Chapter3f01:3fThe3fEvolution3fof3fProfessional3fNursing3fCherry3fand3fJacob:3fContemporary3fNursin
g:3fIssues,3fTrends,3fand3fManagement,3f8th3fEdition3f.
MULTIPLE3fCHOICE3f:
1. What3faccomplishment3fis3fClara3fBarton3fbest3fknown3ffor?
2.
a. Becoming3fthe3ffirst3fblack3fpublic3fhealth3fnurse
b. Establishing3 f the3 f Henry3 f Street3 f Settlement
c. Founding3 f the3 f American3 f Red3 f Cross
d. Publicizing3 f the3 f inadequacies3 f of3 f hospital-
based3 f nursing3 f schools
ANS:3 f C
The3fAmerican3fRed3fCross3fwas3ffounded3fby3fClara3fBarton3fin3f1882,3fto3fbe3fof3fassistance3fin3feffort
s3fto3fprovide3fsupplies3fto3fthe3fbattlefields3fand3fhospitals.3fBarton3falso3fsets3fup3fa3fpostwar3fservice3fto3f
find3fmissing3fsoldiers.
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students3fare3fassigned3fto3fwrite3fto3ftheir3fstate3fleaders3fabout3fan3fissue3faffecting3ftheir3fcommunity
.3fOne3fstudent3fwrites3fabout3fthe3fneed3famong3frural3fcommunity3ffor3fgreater3faccess3fto3facute3fcare3fs
ervices.3fWhich3fpiece3fof3flegislation3fshould3fthe3fstudent3fuse3fas3fa3freference?
a. Social3fSecurity3fAct
b. Hill-Burton3 f Act
c. Sheppard-
Towner3 f Act
d. U.S.3fCivil3fService3fA
ct
ANS:3 f B
The3fpurpose3fof3fthe3fHill-
Burton3fAct3fwas3fto3fprovide3ffunding3fto3fconstruct3fhospitals3fand3fto3fhelp3fstates3fin3fplan3ffor3fother3f
health3fcare3ffacilities3fin3faccordance3fwith3fthe3fneeds3fof3fcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge
3. The3fpractice3fof3fpublic3fhealth3fnursing3fand3fthe3fHenry3fStreet3fSettlement3fare3fcredited3fto
a. Mary3fBreckenridge.
b. Mary3fSeacole.
c. Clara3fBarton.
d. Lillian3fWald.
ANS:3 f D
Lillian3fWald,3fa3fpioneer3fin3fpublic3fhealth3fnursing,3fis3fbest3fknown3ffor3fthe3fdevelopment3fand3festabli
shment3fof3fthe3fHenry3fStreet3fSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational3fhealth3fnursing3ffeatures3fbeliefs3fsimilar3fto3fthose3fof3fwhich3fearly3fnursing3fpioneer?
a. Lillian3fWald
b. Florence3 f Nightingale
c. Clara3fBarton
d. Mary3fSeacole
, ANS:3 f A
Lillian3fWald3fwas3fa3fpioneer3fin3fpublic3fhealth3fnursing,3fand3fis3fbest3fknown3ffor3fthe3fdevelopment3fand3
festablishment3fof3fthe3ffirst3fviable3fpractice3ffor3fpublic3fhealth3fnurses.
DIF: Comprehension
5. What3fhistorical3fevent3ffirst3fled3fto3fthe3frecognition3fof3fthe3fcontribution3fof3fblacks3fto3fnursing?
a. Florence3fNightingale‘s3facceptance3fof3fblack3fnurses3finto3fthe3ffirst3fnursing3fschoo
l
b. The3fcontributions3fof3fblack3fnurses3fat3fthe3fPennsylvania3fHospital,3fthe3ffirst3fhospi
tal3fin
America
c. Mary3fWilliams3fand3fFrances3fRose3fare3flisted3fas3fnurses3fin3fthe3fCity3fof3fBaltimor
e
Directory.
d. The3fwork3fdone3fby3fwives3fof3fwealthy3fblack3fnobles3fwho3fcarried3ffood3fand3fmed
icine3ffrom3fhouse3fto3fhouse3fduring3fthe3fMiddle3fAges
ANS:3 f C
1840—
Two3fblack3fwomen,3fMary3fWilliams3fand3fFrances3fRose,3fwho3ffounded3fNursing3fSisters3fof3fthe3fHoly3f
Cross,3fare3flisted3fas3fnurses3fin3fthe3fCity3fof3fBaltimore3fDirectory.
