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,Chapter’01:’The’Evolution’of’Professional’Nursing
Cherry’&’Jacob:’Contemporary’Nursing:’Issues,’Trends,’and’Management,’7th’Edition


MULTIPLE’CHOICE

1. Clara’Barton’is’known’for:
a. becoming’the’first’black’public’health’nurse.
b. establishing’the’Henry’Street’Settlement.
c. founding’the’American’Red’Cross.
d. publicizing’the’inadequacies’of’hospital-based’nursing’schools.

ANS:’ C
The’American’Red’Cross,’founded’by’Clara’Barton’in’1882,’assisted’in’efforts’to’continue’publi
c’health’nursing.

DIF: Knowledge REF:’ ’ p.’11

2. Students’are’assigned’to’write’to’their’state’leaders’about’an’issue’affecting’their’community.’O
ne’student’writes’about’the’need’among’rural’community’for’greater’access’to’acute’care’servi
ces.’Which’of’the’following’pieces’of’legislation’should’the’student’use’as’a’reference?
a. Social’Security’Act
b. Hill-Burton’Act
c. Sheppard-Towner’ Act
d. U.S.’Civil’Service’Act
ANS:’ B
The’purpose’of’the’Hill-
Burton’Act’was’to’provide’funding’to’construct’hospitals’and’to’help’states’in’plan’for’other’health’
care’facilities’in’accordance’with’the’needs’of’communities.

DIF: Knowledge REF:’ ’ p.’13

3. The’practice’of’public’health’nursing’and’the’Henry’Street’Settlement’are’credited’to:
a. Mary’Breckenridge.
b. Mary’Seacole.
c. Clara’Barton.
d. Lillian’Wald.

ANS:’ D
Lillian’Wald,’a’pioneer’in’public’health’nursing,’is’best’known’for’the’development’and’establish
ment’of’the’Henry’Street’Settlement.

DIF: Knowledge REF:’ ’ p.’6

4. Occupational’health’nursing’features’beliefs’similar’to’those’of’which’early’nursing’pioneer?
a. Lillian’Wald
b. Florence’Nightingale
c. Clara’Barton
d. Mary’Seacole

ANS:’ A

, Lillian’Wald’developed’the’first’nursing’service’for’occupational’health.

DIF: Comprehension REF:’ ’ p.’10

5. What’historical’event’first’led’to’the’recognition’of’the’contribution’of’blacks’to’nursing?
a. Florence’Nightingale’s’acceptance’of’black’nurses’into’the’first’nursing’school
b. The’contributions’of’black’nurses’at’the’Pennsylvania’Hospital,’the’first’hospital’in’
America
c. Mary’Seacole’s’efforts’to’care’for’soldiers’during’the’Crimean’War
d. The’work’done’by’wives’of’wealthy’black’nobles’who’carried’food’and’medicine’fr
om’house’to’house’during’the’Middle’Ages
ANS:’ C
Although’Nightingale’s’school’refused’Seacole,’she’was’able’to’make’a’difference’in’the’Crime
an’War’and’later’was’recognized’for’her’efforts.

DIF: Comprehension REF:’ ’ pp.’8-9

6. World’War’I’contributed’to’the’advancement’of’health’care’by:
a. increasing’the’number’of’private’care’hospitals’and’decreasing’the’role’of’public’h
ealth’services.
b. employing’a’large’number’of’civilians’to’provide’care’to’returning’soldiers’through’t
he’Red’Cross.
c. introducing’specialists’in’nursing’such’as’nurse’anesthetists.
d. increasing’the’number’of’community’health’nurses.
ANS:’ C
World’War’I’offered’nurses’a’chance’to’enter’into’new’fields’of’specialization,’as’is’seen’in’the’ex
ample’of’nurse’anesthetists,’who’became’part’of’surgical’teams’at’the’front’lines.

