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CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES TRENDS
AND MANAGEMENT 7TH EDITION
BY CHERRY AND JACOB
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing
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Education
Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and
Challenges
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and
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Health Care
Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
Chapter 12: Palliative Care NEW!
N
Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy and the Nursing Shortage
Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace
Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
N
Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World
Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
O
Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (combine QSEN content)
Chapter 23: Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved!
Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High Self-Performance
SE
Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career Opportunities
Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
Chapter 28: NCLEX-RN ® Examination
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
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Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Clara Barton is known for:
a. becoming the first black public health nurse.
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
c. founding the American Red Cross.
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d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
ANS: C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
public health nursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community.
One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care
services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
ED
a. Social Security Act
b. Hill-Burton Act
c. Sheppard-Towner Act
d. U.S. Civil Service Act
ANS: B
C
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13
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3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
a. Mary Breckenridge.
N
b. Mary Seacole.
c. Clara Barton.
d. Lillian Wald.
N
ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
O
establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
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d. Mary Seacole
ANS: A
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Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10
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
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America
c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine
from house to house during the Middle Ages
ED
ANS: C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9
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
O
health services.
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through
the Red Cross.
N
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
d. increasing the number of community health nurses.
ANS: C
N
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in the
example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
O
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11
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.
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
SE
departments.
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the
act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and
U
physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security
Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
nursing care.
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b. provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not
eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
d. ensured that individuals ages 65 and older and those with end-stage renal disease
or permanent disabilities had health care insurance.
ANS: D
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The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to
all people ages 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with
total, permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
ED
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 14
9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals that:
a. in the 1990s nursing experienced 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
C
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
c. a decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public
health nurses in the 1990s.
O
d. the demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s as a
result of the economy and concern about the health of the nation.
N
ANS: D
The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness
as providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
N
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17
10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
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a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates
by providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different
historical contexts.
IS
b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected
profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic
backgrounds.
SE
d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and
health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
ANS: A
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in
early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and
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beliefs of the time.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 3 |pp. 18-19
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11. The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in today’s health care
milieu. During which other historical periods did health practices focus on the use of herbs?
a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
b. Civil War period and World War I
TEST BANK FOR
CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES TRENDS
AND MANAGEMENT 7TH EDITION
BY CHERRY AND JACOB
M
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing
ED
Education
Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and
Challenges
C
Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and
O
Health Care
Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
Chapter 12: Palliative Care NEW!
N
Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy and the Nursing Shortage
Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace
Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
N
Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World
Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
O
Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
IS
Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (combine QSEN content)
Chapter 23: Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved!
Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High Self-Performance
SE
Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career Opportunities
Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
Chapter 28: NCLEX-RN ® Examination
U
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
R
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Clara Barton is known for:
a. becoming the first black public health nurse.
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
c. founding the American Red Cross.
, Answerdone.com
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
ANS: C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
public health nursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11
M
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community.
One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care
services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
ED
a. Social Security Act
b. Hill-Burton Act
c. Sheppard-Towner Act
d. U.S. Civil Service Act
ANS: B
C
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13
O
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
a. Mary Breckenridge.
N
b. Mary Seacole.
c. Clara Barton.
d. Lillian Wald.
N
ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
O
establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6
IS
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
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d. Mary Seacole
ANS: A
U
R
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Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10
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
M
America
c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine
from house to house during the Middle Ages
ED
ANS: C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9
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
O
health services.
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through
the Red Cross.
N
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
d. increasing the number of community health nurses.
ANS: C
N
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in the
example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
O
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11
7. The primary purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 was to:
IS
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
SE
departments.
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the
act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and
U
physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
unemployment benefits.
R
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security
Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
nursing care.
, Answerdone.com
b. provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not
eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
d. ensured that individuals ages 65 and older and those with end-stage renal disease
or permanent disabilities had health care insurance.
ANS: D
M
The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to
all people ages 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with
total, permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
ED
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 14
9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals that:
a. in the 1990s nursing experienced 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
C
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
c. a decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public
health nurses in the 1990s.
O
d. the demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s as a
result of the economy and concern about the health of the nation.
N
ANS: D
The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness
as providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
N
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17
10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
O
a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates
by providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different
historical contexts.
IS
b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected
profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic
backgrounds.
SE
d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and
health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
ANS: A
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in
early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and
U
beliefs of the time.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 3 |pp. 18-19
R
11. The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in today’s health care
milieu. During which other historical periods did health practices focus on the use of herbs?
a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
b. Civil War period and World War I