DIF: Comprehension
6. World3fWar3fI3fcontributed3fto3fthe3fadvancement3fof3fhealth3fcare3fby
a. increasing3fthe3fnumber3fof3fprivate3fcare3fhospitals3fand3fdecreasing3fthe3frole3fof3fpu
blic
health3fservices.
b. employing3fa3flarge3fnumber3fof3fcivilians3fto3fprovide3fcare3fto3freturning3fsoldiers3fth
rough
the3fRed3fCross.
c. introducing3fspecialists3fin3fnursing3fsuch3fas3fnurse3fanesthetists.
d. increasing3fthe3fnumber3fof3fcommunity3fhealth3fnurses.
ANS:3 f C
World3fWar3fI3foffered3fnurses3fa3fchance3fto3fenter3fnew3ffields3fof3fspecialization,3fas3fis3fseen3fin3fthe3fexa
mple3fof3fnurse3fanesthetists,3fwho3fbecame3fpart3fof3fsurgical3fteams3fat3fthe3ffront3flines.
DIF: Comprehension
7. What3fwas3fan3foriginal3fpurpose3fof3fthe3fSocial3fSecurity3fAct3fof3f1935?
a. Increase3fresearch3fthat3ffocused3fon3fminority3fgroups
b. Provide3fmedical3fcare3ffor3fchemically3fimpaired3fpersons
c. Ensure3fhealth3fcare3ffor3folder3fadults3fthrough3fa3fnational3finsurance3fsystem
d. Decrease3fthe3fpublic‘s3ffinancial3fburden3fby3flimiting3fservices3foffered3fby3flocal3f
health3fdepartments
ANS:3 f C
By3fproviding3fhealth3finsurance3ffor3folder3fadults,3fthe3fSocial3fSecurity3fAct3fof3f19353fset3fthe3fprece
dent3ffor3fthe3fpassage3fof3fthe3fMedicare3fand3fMedicaid3fActs3fthat3ffollowed3fin3f1965,3fbut3fthe3fact3fa
lso3fprovided3fmaternal3fand3fchild3fwelfare3fservices,3frehabilitation3ffor3fthe3fmentally3fand3fphysically3f
challenged,3fmedical3fcare3ffor3fblind3findividuals3fand3fcrippled3fchildren,3fand3funemployment3fbenefi
ts.
,DIF: Comprehension
, 8. A3fclient3fasks3fthe3fnurse,3f―Can3fyou3fexplain3fthe3famendment3fto3fthe3fSocial3fSecurity3fAct3fcalled3fTi
tle3fXVIII3fto3fme?‖3fThe3fnurse3fdemonstrates3fan3funderstanding3fof3fthis3flegislation3fwhen3fprovidin
g3fwhat3fresponse?
a. It3fled3fto3fmany3fhospital3fclosings,3falong3fwith3fa3fdecrease3fin3facute3fcare3fhospital
–based
nursing3fcare.
b. It3fprovided3fmedical3finsurance3fto3fthose3fyounger3fadults3for3fchildren3fwho3fwere3f
not
eligible3ffor3fprivate3finsurance3fbecause3fof3fcatastrophic3fillnesses3fsuch3fas3fcancer.
c. It3fprovided3fpreventive3fcare3ffor3fwomen,3finfants,3fand3fchildren.
d. It3fensured3fthat3findividuals3fwith3fend-
stage3frenal3fdisease3fhad3fhealth3fcare3finsurance.
ANS:3 f D
The3fMedicare3fprogram3fprovides3fhospital3finsurance,3fPart3fA,3fand3fmedical3finsurance,3fPart3fB,3fto3
fall3fpeople3faged3f653fand 3folder3f who3fare3feligible 3fto3freceive3fSocial3fSecurity3fbenefits;3fpeople3f wi
th3ftotal,3fpermanent3fdisabilities;3fand3fpeople3fwith3fend-stage3frenal3fdisease.