DIF: Comprehension REF:’ ’ p.’11

7. The’primary’purpose’of’the’Social’Security’Act’of’1935’was’to:
a. increase’research’that’focused’on’minority’groups.
b. provide’medical’care’for’chemically’impaired’persons.
c. ensure’health’care’for’older’adults’through’a’national’insurance’system.
d. decrease’the’public’s’financial’burden’by’limiting’services’offered’by’local’health’d
epartments.
ANS:’ C
By’providing’health’insurance’for’older’adults,’the’Social’Security’Act’of’1935’set’the’preceden
t’for’the’passage’of’the’Medicare’and’Medicaid’Acts’that’followed’in’1965,’but’the’act’also’prov
ided’maternal’and’child’welfare’services,’rehabilitation’for’the’mentally’and’physically’challen
ged,’medical’care’for’blind’individuals’and’crippled’children,’and’unemployment’benefits.

DIF: Comprehension REF:’ ’ p.’12

8. A’client’asks’the’nurse,’“Can’you’explain’Medicare,’an’amendment’to’the’Social’Security’A
ct?”‘The’nurse’responds’that’Medicare:
a. led’to’many’hospital’closings,’along’with’a’decrease’in’acute’care’hospital–
based’nursing’care.

, b. provided’medical’insurance’to’those’younger’adults’or’children’who’were’not’e
ligible’for’private’insurance’because’of’catastrophic’illnesses’such’as’cancer.
c. provided’preventive’care’for’women,’infants,’and’children.
d. ensured’that’individuals’ages’65’and’older’and’those’with’end-
stage’renal’disease’or’permanent’disabilities’had’health’care’insurance.
ANS:’ D
The’Medicare’program’provides’hospital’insurance,’Part’A,’and’medical’insurance,’Part’B,’to’a
ll’people’ages’65’and’older’who’are’eligible’to’receive’Social’Security’benefits;’people’with’tot
al,’permanent’disabilities;’and’people’with’end-stage’renal’disease.

DIF:’ ’ Comprehension REF:’ ’ p.’14

9. A’comparison’of’nursing’in’the’1980s’to’nursing’in’the’1990s’reveals’that:
a. in’the’1990s’nursing’experienced’a’significant’reduction’occurred’in’preventable’d
iseases’caused’by’unsafe/unhealthy’lifestyles.
b. tuberculosis’was’the’primary’concern’for’nursing’in’the’1980s,’whereas’the’AIDS’e
pidemic’emerged’and’was’its’focus’during’the’1990s.
c. a’decrease’in’ambulatory’services’in’the’1980s’prompted’an’increase’in’public’h
ealth’nurses’in’the’1990s.
d. the’demand’for’advanced’practice’nurses’increased’in’the’1980s’and’the’1990s’as’a’r
esult’of’the’economy’and’concern’about’the’health’of’the’nation.
ANS:’ D
The’numbers’of’advanced’nurse’practitioners’increased’as’evidence’of’their’cost-
effectiveness’as’providers’of’primary’and’preventive’health’care’became’established.

DIF:’ ’ Comprehension REF:’ ’ pp.’16-17

10. Which’statement’accurately’describes’the’historical’perspective’of’nursing’practice?
a. Nursing’has’existed’to’meet’the’needs’of’populations,’individuals,’and’aggregates’by
providing’care’that’is’determined’by’the’needs’and’beliefs’of’society’in’different’hist
’
orical’contexts.
b. As’men’began’to’become’interested’in’nursing,’it’changed’into’a’respected’p
rofession’based’on’scientific’fact’rather’than’superstition.
c. Nursing’has’historically’accepted’individuals’from’all’social’and’ethnic’
backgrounds.
d. The’United’States’has’led’the’way’throughout’history’to’advance’nursing’and’h
ealth’care’by’providing’the’first’hospital’and’medical’school.
ANS:’ A
Nursing’has’existed’since’biblical’times’to’address’needs’ranging’from’contagious’diseases’in’e
arly’times’to’health’prevention’in’the’present’time,’with’care’based’on’health’needs’and’beliefs’
of’the’time.

DIF: Comprehension REF:’ ’ p.’3’|pp.’18-19

11. The’use’of’herbs’has’become’a’popular’alternative’to’prescription’drugs’in’today’s’health’care’m
ilieu.’During’which’other’historical’periods’did’health’practices’focus’on’the’use’of’herbs?
a. Prehistoric’times’and’the’Middle’Ages
b. Civil’War’period’and’World’War’I

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