Chapter1.TheEvolutionofProfessionalNURSING
Chapter2.TheContemporaryImageofProfessionalNURSING
Chapter3.TheInfluenceofContemporaryTrendsandIssuesonNURSINGEducation
Chapter4.NURSINGLicensureandCertification
Chapter5.TheoriesofNURSINGPractice
Chapter6.NURSINGResearchandEvidence-BasedPractice
Chapter7.PayingforHealthCareinAmerica:RisingCostsandChallenges
Chapter8.LegalIssuesinNURSINGandHealthCare
Chapter9.EthicalandBioethicalIssuesinNURSINGandHealthCare
Chapter10.CulturalCompetencyandSocialIssuesinNURSINGandHealthCare
Chapter11.ComplementaryandAlternativeHealing
Chapter12.PalliativeCare
Chapter13.WorkforceAdvocacyandtheNURSINGShortage
Chapter14.CollectiveBargainingandUnionsinToday'sWorkplace
Chapter15.InformationTechnologyintheClinicalSetting
Chapter16.EmergencyPreparednessandResponseforToday'sWorld
Chapter17.NURSINGLeadershipandManagement
Chapter18.BudgetingBasicsfornurses
Chapter19.EffectiveCommunicationandConflictResolution
Chapter20.EffectiveDelegationandSupervision
Chapter21.StaffingandNURSINGCareDeliveryModels
Chapter22.QualityImprovementandPatientSafety
Chapter23.HealthPolicyandPolitics:GetInvolved!
Chapter24.ClinicalJudgment-NEW
Chapter25.MakingtheTransitionfromStudenttoProfessionalnurse
Chapter26.ManagingTime:ThePathtoHighSelf-
PerformanceChapter27.ContemporaryNURSINGRolesandCareerOpp
ortunitiesChapter28.JobSearch:FindingYourMatch
Chapter29.NCLEX-RN®Examination
,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. ClaraBartonisknownfor:
a. becomingthefirstblackpublichealthNurse.
b. establishingtheHenryStreetSettlement.
c. foundingtheAmericanRedCross.
d. publicizingtheinadequaciesofhospital-basedNursingschools.
CORRECTANSWER:C
TheAmericanRedCross,foundedbyClaraBartonin1882,assistedineffortstocontinuepublichealth
NURSING.
DIFFERENCE: Knowledge REF:p.11
2. Studentsareassignedtowritetotheirstateleadersaboutanissueaffectingtheircommunity.Onestu
dentwritesabouttheneedamongruralcommunityforgreateraccesstoacutecareservices.Whichof
thefollowingpiecesoflegislationshouldthestudentuseasareference?
a. SocialSecurityAct
b. Hill-BurtonAct
c. Sheppard-TownerAct
d. U.S.CivilServiceAct
CORRECTANSWER:B
ThepurposeoftheHill-
BurtonActwastoprovidefundingtoconstructhospitalsandtohelpstatesinplanforotherhealthcarefa
cilitiesinaccordancewiththeneedsofcommunities.
DIFFERENCE: Knowledge REF:p.13
3. ThepracticeofpublichealthNURSINGandtheHenryStreetSettlementarecreditedto:
a. MaryBreckenridge.
b. MarySeacole.
c. ClaraBarton.
d. LillianWald.
CORRECTANSWER:D
LillianWald,apioneerinpublichealthNURSING,isbestknownforthedevelopmentandestablishm
entoftheHenryStreetSettlement.
DIFFERENCE: Knowledge REF:p.6
4. OccupationalhealthNURSINGfeaturesbeliefssimilartothoseofwhichearlyNURSINGpione
er?
a. LillianWald
b. FlorenceNightingale
c. ClaraBarton
d. MarySeacole
CORRECTANSWER:A
, LillianWalddevelopedthefirstNURSINGserviceforoccupationalhealth.
DIFFERENCE: Comprehension REF:p.10
5. WhathistoricaleventfirstledtotherecognitionofthecontributionofblackstoNURSING?
a. FlorenceNightingale’sacceptanceofblackNURSEsintothefirstNURSINGschool
b. ThecontributionsofblackNURSEsatthePennsylvaniaHospital,thefirsthospitalinAm
erica
c. MarySeacole’seffortstocareforsoldiersduringtheCrimeanWar
d. Theworkdonebywivesofwealthyblacknobleswhocarriedfoodandmedicinefromh
ousetohouseduringtheMiddleAges
CORRECTANSWER:C
AlthoughNightingale’sschoolrefusedSeacole,shewasabletomakeadifferenceintheCrimeanWar
andlaterwasrecognizedforherefforts.
DIFFERENCE: Comprehension REF:pp.8-9
6. WorldWarIcontributedtotheadvancementofhealthcareby:
a. increasingthenumberofprivatecarehospitalsanddecreasingtheroleofpublichealth
services.
b. employingalargenumberofcivilianstoprovidecaretoreturningsoldiersthroughtheRe
dCross.
c. introducingspecialistsinNURSINGsuchasNURSEanesthetists.
d. increasingthenumberofcommunityhealthNURSEs.
CORRECTANSWER:C
WorldWarIofferedNURSEsachancetoenterintonewfieldsofspecialization,asisseenintheexampl
eofNURSEanesthetists,whobecamepartofsurgicalteamsatthefrontlines.
DIFFERENCE: Comprehension REF:p.11
7. TheprimarypurposeoftheSocialSecurityActof1935wasto:
a. increaseresearchthatfocusedonminoritygroups.
b. providemedicalcareforchemicallyimpairedpersons.
c. ensurehealthcareforolderadultsthroughanationalinsurancesystem.
d. decreasethepublic’sfinancialburdenbylimitingservicesofferedbylocalhealthdepar
tments.
CORRECTANSWER:C
Byprovidinghealthinsuranceforolderadults,theSocialSecurityActof1935settheprecedentforth
epassageoftheMedicareandMedicaidActsthatfollowedin1965,buttheactalsoprovidedmaternal
andchildwelfareservices,rehabilitationforthementallyandphysicallychallenged,medicalcarefo
rblindindividualsandcrippledchildren,andunemploymentbenefits.
DIFFERENCE: Comprehension REF:p.12
8. AclientaskstheNURSE,“CanyouexplainMedicare,anamendmenttotheSocialSecurit
yAct?”TheNURSErespondsthatMedicare:
a. ledtomanyhospitalclosings,alongwithadecreaseinacutecarehospital–
basedNURSINGcare.