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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
Management,7th Edition S
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription
drugs in today’s health care milieu. During which other historical
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periods did health practices focus on the use of herbs?
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a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
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b. Civil War period and World War
b
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period
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ANS: A
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d. Crimean War and Civil War periods
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of
disease; in the MiddleAges, women used herbs.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 6
2. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-filled sack over
a client who is complaining of painful joints and chest pain with
exertion. This ritual represents healthcare during:
a. the prehistoric period.
b. early civilization in Egypt.
c. the Renaissance.
d. the Middle Ages.
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil
spirits thatproviders attempted to scare away through rituals and
dances.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 3
3. A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a
baccalaureate degreein nursing would want to ensure that the program
is accredited by the:
a. American Nurses Association.
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
c. National Institutes of Health.
d. National Nursing Council.
ANS: B
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the agency
that exclusively accredits baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing
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programs. a
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4, Box 1-1
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4. Nursing in the 1990s was characterized by:
a. men leaving nursing to enter the armed services.
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b. traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue.
c. a focus on preventable diseases.
bAu
d. a decrease in nursing research.
ANS: C
Health promotion and disease prevention were recognized as the
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means to reduce the high number of mortalities associated with
preventable diseases—Healthy People 2000 was published as a
nationwide effort to reduce preventable deaths.
F
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17
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5. A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is
provided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a
satisfaction survey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs
started while hospitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts
noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that aformalized
patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and
provide patient information about new medications. The committee is
using which component of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
a. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be
effective members of an interdisciplinary team.
b. Nurses should have a minimum of a master’s degree to
sit on policycommittees that affect an entire facility.
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c. Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians
a
since the committeeis interdisciplinary.
d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision
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making.
ANS: D
h
The IOM report initiatives include effective workforce planning and
infrastructure. AuNt
policymaking basedon better data collection and improved
DIF: Application
Rb REF: p. 16| p. 18
6.
m
The Affordable Care Act of 2011:
a. requires that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a
bachelor’s degreeat minimum.
F
b. would provide health care benefits to millions who were
previously uninsurableor unable to afford insurance.
c. caps the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures.
d. subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing
health care costsfor individuals who have chronic or
catastrophic illness such as cancer.
ANS: B
It is anticipated that the ACA (2011) will make insurance coverage
possible for millionswho have previously not had insurance or had been
denied insurance.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 18-19
7. It has been said that “history repeats itself because no one was listening
the first time.” Which statement is true when comparing the nursing care
provided in the Civil War (1861 to1865) to that provided during the
TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES TRENDS AND MANAGEMENT 7TH EDITION CHERRY
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TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES
TRENDS AND MANAGEMENT 7TH EDITION CHERRY
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
Management,7th Edition S
MULTIPLE CHOICE
C
Iia
1. N h
The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription
drugs in today’s health care milieu. During which other historical
t
periods did health practices focus on the use of herbs?
u
a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
A
b. Civil War period and World War
b
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period
R
ANS: A
Fm
d. Crimean War and Civil War periods
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of
disease; in the MiddleAges, women used herbs.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 6
2. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-filled sack over
a client who is complaining of painful joints and chest pain with
exertion. This ritual represents healthcare during:
a. the prehistoric period.
b. early civilization in Egypt.
c. the Renaissance.
d. the Middle Ages.
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil
spirits thatproviders attempted to scare away through rituals and
dances.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 3
3. A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a
baccalaureate degreein nursing would want to ensure that the program
is accredited by the:
a. American Nurses Association.
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
c. National Institutes of Health.
d. National Nursing Council.
ANS: B
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the agency
that exclusively accredits baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing
S
programs. a
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4, Box 1-1
C
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4. Nursing in the 1990s was characterized by:
a. men leaving nursing to enter the armed services.
Nt h
b. traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue.
c. a focus on preventable diseases.
bAu
d. a decrease in nursing research.
ANS: C
Health promotion and disease prevention were recognized as the
R
m
means to reduce the high number of mortalities associated with
preventable diseases—Healthy People 2000 was published as a
nationwide effort to reduce preventable deaths.
F
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17
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5. A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is
provided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a
satisfaction survey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs
started while hospitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts
noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that aformalized
patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and
provide patient information about new medications. The committee is
using which component of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
a. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be
effective members of an interdisciplinary team.
b. Nurses should have a minimum of a master’s degree to
sit on policycommittees that affect an entire facility.
S
c. Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians
a
since the committeeis interdisciplinary.
d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision
C
Ii
making.
ANS: D
h
The IOM report initiatives include effective workforce planning and
infrastructure. AuNt
policymaking basedon better data collection and improved
DIF: Application
Rb REF: p. 16| p. 18
6.
m
The Affordable Care Act of 2011:
a. requires that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a
bachelor’s degreeat minimum.
F
b. would provide health care benefits to millions who were
previously uninsurableor unable to afford insurance.
c. caps the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures.
d. subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing
health care costsfor individuals who have chronic or
catastrophic illness such as cancer.
ANS: B
It is anticipated that the ACA (2011) will make insurance coverage
possible for millionswho have previously not had insurance or had been
denied insurance.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 18-19
7. It has been said that “history repeats itself because no one was listening
the first time.” Which statement is true when comparing the nursing care
provided in the Civil War (1861 to1865) to that provided during the
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