Test Bank for Contemporary
Nursing 8th Edition Exam
Questions and Answers
Clara Barton ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Best known for founding the American Red Cross in
1882 to assist in providing supplies to battlefields and hospitals.
Hill-Burton Act ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Legislation aimed at providing funding to
construct hospitals and assist states in planning health care facilities according to community
needs.
Lillian Wald ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓A pioneer in public health nursing, best known for
the development and establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
Social Security Act of 1935 ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Provided health insurance for older
adults and set the precedent for Medicare and Medicaid Acts in 1965, along with maternal and
child welfare services.
World War I ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Contributed to the advancement of health care by
allowing nurses to enter new fields of specialization, such as nurse anesthetists.
Mary Williams and Frances Rose ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Two black women who
founded Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross and were listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore
Directory in 1840.
, Historical recognition of blacks in nursing ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓First recognized
through contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in America.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Ensured that individuals
with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance through the Medicare program.
Nursing in the 1980s vs 1990s ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓The demand for advanced
practice nurses increased in both decades due to economic concerns and health needs.
Historical perspective of nursing practice ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nursing has existed to
meet the needs of populations by providing care based on societal needs and beliefs
throughout history.
Use of herbs in health care ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Originated in prehistoric times when
tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disease, continuing into the Middle Ages.
Prehistoric health care practices ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Involved rituals and dances to
scare away evil spirits believed to cause illness.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓The agency that
exclusively accredits baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing programs.
Healthy People 2000 ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓A nationwide effort published to reduce
preventable deaths by recognizing health promotion and disease prevention.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Policy is based on
data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
, Affordable Care Act of 2011 ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Anticipated to make insurance
coverage possible for millions who have previously not had insurance or had been denied
insurance.
Civil War nursing care ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Characterized by epidemics such as
smallpox and typhoid being the primary emphasis of nursing care.
21st century nursing challenges ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Include caring for an aging
population, increased patient acuity, expanding technology, and increasing intercultural patient
population.
Preventive health measures ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Stressed by nurses in the past to
reduce preventable diseases and the spread of infectious diseases.
Surgical nursing advancements ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Major advancements were
made during the Renaissance, but nursing education in surgery was practically nonexistent.
Egyptians ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Credited with developing a pharmacopeia to classify
more than 700 drugs used in caring for the sick.
Mobile army surgical hospitals ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nurses practiced in these
settings following World War II, where medical and surgical techniques were further refined.
Nursing care during the Crimean War ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nightingale's push for
sanitary conditions improved the housing of soldiers compared to the Civil War.
Nursing education in the 21st century ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Introduces advanced
technologies throughout the curriculum, addressing the gap between potential benefits and
actual use.
, Interprofessional collaboration ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓A challenge for today's nurses,
complicated by incivility and workplace violence.
Diversity in patient populations ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Today's nurses must coordinate
care for a more diverse aging population with complex health values.
Preventable diseases ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Health promotion and disease prevention
strategies aim to reduce the high number of mortalities associated with these diseases.
Statistics in nursing policy ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Used by committees to recommend
formalized patient education plans based on data.
Nursing care delivery models ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Need redesigning to streamline
care based on fewer generational differences.
Technological advancements in nursing ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nurses today must
manage care provided by those who are technologically advanced.
Historical nursing events ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Helped advance the practice of surgical
nursing, including the use of sterile techniques by barbers in the Middle Ages.
Recidivism rates ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓High rates noted in patient satisfaction surveys
indicating a lack of information about medications.
Nursing focus in the 1990s ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Emphasized health promotion
associated with preventable diseases.
Nursing 8th Edition Exam
Questions and Answers
Clara Barton ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Best known for founding the American Red Cross in
1882 to assist in providing supplies to battlefields and hospitals.
Hill-Burton Act ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Legislation aimed at providing funding to
construct hospitals and assist states in planning health care facilities according to community
needs.
Lillian Wald ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓A pioneer in public health nursing, best known for
the development and establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
Social Security Act of 1935 ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Provided health insurance for older
adults and set the precedent for Medicare and Medicaid Acts in 1965, along with maternal and
child welfare services.
World War I ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Contributed to the advancement of health care by
allowing nurses to enter new fields of specialization, such as nurse anesthetists.
Mary Williams and Frances Rose ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Two black women who
founded Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross and were listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore
Directory in 1840.
, Historical recognition of blacks in nursing ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓First recognized
through contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in America.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Ensured that individuals
with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance through the Medicare program.
Nursing in the 1980s vs 1990s ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓The demand for advanced
practice nurses increased in both decades due to economic concerns and health needs.
Historical perspective of nursing practice ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nursing has existed to
meet the needs of populations by providing care based on societal needs and beliefs
throughout history.
Use of herbs in health care ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Originated in prehistoric times when
tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disease, continuing into the Middle Ages.
Prehistoric health care practices ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Involved rituals and dances to
scare away evil spirits believed to cause illness.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓The agency that
exclusively accredits baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing programs.
Healthy People 2000 ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓A nationwide effort published to reduce
preventable deaths by recognizing health promotion and disease prevention.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Policy is based on
data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
, Affordable Care Act of 2011 ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Anticipated to make insurance
coverage possible for millions who have previously not had insurance or had been denied
insurance.
Civil War nursing care ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Characterized by epidemics such as
smallpox and typhoid being the primary emphasis of nursing care.
21st century nursing challenges ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Include caring for an aging
population, increased patient acuity, expanding technology, and increasing intercultural patient
population.
Preventive health measures ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Stressed by nurses in the past to
reduce preventable diseases and the spread of infectious diseases.
Surgical nursing advancements ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Major advancements were
made during the Renaissance, but nursing education in surgery was practically nonexistent.
Egyptians ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Credited with developing a pharmacopeia to classify
more than 700 drugs used in caring for the sick.
Mobile army surgical hospitals ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nurses practiced in these
settings following World War II, where medical and surgical techniques were further refined.
Nursing care during the Crimean War ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nightingale's push for
sanitary conditions improved the housing of soldiers compared to the Civil War.
Nursing education in the 21st century ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Introduces advanced
technologies throughout the curriculum, addressing the gap between potential benefits and
actual use.
, Interprofessional collaboration ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓A challenge for today's nurses,
complicated by incivility and workplace violence.
Diversity in patient populations ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Today's nurses must coordinate
care for a more diverse aging population with complex health values.
Preventable diseases ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Health promotion and disease prevention
strategies aim to reduce the high number of mortalities associated with these diseases.
Statistics in nursing policy ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Used by committees to recommend
formalized patient education plans based on data.
Nursing care delivery models ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Need redesigning to streamline
care based on fewer generational differences.
Technological advancements in nursing ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Nurses today must
manage care provided by those who are technologically advanced.
Historical nursing events ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Helped advance the practice of surgical
nursing, including the use of sterile techniques by barbers in the Middle Ages.
Recidivism rates ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓High rates noted in patient satisfaction surveys
indicating a lack of information about medications.
Nursing focus in the 1990s ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓Emphasized health promotion
associated with preventable diseases.
