TEST BANK CHERRY & JACOB CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES, TRENDS, AND MANAGEMENT, 7TH EDITION Chapters 1-14 Test Bank Questions with Complete Solutions

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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management,
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h




1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. h h h h h h


b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. h h h h


c. founding the American Red Cross. h h h h


d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. h h h h h h




ANS: C h


The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to
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continuepublic health nursing.
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their
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community.One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to
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acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a
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reference?
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a. Social Security Act h h


b. Hill-Burton Act h


c. Sheppard-Towner Act h


d. U.S. Civil Service Act h h h




ANS: B h


The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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helpstates in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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communities.
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3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. h


b. Mary Seacole. h


c. Clara Barton. h


d. Lillian Wald. h




ANS: D h


Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development
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andestablishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald h


b. Florence Nightingale h


c. Clara Barton h


d. Mary Seacole h

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ANS: A h

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Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
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a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
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b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital
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inAmericah h


c. Mary Seacole‘s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
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d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and
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medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C h


Although Nightingale‘s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in
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theCrimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
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a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of
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publichealth services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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throughthe Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. h h h h h h h


d. increasing the number of community health nurses. h h h h h h




ANS: C h


World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in
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theexample of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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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. h h h h h h


b. provide medical care for chemically impaired persons.
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c. ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system.
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d. decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local
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ANS: C h


By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
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precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but
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theact also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally
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and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
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unemployment benefits.
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8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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SecurityAct?‖ The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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basednursing care. h h