DIF: Comprehension
9. A3fcomparison3fof3fnursing3fin3fthe3f1980s3fto3fnursing3fin3fthe3f1990s3freveals3fwhat3ffactor3fthat3fcont
ributes3fto3fhealth3fcare3fas3fwe3fknow3fit3ftoday?
a. In3fthe3f1990s3fnursing3fexperienced3fa3fsignificant3freduction3foccurred3fin3fpreventa
ble
diseases3 f caused3 f by3 f unsafe/unhealthy3 f lifestyles.
b. Tuberculosis3fwas3fthe3fprimary3fconcern3ffor3fnursing3fin3fthe3f1980s,3fwhereas3fthe3f
AIDS
epidemic3femerged3fand3fwas3fits3ffocus3fduring3fthe3f1990s.
c. A3fdecrease3fin3fambulatory3fservices3fin3fthe3f1980s3fprompted3fan3fincrease3fin3fpub
lic
health3fnurses3fin3fthe3f1990s.
d. The3fdemand3ffor3fadvanced3fpractice3fnurses3fincreased3fin3fthe3f1980s3fand3fthe3f19
90s3fbecause3fof3fthe3feconomy3fand3fconcern3fabout3fthe3fhealth3fof3fthe3fnation.
ANS:3 f D
The3fnumbers3fof3fadvanced3fnurse3fpractitioners3fincreased3fas3fevidence3fof3ftheir3fcost-
effectiveness3fas3fproviders3fof3fprimary3fand3fpreventive3fhealth3fcare3fbecame3festablished.
DIF: Comprehension
10. Which3 f statement3 f accurately3 f describes3 f the3 f historical3 f perspective3 f of3 f nursing3 f practice?
a. Nursing3fhas3fexisted3fto3fmeet3fthe3fneeds3fof3fpopulations,3findividuals,3fand3faggreg
ates
by3fproviding3fcare3fthat3fis3fdetermined3fby3fthe3fneeds3fand3fbeliefs3fof3fsociety3fin3fd
ifferent3fhistorical3fcontexts.
b. As3fmen3fbegan3fto3fbecome3finterested3fin3fnursing,3fit3fchanged3finto3fa3f respected
profession3fbased3fon3fscientific3ffact3frather3fthan3fsuperstition.
c. Nursing3fhas3fhistorically3faccepted3findividuals3ffrom3fall3fsocial3fand3fethnic
backgrounds.
d. The3fUnited3fStates3fhas3fled3fthe3fway3fthroughout3fhistory3fto3fadvance3fnursing3fan
d3fhealth3fcare3fby3fproviding3fthe3ffirst3fhospital3fand3fmedical3fschool.
ANS:3 f A
Nursing3fhas3fexisted3fsince3fbiblical3ftimes3fto3faddress3fneeds3franging3ffrom3fcontagious3fdiseases3fin3
g:3fIssues,3fTrends,3fand3fManagement,3f8th3fEdition3f.
MULTIPLE3fCHOICE3f:
1. What3faccomplishment3fis3fClara3fBarton3fbest3fknown3ffor?
2.
a. Becoming3fthe3ffirst3fblack3fpublic3fhealth3fnurse
b. Establishing3 f the3 f Henry3 f Street3 f Settlement
c. Founding3 f the3 f American3 f Red3 f Cross
d. Publicizing3 f the3 f inadequacies3 f of3 f hospital-
based3 f nursing3 f schools
ANS:3 f C
The3fAmerican3fRed3fCross3fwas3ffounded3fby3fClara3fBarton3fin3f1882,3fto3fbe3fof3fassistance3fin3feffort
s3fto3fprovide3fsupplies3fto3fthe3fbattlefields3fand3fhospitals.3fBarton3falso3fsets3fup3fa3fpostwar3fservice3fto3f
find3fmissing3fsoldiers.
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students3fare3fassigned3fto3fwrite3fto3ftheir3fstate3fleaders3fabout3fan3fissue3faffecting3ftheir3fcommunity
.3fOne3fstudent3fwrites3fabout3fthe3fneed3famong3frural3fcommunity3ffor3fgreater3faccess3fto3facute3fcare3fs
ervices.3fWhich3fpiece3fof3flegislation3fshould3fthe3fstudent3fuse3fas3fa3freference?
a. Social3fSecurity3fAct
b. Hill-Burton3 f Act
c. Sheppard-
Towner3 f Act
d. U.S.3fCivil3fService3fA
ct
ANS:3 f B
The3fpurpose3fof3fthe3fHill-
Burton3fAct3fwas3fto3fprovide3ffunding3fto3fconstruct3fhospitals3fand3fto3fhelp3fstates3fin3fplan3ffor3fother3f
health3fcare3ffacilities3fin3faccordance3fwith3fthe3fneeds3fof3fcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge
3. The3fpractice3fof3fpublic3fhealth3fnursing3fand3fthe3fHenry3fStreet3fSettlement3fare3fcredited3fto
a. Mary3fBreckenridge.
b. Mary3fSeacole.
c. Clara3fBarton.
d. Lillian3fWald.
