Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry Test Bank
Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Test Bank
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best 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 hRed hCross hwas hfounded hby hClara hBarton hin h1882, hto hbe hof hassistance hin
hefforts hto hprovide hsupplies hto hthe hbattlefields hand hhospitals. hBarton halso hsets hup ha
hpostwar hservice hto hfind hmissing hsoldiers.
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students hare hassigned hto hwrite hto htheir hstate hleaders habout han hissue haffecting htheir
hcommunity. hOne hstudent hwrites habout hthe hneed hamong hrural hcommunity hfor hgreater
haccess hto hacute hcare hservices. hWhich hpiece hof hlegislation hshould hthe hstudent huse has
ha hreference?
a. Social hSecurity hAct
b. Hill-Burton hAct
c. Sheppard-Towner h Act
d. U.S. hCivil hService hAct
ANS: h B
The hpurpose hof hthe hHill-Burton hAct hwas hto hprovide hfunding hto hconstruct hhospitals hand
hto hhelp hstates hin hplan hfor hother hhealth hcare hfacilities hin haccordance hwith hthe hneeds hof
hcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge
3. The hpractice hof hpublic hhealth hnursing hand hthe hHenry hStreet hSettlement hare hcredited hto
a. Mary hBreckenridge.
b. Mary hSeacole.
c. Clara hBarton.
d. Lillian hWald.
ANS: h D
Lillian hWald, ha hpioneer hin hpublic hhealth hnursing, his hbest hknown hfor hthe hdevelopment hand
hestablishment hof hthe hHenry hStreet hSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational hhealth hnursing hfeatures hbeliefs hsimilar hto hthose hof hwhich hearly hnursing
hpioneer?
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a. Lillian hWald
b. Florence hNightingale
c. Clara hBarton
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d. Mary hSeacole
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ANS: h A
Lillian hWald hwas ha hpioneer hin hpublic hhealth hnursing, hand his hbest hknown hfor hthe
hdevelopment hand hestablishment hof hthe hfirst hviable hpractice hfor hpublic hhealth hnurses.
DIF: Comprehension
5. What hhistorical hevent hfirst hled hto hthe hrecognition hof hthe hcontribution hof hblacks hto hnursing?
a. Florence hNightingale’s hacceptance hof hblack hnurses hinto hthe hfirst hnursing hschool
b. The hcontributions hof hblack hnurses hat hthe hPennsylvania hHospital, hthe hfirst
hhospital hin hAmerica
c. Mary hWilliams hand hFrances hRose hare hlisted has hnurses hin hthe hCity hof
hBaltimore hDirectory.
d. The hwork hdone hby hwives hof hwealthy hblack hnobles hwho hcarried hfood hand
hmedicine hfrom hhouse hto hhouse hduring hthe hMiddle hAges
ANS: h C
1840—Two hblack hwomen, hMary hWilliams hand hFrances hRose, hwho hfounded hNursing
hSisters hof hthe hHoly hCross, hare hlisted has hnurses hin hthe hCity hof hBaltimore hDirectory.
DIF: Comprehension
6. World hWar hI hcontributed hto hthe hadvancement hof hhealth hcare hby
a. increasing hthe hnumber hof hprivate hcare hhospitals hand hdecreasing hthe hrole hof
hpublic hhealth hservices.
b. employing ha hlarge hnumber hof hcivilians hto hprovide hcare hto hreturning hsoldiers
hthrough hthe hRed hCross.
c. introducing hspecialists hin hnursing hsuch has hnurse hanesthetists.
d. increasing hthe hnumber hof hcommunity hhealth hnurses.
ANS: h C
World hWar hI hoffered hnurses ha hchance hto henter hnew hfields hof hspecialization, has his hseen
hin hthe hexample hof hnurse hanesthetists, hwho hbecame hpart hof hsurgical hteams hat hthe hfront
hlines.
DIF: Comprehension
7. What hwas han horiginal hpurpose hof hthe hSocial hSecurity hAct hof h1935?
a. Increase hresearch hthat hfocused hon hminority hgroups
b. Provide hmedical hcare hfor hchemically himpaired hpersons
c. Ensure hhealth hcare hfor holder hadults hthrough ha hnational hinsurance hsystem
d. Decrease hthe hpublic’s hfinancial hburden hby hlimiting hservices hoffered hby hlocal
hhealth hdepartments
ANS: h C
By hproviding hhealth hinsurance hfor holder hadults, hthe hSocial hSecurity hAct hof h1935 hset
hthe hprecedent hfor hthe hpassage hof hthe hMedicare hand hMedicaid hActs hthat hfollowed hin
h1965, hbut hthe hact halso hprovided hmaternal hand hchild hwelfare hservices, hrehabilitation hfor
hthe hmentally hand hphysically hchallenged, hmedical hcare hfor hblind hindividuals hand
hcrippled hchildren, hand hunemployment hbenefits.
