TEST BANK-Contemporary Nursing; Trends, issues &Management' (Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob),9Th Edition|| 2026

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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE k




1. Clara Barton is known for: k k k k




a. becoming the first black public health nurse. k k k k k k




b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. k k k k




c. founding the American Red Cross. k k k k




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




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The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11 k k




2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community. One
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student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care services. Which of
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the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act k k




b. Hill-Burton Act k




c. Sheppard-Towner Act k




d. U.S. CivilServiceAct
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The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for
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other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13 k k




3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. k

, b. Mary Seacole. k




c. Clara Barton. k




d. LillianWald. k




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Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establishment of the
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Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6 k k




4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald k




b. Florence Nightingale k




c. Clara Barton k




d. MarySeacole k




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Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: ComprehensionREF: p. 10 k k k




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 in America
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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 medicine from house to
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house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C k




Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the Crimean War
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and later was recognized for her efforts.
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