Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends and
Management 8th Edition Test Bank | Cherry and
Jacob Q&A
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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
Answer: C
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting
their community. One student writes about the need among rural communities
for greater access to acute care services. Which piece of legislation should the
student use as a reference?
• A. Social Security Act
• B. Hill-Burton Act
• C. Sheppard-Towner Act
• D. U.S. Civil Service Act
Answer: B
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are
credited to:
• A. Mary Breckenridge
, • B. Mary Seacole
• C. Clara Barton
• D. Lillian Wald
Answer: D
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early
nursing pioneer?
• A. Lillian Wald
• B. Florence Nightingale
• C. Clara Barton
• D. Mary Seacole
Answer: A
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of Blacks
to nursing?
• A. Florence Nightingale's acceptance of Black nurses into the first nursing
school
• B. The contributions of Black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first
hospital in America
• C. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of
Baltimore Directory
• D. The work done by wives of wealthy Black nobles who carried food and
medicine during the Middle Ages
Answer: C
,6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
• A. Increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role
of public health services
• B. Employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning
soldiers through the Red Cross
• C. Introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists
• D. Increasing the number of community health nurses
Answer: C
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
• A. Increase research that focused on minority groups
• B. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons
• C. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
• D. Decrease the public's financial burden by limiting services offered by
local health departments
Answer: C
8. A client asks the nurse, "Can you explain the amendment to the Social
Security Act called Title XVIII to me?" The nurse demonstrates an understanding
of this legislation when providing what response?
• A. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care
hospital-based nursing care
• B. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who
were not eligible for private insurance
• C. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children
, • D. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care
insurance
Answer: D
9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what
factor that contributes to health care as we know it today?
• A. In the 1990s, a significant reduction occurred in preventable diseases
caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles
• B. Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas
the AIDS epidemic emerged during the 1990s
• C. A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in
public health nurses in the 1990s
• D. The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the
1990s because of the economy and concern about the health of the nation
Answer: D
10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing
practice?
• A. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and
aggregates by providing care determined by the needs and beliefs of society
in different historical contexts
• B. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a
respected profession based on scientific fact
• C. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic
backgrounds
• D. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing
by providing the first hospital and medical school
Management 8th Edition Test Bank | Cherry and
Jacob Q&A
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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
Answer: C
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting
their community. One student writes about the need among rural communities
for greater access to acute care services. Which piece of legislation should the
student use as a reference?
• A. Social Security Act
• B. Hill-Burton Act
• C. Sheppard-Towner Act
• D. U.S. Civil Service Act
Answer: B
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are
credited to:
• A. Mary Breckenridge
, • B. Mary Seacole
• C. Clara Barton
• D. Lillian Wald
Answer: D
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early
nursing pioneer?
• A. Lillian Wald
• B. Florence Nightingale
• C. Clara Barton
• D. Mary Seacole
Answer: A
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of Blacks
to nursing?
• A. Florence Nightingale's acceptance of Black nurses into the first nursing
school
• B. The contributions of Black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first
hospital in America
• C. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of
Baltimore Directory
• D. The work done by wives of wealthy Black nobles who carried food and
medicine during the Middle Ages
Answer: C
,6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
• A. Increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role
of public health services
• B. Employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning
soldiers through the Red Cross
• C. Introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists
• D. Increasing the number of community health nurses
Answer: C
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
• A. Increase research that focused on minority groups
• B. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons
• C. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
• D. Decrease the public's financial burden by limiting services offered by
local health departments
Answer: C
8. A client asks the nurse, "Can you explain the amendment to the Social
Security Act called Title XVIII to me?" The nurse demonstrates an understanding
of this legislation when providing what response?
• A. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care
hospital-based nursing care
• B. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who
were not eligible for private insurance
• C. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children
, • D. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care
insurance
Answer: D
9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what
factor that contributes to health care as we know it today?
• A. In the 1990s, a significant reduction occurred in preventable diseases
caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles
• B. Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas
the AIDS epidemic emerged during the 1990s
• C. A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in
public health nurses in the 1990s
• D. The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the
1990s because of the economy and concern about the health of the nation
Answer: D
10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing
practice?
• A. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and
aggregates by providing care determined by the needs and beliefs of society
in different historical contexts
• B. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a
respected profession based on scientific fact
• C. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic
backgrounds
• D. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing
by providing the first hospital and medical school
