk eventkfirstk ledk tok thekrecognitionk ofk thek contributionk ofkblacksktok nursing?
a. FlorencekNightingale‘sk acceptancek ofk blackk nursesk intok thek firstk nursingk school
b. ThekcontributionskofkblackknurseskatkthekPennsylvaniakHospital,kthekfirstkhospitalkink
America
c. MarykWilliamsk andk Francesk Rosek areklistedk ask nursesk ink thek Cityk ofk Baltimorek
Directory
d. Thek workk donek bykwivesk ofk wealthykblackk noblesk whok carriedk foodk andk medicinekf
romkhousektokhousekduringkthekMiddlekAges
ANS:k C
1840—
Twok blackk women,k Maryk Williamsk andk Francesk Rose,k whok foundedk Nursingk Sistersk ofkthekHoly
kCross,k areklistedk asknurseskinkthekCitykofk BaltimorekDirectory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. Worldk Wark Ikcontributedk tok thek advancementk ofk healthkcarek by
a. increasingk thek numberk ofk privatek carek hospitalsk andk decreasingk thek rolek ofk publick
healthkservices.
b. employingk ak largek numberk ofk civiliansk tok providek carektok returningk soldiersk throughkt
hekRedkCross.
c. introducingk specialistsk ink nursingk suchk ask nursek anesthetists.
d. increasingk thek numberk ofk communitykhealthk nurses.
ANS:k C
WorldkWark Ikofferedk nursesk ak chancek tok enterk newkfieldsk ofk specialization,k askisk seenk ink thekexamplek
ofknursekanesthetists,kwhokbecamekpartkofksurgicalkteamskatkthekfrontklines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. WhatkwaskankoriginalkpurposekofkthekSocialkSecuritykActkofk1935?
a. Increasek researchk thatk focusedk onk minorityk groups
b. Providek medicalk carek fork chemicallyk impairedk persons
c. Ensurekhealthk carekfork olderk adultsk throughk ak nationalk insurancek system
d. Decreasek thek public‘sk financialk burdenk byklimitingk servicesk offeredk byklocalk healthk
departments
ANS:k C
Bykprovidingkhealthkinsurancekforkolderkadults,kthekSocialkSecuritykActkofk1935ksetkthekprec
edentkfork thekpassagek ofk thekMedicarekandk Medicaidk Actsk thatk followedk ink 1965,k butk thekactkal
sokprovidedkmaternalkandkchildkwelfarekservices,krehabilitationkforkthekmentallykandkphysic
allykchallenged,kmedicalkcarekforkblindkindividualskandkcrippledkchildren,kandkunemployme
ntkbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
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R.
Jacobk Chapterk 1-28
8. Akclientkasksktheknurse,k ―Cank youkexplainkthekamendmentktokthekSocialkSecuritykActkcalledk
TitlekXVIIIktokme?‖kTheknursekdemonstrateskankunderstandingkofkthisklegislationkwhenkp
rovidingkwhatkresponse?
a. Itk ledk tok manykhospitalk closings,k alongk withk ak decreasek ink acutek carek hospital–
basedknursingkcare.
b. Itk providedk medicalk insurancektok thosek youngerk adultskork childrenk whok werek notke
ligiblekforkprivatekinsurancekbecausekofkcatastrophickillnessesksuchkaskcancer.
c. Itk providedk preventivek carekfork women,k infants,kandk children.
d. Itk ensuredk thatk individualskwithk end-stagek renalk diseasekhadk healthk carekinsurance.
ANS:k D
ThekMedicarekprogramkprovideskhospitalkinsurance,kPartkA,kandkmedicalkinsurance,kPartkB,ktokal
lkpeoplekagedk65kandkolderkwhokarekeligiblektokreceivekSocialkSecuritykbenefits;kpeoplekwithktotal
,kpermanentkdisabilities;k andkpeoplekwithkend-stagekrenalkdisease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Akcomparisonk ofknursingk ink thek1980sktok nursingkink thek1990sk revealsk whatk factorkthatkc
ontributesktokhealthkcarekaskwekknowkitktoday?
a. Ink thek 1990sk nursingk experiencedk ak significantk reductionk occurredk ink preventablek
diseaseskcausedkbykunsafe/unhealthyklifestyles.
b. Tuberculosisk wask thek primaryk concernk fork nursingk ink thek 1980s,k whereask thek AIDSk
epidemickemergedk andk waskitskfocuskduringk thek1990s.
c. Ak decreasek ink ambulatoryk servicesk ink thek 1980sk promptedk ankincreasek ink publick
healthknurseskinkthek1990s.
d. Thek demandk fork advancedk practicek nursesk increasedk ink thek 1980sk andk thek 1990sk
becausekofkthekeconomykandkconcernkaboutkthekhealthkofktheknation.
ANS:k D
Theknumberskofkadvancedknursekpractitionersk increasedkaskevidencekofktheirkcost-
effectivenesskaskproviderskofk primarykandkpreventivekhealthkcarekbecamekestablished.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Whichk statementk accuratelyk describesk thek historicalk perspectivek ofk nursingk practice?
a. Nursingkhaskexistedktokmeetkthekneedskofkpopulations,k individuals,k andkaggregateskb
ykprovidingkcarekthatkiskdeterminedkbykthekneedskandkbeliefskofksocietykinkdifferentkhis
toricalkcontexts.
b. Askmenk begank tokbecomekinterestedk ink nursing,kitk changedk intok akrespectedk
professionkbasedkonkscientifickfactkratherkthanksuperstition.
c. Nursingk hask historicallyk acceptedk individualsk fromk allk socialk andk ethnick
backgrounds.
d. Thek Unitedk Statesk hask ledk thek waykthroughoutk historyktok advancek nursingk andk
healthk carekbykprovidingkthekfirstkhospitalkandkmedicalkschool.
ANS:k A
Nursingkhaskexistedksincekbiblicalktimesktokaddresskneedskrangingkfromkcontagiouskdiseaseskinke
arlyktimesktokhealthkpreventionkinkthekpresentktime,kwithkcarekbasedkonkhealthkneedskandkbelie
fskofkthektime.
DIF:Comprehension