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MULTIPLE CHOICE t
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
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a. Becoming the first black public health nurse t t t t t t
b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement t t t t
c. Founding the American Red Cross t t t t
d. Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools t t t t t t
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provide supplies to the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a postwar service to find
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missing soldiers.
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DIF: Knowledge
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community.
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One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care
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services. Which piece of legislation should the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act t t
b. Hill-Burton Act t
c. Sheppard-Towner Act t
d. U.S. Civil Service Act
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ANS: B t
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
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states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
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a. Mary Breckenridge. t
b. Mary Seacole. t
c. Clara Barton. t
d. Lillian Wald. t
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Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establishment
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of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald t
b. Florence Nightingale t
c. Clara Barton t
d. Mary Seacole t
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Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the development and
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establishment of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
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DIF: Comprehension
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
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c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore
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Directory.
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d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine
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from house to house during the Middle Ages
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1840—Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of
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the Holy Cross, are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
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DIF: Comprehension
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 public t t t t t t t t t t t t
health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through t t t t t t t t t t t t
the Red Cross.
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World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the
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example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
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a. Increase research that focused on minority groups t t t t t t
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons t t t t t t
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 health
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departments
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ANS: C t
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 the act
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also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and
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physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
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unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension
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, 8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called
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Title XVIII to me?‖ The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when
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providing what response?
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a. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
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nursing care.
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b. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not
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eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
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c. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
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d. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance.
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ANS: D t
The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to all
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people aged 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with total,
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permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
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9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what factor that
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contributes to health care as we know it today?
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a. In the 1990s nursing experienced a significant reduction occurred in preventable
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diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
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b. Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas the AIDS t t t t t t t t t t t t
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
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c. A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public
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health nurses in the 1990s.
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d. The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s
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because of the economy aN
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The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness as
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providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
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10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
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a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates by
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providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different
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historical contexts.
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b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected
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profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
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c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic t t t t t t t t t
backgrounds.
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d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and
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health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
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ANS: A t
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in
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early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and beliefs
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of the time.
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DIF: Comprehension
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(CHERRY 2025)/ ALL CHAPTERS 1-28/ COMPLETE QUESTIONS
t t t t t t t
AND ANSWERS (A+)
t t t
FULL TEST BANK
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INSTANT DOWNLOAD!!
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, Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
t t t t t t t t t t
MULTIPLE CHOICE t
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
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a. Becoming the first black public health nurse t t t t t t
b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement t t t t
c. Founding the American Red Cross t t t t
d. Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools t t t t t t
ANS: C t
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in efforts to
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provide supplies to the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a postwar service to find
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
missing soldiers.
t t
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
services. Which piece of legislation should the student use as a reference?
t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Social Security Act t t
b. Hill-Burton Act t
c. Sheppard-Towner Act t
d. U.S. Civil Service Act
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t t t
ANS: B t
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
DIF: Knowledge
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Mary Breckenridge. t
b. Mary Seacole. t
c. Clara Barton. t
d. Lillian Wald. t
ANS: D t
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establishment
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
of the Henry Street Settlement.
t t t t t
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Lillian Wald t
b. Florence Nightingale t
c. Clara Barton t
d. Mary Seacole t
9thEdition
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, ANS: A t
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the development and
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
establishment of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
t t t t t t t t t t
DIF: Comprehension
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
t t t t t t t t t t
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in
t t t t t t t t t t t t
America t
c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
Directory.
t
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
from house to house during the Middle Ages
t t t t t t t t
ANS: C t
1840—Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of
t t t t t t t t t t t t
the Holy Cross, are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
DIF: Comprehension
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by
t t t t t t t t t t
a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of public t t t t t t t t t t t t
health services.
t t
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through t t t t t t t t t t t t
the Red Cross.
t t t
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. t t t t t t t
d. increasing the number ofN coUmRmSuInN
ityGhKeI
alNthGn.uC
rsO
esM. t t t t
ANS: C t
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
DIF: Comprehension
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Increase research that focused on minority groups t t t t t t
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons t t t t t t
c. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
t t t t t t t t t t
d. Decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local health
t t t t t t t t t t t
departments
t
ANS: C t
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and
t t t t t t t t t t t t
physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
t t t t t t t t t t t
unemployment benefits.
t t
DIF: Comprehension
9thEdition
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, 8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
Title XVIII to me?‖ The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
providing what response?
t t t
a. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
nursing care.
t t
b. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not
t t t t t t t t t t t t
eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
t t t t t t t t t t t
c. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
t t t t t t t t
d. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance.
t t t t t t t t t t t
ANS: D t
The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to all
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
people aged 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with total,
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
t t t t t t t t
DIF: t t Comprehension
9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what factor that
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
contributes to health care as we know it today?
t t t t t t t t t
a. In the 1990s nursing experienced a significant reduction occurred in preventable
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diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
t t t t t
b. Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas the AIDS t t t t t t t t t t t t
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
t t t t t t t t t
c. A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public
t t t t t t t t t t t t
health nurses in the 1990s.
t t t t t
d. The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s
t t t t t t t t t t t t
because of the economy aN
t ndUR
coSnI
ceNrnGaKbI
ouNtGth.eChO
eaMlth of the nation. t t t t t t t
ANS: D t
The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness as
t t t t t t t t t t t t
providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
t t t t t t t t t
DIF: t t Comprehension
10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
t t t t t t t t t
a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates by
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providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
historical contexts.
t t
b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected
t t t t t t t t t t t t
profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
t t t t t t t t
c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic t t t t t t t t t
backgrounds.
t
d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and
t t t t t t t t t t t t
health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
t t t t t t t t t t
ANS: A t
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and beliefs
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
of the time.
t t t
DIF: Comprehension
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