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,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
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1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV



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c. founding the American Red Cross. ViV ViV ViV ViV



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




ANS: V i V C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to
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continue public 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
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access to acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should
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the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act ViV ViV



b. Hill-Burton Act ViV



c. Sheppard-Towner Act ViV



d. U.S. Civil Service Act ViV ViV ViV




ANS: V i V B
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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help states 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. ViV



b. Mary Seacole. ViV



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d. Lillian Wald. ViV




ANS: V i V D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
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establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing
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pioneer?
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ANS: V i V A

, 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
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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
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medicine from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: V i V C
Although Nightingale‘s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in
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the Crimean 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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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV



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




ANS: V i V C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is
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seen in the example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the
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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. ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV ViV



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: V i V C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set
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the precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in
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1965, but the act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for
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the mentally and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and
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crippled children, and 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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Security Act?‖ 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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