CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES, TRENDS, & MANAGEMENT 9TH EDITION BY
BARBARA, SUSAN JACOB TEST BANK GUIDE |CHAPTER 1-28| WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS RATED A+|2024/2025
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING .................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 01: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING ................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 02: THE CONTEMPORARY IMAGE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING ............................................ 15
CHAPTER 03: THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEMPORARY TRENDS AND ISSUES ON NURSING EDUCATION .. 27
CHAPTER 04: NURSING LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION ....................................................................... 39
CHAPTER 05: THEORIES OF NURSING PRACTICE .................................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 06: NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE.................................................... 63
UNIT 2: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE ................................................................................................ 75
CHAPTER 07: PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA: RISING COSTS AND CHALLENGES .................... 75
CHAPTER 08: LEGAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE ................................................................ 90
CHAPTER 09: ETHICAL AND BIOETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE............................... 102
CHAPTER 10: CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE ........... 113
CHAPTER 11: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALING ............................................................ 126
CHAPTER 12: PALLIATIVE CARE ............................................................................................................. 139
CHAPTER 13: WORKFORCE ADVOCACY FOR A PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT.. 146
CHAPTER 14: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND UNIONS IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE ................................ 159
CHAPTER 15: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING ............................................... 170
CHAPTER 16: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR TODAY’S WORLD ............................ 180
UNIT 3: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING ........................................................................... 193
CHAPTER 17: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 193
CHAPTER 18: BUDGETING BASICS FOR NURSES ................................................................................... 205
CHAPTER 19: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.......................................... 215
CHAPTER 20: EFFECTIVE DELEGATION AND SUPERVISION ................................................................... 229
CHAPTER 21: STAFFING AND NURSING CARE DELIVERY MODELS ........................................................ 242
CHAPTER 22: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY............................................................. 255
CHAPTER 23: HEALTH POLICY AND POLITICS: GET INVOLVED!............................................................. 271
CHAPTER 24: CLINICAL JUDGEMENT .................................................................................................... 282
UNIT 4: CAREER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................... 304
CHAPTER 25: MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL NURSE ........................ 304
CHAPTER 26: MANAGING TIME: THE PATH TO HIGH SELF-PERFORMANCE......................................... 317
CHAPTER 27: JOB SEARCH: FINDING YOUR MATCH ............................................................................. 328
CHAPTER 28: THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION ..................................................................................... 342
,UNIT 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING
CHAPTER 01: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
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.
D. PUBLICIZING THE INADEQUACIES OF HOSPITAL-BASED NURSING SCHOOLS.
CORRECT 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
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?
A. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
B. HILL-BURTON ACT
C. SHEPPARD-TOWNER ACT
D. U.S. CIVIL SERVICE ACT
CORRECT ANS>B
, 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
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.
CORRECT ANS>D
LILLIAN WALD, A PIONEER IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, IS BEST KNOWN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT.
DIF: KNOWLEDGE REF: P. 6
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
CORRECT ANS>A
BARBARA, SUSAN JACOB TEST BANK GUIDE |CHAPTER 1-28| WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS RATED A+|2024/2025
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING .................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 01: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING ................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 02: THE CONTEMPORARY IMAGE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING ............................................ 15
CHAPTER 03: THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEMPORARY TRENDS AND ISSUES ON NURSING EDUCATION .. 27
CHAPTER 04: NURSING LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION ....................................................................... 39
CHAPTER 05: THEORIES OF NURSING PRACTICE .................................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 06: NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE.................................................... 63
UNIT 2: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE ................................................................................................ 75
CHAPTER 07: PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA: RISING COSTS AND CHALLENGES .................... 75
CHAPTER 08: LEGAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE ................................................................ 90
CHAPTER 09: ETHICAL AND BIOETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE............................... 102
CHAPTER 10: CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE ........... 113
CHAPTER 11: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALING ............................................................ 126
CHAPTER 12: PALLIATIVE CARE ............................................................................................................. 139
CHAPTER 13: WORKFORCE ADVOCACY FOR A PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT.. 146
CHAPTER 14: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND UNIONS IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE ................................ 159
CHAPTER 15: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING ............................................... 170
CHAPTER 16: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR TODAY’S WORLD ............................ 180
UNIT 3: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING ........................................................................... 193
CHAPTER 17: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 193
CHAPTER 18: BUDGETING BASICS FOR NURSES ................................................................................... 205
CHAPTER 19: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.......................................... 215
CHAPTER 20: EFFECTIVE DELEGATION AND SUPERVISION ................................................................... 229
CHAPTER 21: STAFFING AND NURSING CARE DELIVERY MODELS ........................................................ 242
CHAPTER 22: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY............................................................. 255
CHAPTER 23: HEALTH POLICY AND POLITICS: GET INVOLVED!............................................................. 271
CHAPTER 24: CLINICAL JUDGEMENT .................................................................................................... 282
UNIT 4: CAREER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................... 304
CHAPTER 25: MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL NURSE ........................ 304
CHAPTER 26: MANAGING TIME: THE PATH TO HIGH SELF-PERFORMANCE......................................... 317
CHAPTER 27: JOB SEARCH: FINDING YOUR MATCH ............................................................................. 328
CHAPTER 28: THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION ..................................................................................... 342
,UNIT 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING
CHAPTER 01: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
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.
D. PUBLICIZING THE INADEQUACIES OF HOSPITAL-BASED NURSING SCHOOLS.
CORRECT 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
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?
A. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
B. HILL-BURTON ACT
C. SHEPPARD-TOWNER ACT
D. U.S. CIVIL SERVICE ACT
CORRECT ANS>B
, 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
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.
CORRECT ANS>D
LILLIAN WALD, A PIONEER IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, IS BEST KNOWN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT.
DIF: KNOWLEDGE REF: P. 6
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
CORRECT ANS>A
