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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
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Management, 7thEdition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. v v v v v v
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. v v v v
c. founding the American Red Cross. v v v v
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
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ANS: C v
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11 v v
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 v v
b. Hill-Burton Act v
c. Sheppard-Towner Act v
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ANS: B v
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13 v v
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. v
b. Mary Seacole. v
c. Clara Barton. v
, d. Lillian Wald. v
ANS: D v
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6 v v
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald v
b. Florence Nightingale v
c. Clara Barton v
d. Mary Seacole v
ANS: A v
, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 v v
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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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 v
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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DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9 vvv v
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. v v v v v v v
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. v v v v v v
ANS: C v
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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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11 v v
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. v v v v v v
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 v
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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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12 v v
8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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vSecurityAct?‖ 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. v v
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
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Management, 7thEdition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. v v v v v v
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. v v v v
c. founding the American Red Cross. v v v v
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
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ANS: C v
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11 v v
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 v v
b. Hill-Burton Act v
c. Sheppard-Towner Act v
d. U.S. Civil Service Actv v v
ANS: B v
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13 v v
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. v
b. Mary Seacole. v
c. Clara Barton. v
, d. Lillian Wald. v
ANS: D v
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6 v v
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald v
b. Florence Nightingale v
c. Clara Barton v
d. Mary Seacole v
ANS: A v
, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 v v
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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inAmericav v
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 v
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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DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9 vvv v
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. v v v v v v v
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. v v v v v v
ANS: C v
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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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11 v v
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. v v v v v v
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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v healthdepartments. v
ANS: C v
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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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12 v v
8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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vSecurityAct?‖ 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. v v