ANS:3 f D
Lillian3fWald,3fa3fpioneer3fin3fpublic3fhealth3fnursing,3fis3fbest3fknown3ffor3fthe3fdevelopment3fand3festabli
shment3fof3fthe3fHenry3fStreet3fSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational3fhealth3fnursing3ffeatures3fbeliefs3fsimilar3fto3fthose3fof3fwhich3fearly3fnursing3fpioneer?
a. Lillian3fWald
b. Florence3 f Nightingale
c. Clara3fBarton
d. Mary3fSeacole
, ANS:3 f A
Lillian3fWald3fwas3fa3fpioneer3fin3fpublic3fhealth3fnursing,3fand3fis3fbest3fknown3ffor3fthe3fdevelopment3fand3
festablishment3fof3fthe3ffirst3fviable3fpractice3ffor3fpublic3fhealth3fnurses.
DIF: Comprehension
5. What3fhistorical3fevent3ffirst3fled3fto3fthe3frecognition3fof3fthe3fcontribution3fof3fblacks3fto3fnursing?
a. Florence3fNightingale‘s3facceptance3fof3fblack3fnurses3finto3fthe3ffirst3fnursing3fschoo
l
b. The3fcontributions3fof3fblack3fnurses3fat3fthe3fPennsylvania3fHospital,3fthe3ffirst3fhospi
tal3fin
America
c. Mary3fWilliams3fand3fFrances3fRose3fare3flisted3fas3fnurses3fin3fthe3fCity3fof3fBaltimor
e
Directory.
d. The3fwork3fdone3fby3fwives3fof3fwealthy3fblack3fnobles3fwho3fcarried3ffood3fand3fmed
icine3ffrom3fhouse3fto3fhouse3fduring3fthe3fMiddle3fAges
ANS:3 f C
1840—
Two3fblack3fwomen,3fMary3fWilliams3fand3fFrances3fRose,3fwho3ffounded3fNursing3fSisters3fof3fthe3fHoly3f
Cross,3fare3flisted3fas3fnurses3fin3fthe3fCity3fof3fBaltimore3fDirectory.
DIF: Comprehension
6. World3fWar3fI3fcontributed3fto3fthe3fadvancement3fof3fhealth3fcare3fby
a. increasing3fthe3fnumber3fof3fprivate3fcare3fhospitals3fand3fdecreasing3fthe3frole3fof3fpu
blic
health3fservices.
b. employing3fa3flarge3fnumber3fof3fcivilians3fto3fprovide3fcare3fto3freturning3fsoldiers3fth
rough
the3fRed3fCross.
c. introducing3fspecialists3fin3fnursing3fsuch3fas3fnurse3fanesthetists.
d. increasing3fthe3fnumber3fof3fcommunity3fhealth3fnurses.
ANS:3 f C
World3fWar3fI3foffered3fnurses3fa3fchance3fto3fenter3fnew3ffields3fof3fspecialization,3fas3fis3fseen3fin3fthe3fexa
mple3fof3fnurse3fanesthetists,3fwho3fbecame3fpart3fof3fsurgical3fteams3fat3fthe3ffront3flines.
DIF: Comprehension
7. What3fwas3fan3foriginal3fpurpose3fof3fthe3fSocial3fSecurity3fAct3fof3f1935?
a. Increase3fresearch3fthat3ffocused3fon3fminority3fgroups
b. Provide3fmedical3fcare3ffor3fchemically3fimpaired3fpersons
c. Ensure3fhealth3fcare3ffor3folder3fadults3fthrough3fa3fnational3finsurance3fsystem
d. Decrease3fthe3fpublic‘s3ffinancial3fburden3fby3flimiting3fservices3foffered3fby3flocal3f
health3fdepartments
ANS:3 f C
By3fproviding3fhealth3finsurance3ffor3folder3fadults,3fthe3fSocial3fSecurity3fAct3fof3f19353fset3fthe3fprece
dent3ffor3fthe3fpassage3fof3fthe3fMedicare3fand3fMedicaid3fActs3fthat3ffollowed3fin3f1965,3fbut3fthe3fact3fa
lso3fprovided3fmaternal3fand3fchild3fwelfare3fservices,3frehabilitation3ffor3fthe3fmentally3fand3fphysically3f
challenged,3fmedical3fcare3ffor3fblind3findividuals3fand3fcrippled3fchildren,3fand3funemployment3fbenefi
ts.
