Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends & Management 8th Edition by Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob – Complete Questions & Answers Study Guide

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Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends & Management 8th
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Edition By Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob – Complete
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Questions & Answers Study Guide
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,Chapter01:TheEvolutionofProfessionalNursing
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Cherry&Jacob:ContemporaryNursing:Issues,Trends,andManagement,8th Edition
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MULTIPLECHOICE b




1. ClaraBarton is knownfor:b b b b




a. becomingthefirst black publichealthnurse. b b b b b b




b. establishingtheHenryStreetSettlement. b b b b




c. foundingthe American Red Cross. b b b b




d. publicizingtheinadequaciesofhospital-based nursingschools. b b b b b b




ANS: C b




TheAmericanRedCross,foundedbyClaraBartonin1882, assistedineffortstocontinue public
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health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11 b b b




2. Studentsareassignedto writetotheirstateleadersabout anissueaffecting theircommunity. One
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student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care services.
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Which of the followingpieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
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a. SocialSecurityAct b b




b. Hill-BurtonAct b




c. Sheppard-Towner Act b




d. U.S.Civil Service Act b b b




ANS: B b




Thepurposeof theHill-Burton Actwastoprovidefundingtoconstruct hospitalsandtohelp states in
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plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13 b b b




3. Thepractice of public healthnursingandthe HenryStreetSettlement arecreditedto:
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a. MaryBreckenridge. b




b. MarySeacole. b




c. Clara Barton. b




d. LillianWald. b




ANS: D b




LillianWald, apioneerin public healthnursing, isbest known forthedevelopment and
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establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6 b b b




4. Occupational healthnursingfeaturesbeliefs similar tothose ofwhich earlynursingpioneer? b b b b b b b b b b b b




a. LillianWald b




b. FlorenceNightingale b




c. Clara Barton b




d. MarySeacole b




ANS: A b

, LillianWald developedthefirstnursingserviceforoccupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 b b b




5. Whathistoricalevent first led totherecognition ofthe contribution ofblacks to nursing?
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a. FlorenceNightingale’s acceptanceofblacknursesinto thefirst nursing school b b b b b b b b b b




b. ThecontributionsofblacknursesatthePennsylvania Hospital,thefirsthospitalin
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America b




c. MarySeacole’s effortsto careforsoldiers duringthe Crimean War b b b b b b b b b b




d. The workdone bywives ofwealthyblacknobleswho carriedfood andmedicine from
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house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C b




AlthoughNightingale’sschoolrefusedSeacole,shewasabletomakeadifference inthe Crimean
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War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9 b b




6. WorldWar Icontributed to the advancement of health careby:
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a. increasingthe numberofprivate carehospitals anddecreasingtheroleof public health b b b b b b b b b b b b b




services.
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b. employingalargenumber ofcivilianstoprovidecaretoreturningsoldiersthrough the b b b b b b b b b b b b b




Red Cross. b b




c. introducingspecialistsin nursingsuch as nurse anesthetists. b b b b b b b




d. increasingthe numberofcommunityhealth nurses. b b b b b b




ANS: C b




World War Iofferednurses achancetoenter intonew fieldsof specialization, asisseenin the example
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of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11 b b b




7. Theprimary purposeof the SocialSecurityAct of 1935 was to:
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a. increaseresearch thatfocused onminoritygroups. b b b b b b




b. providemedical carefor chemicallyimpaired persons. b b b b b b




c. ensurehealth carefor older adultsthroughanational insurance system. b b b b b b b b b b




d. decreasethepublic’sfinancial burdenbylimitingservicesoffered bylocal health b b b b b b b b b b b




departments.
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ANS: C b




By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the precedent for
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thepassageof theMedicareandMedicaid Actsthatfollowedin1965, butthe act also provided
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maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physically challenged,
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medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12 b b b




8. Aclient asksthe nurse, “Canyou explain Medicare, anamendmenttotheSocial Security Act?”
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The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. ledtomanyhospital closings,alongwith adecrease in acute carehospital–based
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nursing care.
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, b. providedmedical insurance tothoseyounger adultsor children whowerenot b b b b b b b b b b b




eligibleforprivateinsurancebecauseofcatastrophicillnessessuchascancer.
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c. providedpreventive careforwomen, infants, andchildren. b b b b b b b




d. ensuredthatindividualsages65andolder andthosewithend-stagerenaldisease or b b b b b b b b b b b b b




permanent disabilities had health care insurance.
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ANS: D b




The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to all
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people ages 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with total,
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permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 14 b b b




9. A comparisonof nursing in the1980s to nursinginthe 1990s reveals that:
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a. inthe1990snursingexperiencedasignificantreductionoccurredinpreventable
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diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
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b. tuberculosiswas the primaryconcernfor nursingin the 1980s, whereas the AIDS b b b b b b b b b b b b




epidemicemerged andwas its focus duringthe 1990s. b b b b b b b b




c. adecreasein ambulatoryservicesinthe 1980sprompted anincreaseinpublic health
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nurses in the 1990s.
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d. the demandforadvancedpracticenurses increased in the1980s andthe 1990s asa result
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of the economy and concern about the health of the nation.
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ANS: D b




The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness as
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providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17 b b




10. Whichstatement accuratelydescribesthe historicalperspectiveofnursingpractice?
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a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates by b b b b b b b b b b b b




providingcarethat is determinedbythe needs and beliefsofsocietyindifferent historical
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contexts.
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b. Asmenbegan tobecomeinterestedinnursing, itchangedintoarespected
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profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
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c. Nursinghashistoricallyacceptedindividualsfromall socialandethnic b b b b b b b b b




backgrounds.
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d. TheUnited Stateshasled thewaythroughouthistorytoadvance nursingand health
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care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
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ANS: A b




Nursinghasexisted sincebiblicaltimestoaddressneedsrangingfrom contagiousdiseasesin early
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times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and beliefs of the
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time.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 3 |pp. 18-19 b b b b b




11. Theuseof herbshasbecome apopularalternativeto prescriptiondrugsintoday’s healthcare milieu.
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During which other historical periods did health practices focus on the use of herbs?
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a. Prehistorictimes andthe Middle Ages b b b b b




b. Civil Warperiod and World War I b b b b b b