Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management 10th Edition by Barbara Cherry. All Chapters. Latest Edition 2025

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,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m




1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. m m m m m m


b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. m m m m


c. founding the American Red Cross. m m m m


d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
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ANS: m m C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
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public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11 m




2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their
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community. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater
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access to acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the
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student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act m m


b. Hill-Burton Act m


c. Sheppard-Towner Act m


d. U.S. Civil Service Act m m m




ANS: m m B
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
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states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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communities.
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3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. m


b. Mary Seacole. m


c. Clara Barton. m


d. Lillian Wald. m




ANS: m m D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
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establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald m


b. Florence Nightingale m


c. Clara Barton m


d. Mary Seacole m




ANS: m m A

, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 m




5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
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a. Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
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b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital
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in America
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c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
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d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and
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medicine from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: m m C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
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Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9 m




6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
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a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of
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public health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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through the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
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d. increasing the number of community health nurses. m m m m m m




ANS: m m C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in
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the example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11 m




7. The primary purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 was to:
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a. increase research that focused on minority groups.
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b. provide medical care for chemically impaired persons.
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c. ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system.
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d. decrease the public’s financial burden by limiting services offered by local
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ANS: m m C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
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precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but
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the act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the
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mentally and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled
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children, and unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12 m




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