,DIF: Comprehension
, 8. A3fclient3fasks3fthe3fnurse,3f―Can3fyou3fexplain3fthe3famendment3fto3fthe3fSocial3fSecurity3fAct3fcalled3fTi
tle3fXVIII3fto3fme?‖3fThe3fnurse3fdemonstrates3fan3funderstanding3fof3fthis3flegislation3fwhen3fprovidin
g3fwhat3fresponse?
a. It3fled3fto3fmany3fhospital3fclosings,3falong3fwith3fa3fdecrease3fin3facute3fcare3fhospital
–based
nursing3fcare.
b. It3fprovided3fmedical3finsurance3fto3fthose3fyounger3fadults3for3fchildren3fwho3fwere3f
not
eligible3ffor3fprivate3finsurance3fbecause3fof3fcatastrophic3fillnesses3fsuch3fas3fcancer.
c. It3fprovided3fpreventive3fcare3ffor3fwomen,3finfants,3fand3fchildren.
d. It3fensured3fthat3findividuals3fwith3fend-
stage3frenal3fdisease3fhad3fhealth3fcare3finsurance.
ANS:3 f D
The3fMedicare3fprogram3fprovides3fhospital3finsurance,3fPart3fA,3fand3fmedical3finsurance,3fPart3fB,3fto3
fall3fpeople3faged3f653fand 3folder3f who3fare3feligible 3fto3freceive3fSocial3fSecurity3fbenefits;3fpeople3f wi
th3ftotal,3fpermanent3fdisabilities;3fand3fpeople3fwith3fend-stage3frenal3fdisease.
DIF: Comprehension
9. A3fcomparison3fof3fnursing3fin3fthe3f1980s3fto3fnursing3fin3fthe3f1990s3freveals3fwhat3ffactor3fthat3fcont
ributes3fto3fhealth3fcare3fas3fwe3fknow3fit3ftoday?
a. In3fthe3f1990s3fnursing3fexperienced3fa3fsignificant3freduction3foccurred3fin3fpreventa
ble
diseases3 f caused3 f by3 f unsafe/unhealthy3 f lifestyles.
b. Tuberculosis3fwas3fthe3fprimary3fconcern3ffor3fnursing3fin3fthe3f1980s,3fwhereas3fthe3f
AIDS
epidemic3femerged3fand3fwas3fits3ffocus3fduring3fthe3f1990s.
c. A3fdecrease3fin3fambulatory3fservices3fin3fthe3f1980s3fprompted3fan3fincrease3fin3fpub
lic
health3fnurses3fin3fthe3f1990s.
d. The3fdemand3ffor3fadvanced3fpractice3fnurses3fincreased3fin3fthe3f1980s3fand3fthe3f19
90s3fbecause3fof3fthe3feconomy3fand3fconcern3fabout3fthe3fhealth3fof3fthe3fnation.
ANS:3 f D
The3fnumbers3fof3fadvanced3fnurse3fpractitioners3fincreased3fas3fevidence3fof3ftheir3fcost-
effectiveness3fas3fproviders3fof3fprimary3fand3fpreventive3fhealth3fcare3fbecame3festablished.
DIF: Comprehension
10. Which3 f statement3 f accurately3 f describes3 f the3 f historical3 f perspective3 f of3 f nursing3 f practice?
a. Nursing3fhas3fexisted3fto3fmeet3fthe3fneeds3fof3fpopulations,3findividuals,3fand3faggreg
ates
by3fproviding3fcare3fthat3fis3fdetermined3fby3fthe3fneeds3fand3fbeliefs3fof3fsociety3fin3fd
ifferent3fhistorical3fcontexts.
b. As3fmen3fbegan3fto3fbecome3finterested3fin3fnursing,3fit3fchanged3finto3fa3f respected
profession3fbased3fon3fscientific3ffact3frather3fthan3fsuperstition.
c. Nursing3fhas3fhistorically3faccepted3findividuals3ffrom3fall3fsocial3fand3fethnic
backgrounds.
d. The3fUnited3fStates3fhas3fled3fthe3fway3fthroughout3fhistory3fto3fadvance3fnursing3fan
d3fhealth3fcare3fby3fproviding3fthe3ffirst3fhospital3fand3fmedical3fschool.
ANS:3 f A
Nursing3fhas3fexisted3fsince3fbiblical3ftimes3fto3faddress3fneeds3franging3ffrom3fcontagious3fdiseases3fin3