DIF: Comprehension
Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Test Bank
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best 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 hRed hCross hwas hfounded hby hClara hBarton hin h1882, hto hbe hof hassistance hin
hefforts hto hprovide hsupplies hto hthe hbattlefields hand hhospitals. hBarton halso hsets hup ha
hpostwar hservice hto hfind hmissing hsoldiers.
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students hare hassigned hto hwrite hto htheir hstate hleaders habout han hissue haffecting htheir
hcommunity. hOne hstudent hwrites habout hthe hneed hamong hrural hcommunity hfor hgreater
haccess hto hacute hcare hservices. hWhich hpiece hof hlegislation hshould hthe hstudent huse has
ha hreference?
a. Social hSecurity hAct
b. Hill-Burton hAct
c. Sheppard-Towner h Act
d. U.S. hCivil hService hAct
ANS: h B
The hpurpose hof hthe hHill-Burton hAct hwas hto hprovide hfunding hto hconstruct hhospitals hand
hto hhelp hstates hin hplan hfor hother hhealth hcare hfacilities hin haccordance hwith hthe hneeds hof
hcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge
3. The hpractice hof hpublic hhealth hnursing hand hthe hHenry hStreet hSettlement hare hcredited hto
a. Mary hBreckenridge.
b. Mary hSeacole.
c. Clara hBarton.
d. Lillian hWald.
ANS: h D
Lillian hWald, ha hpioneer hin hpublic hhealth hnursing, his hbest hknown hfor hthe hdevelopment hand
hestablishment hof hthe hHenry hStreet hSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational hhealth hnursing hfeatures hbeliefs hsimilar hto hthose hof hwhich hearly hnursing
hpioneer?
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a. Lillian hWald
b. Florence hNightingale
c. Clara hBarton
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d. Mary hSeacole
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ANS: h A
Lillian hWald hwas ha hpioneer hin hpublic hhealth hnursing, hand his hbest hknown hfor hthe
hdevelopment hand hestablishment hof hthe hfirst hviable hpractice hfor hpublic hhealth hnurses.
DIF: Comprehension
5. What hhistorical hevent hfirst hled hto hthe hrecognition hof hthe hcontribution hof hblacks hto hnursing?
a. Florence hNightingale’s hacceptance hof hblack hnurses hinto hthe hfirst hnursing hschool
b. The hcontributions hof hblack hnurses hat hthe hPennsylvania hHospital, hthe hfirst
hhospital hin hAmerica
c. Mary hWilliams hand hFrances hRose hare hlisted has hnurses hin hthe hCity hof
hBaltimore hDirectory.
d. The hwork hdone hby hwives hof hwealthy hblack hnobles hwho hcarried hfood hand
hmedicine hfrom hhouse hto hhouse hduring hthe hMiddle hAges
ANS: h C
1840—Two hblack hwomen, hMary hWilliams hand hFrances hRose, hwho hfounded hNursing
hSisters hof hthe hHoly hCross, hare hlisted has hnurses hin hthe hCity hof hBaltimore hDirectory.
DIF: Comprehension
6. World hWar hI hcontributed hto hthe hadvancement hof hhealth hcare hby
a. increasing hthe hnumber hof hprivate hcare hhospitals hand hdecreasing hthe hrole hof
hpublic hhealth hservices.
b. employing ha hlarge hnumber hof hcivilians hto hprovide hcare hto hreturning hsoldiers
hthrough hthe hRed hCross.
c. introducing hspecialists hin hnursing hsuch has hnurse hanesthetists.
d. increasing hthe hnumber hof hcommunity hhealth hnurses.
ANS: h C
World hWar hI hoffered hnurses ha hchance hto henter hnew hfields hof hspecialization, has his hseen
hin hthe hexample hof hnurse hanesthetists, hwho hbecame hpart hof hsurgical hteams hat hthe hfront
hlines.
DIF: Comprehension
7. What hwas han horiginal hpurpose hof hthe hSocial hSecurity hAct hof h1935?
a. Increase hresearch hthat hfocused hon hminority hgroups
b. Provide hmedical hcare hfor hchemically himpaired hpersons
c. Ensure hhealth hcare hfor holder hadults hthrough ha hnational hinsurance hsystem
d. Decrease hthe hpublic’s hfinancial hburden hby hlimiting hservices hoffered hby hlocal
hhealth hdepartments
ANS: h C
By hproviding hhealth hinsurance hfor holder hadults, hthe hSocial hSecurity hAct hof h1935 hset
hthe hprecedent hfor hthe hpassage hof hthe hMedicare hand hMedicaid hActs hthat hfollowed hin
h1965, hbut hthe hact halso hprovided hmaternal hand hchild hwelfare hservices, hrehabilitation hfor
hthe hmentally hand hphysically hchallenged, hmedical hcare hfor hblind hindividuals hand
hcrippled hchildren, hand hunemployment hbenefits.
DIF: Comprehension
