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This document provides the complete 2022 test bank for “Contemporary Nursing,” featuring exam-style questions and answers across all chapters. It covers key topics such as professional nursing roles, healthcare systems, nursing ethics, evidence-based practice, leadership, and current issues in ...

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2022 TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING COMPLETE SOLUTION

, 2022 TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Clara Barton is known for:
a. becoming the first black public health nurse.
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
c. founding the American Red Cross.
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.

ANS: C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
public health nursing.

DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11

2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community.
One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care
services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
a. Social Security Act
b. Hill-Burton Act
c. Sheppard-Towner Act
d. U.S. Civil Service Act
ANS: B
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.

DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13

3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
a. Mary Breckenridge.
b. Mary Seacole.
c. Clara Barton.
d. Lillian Wald.
ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.

DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6

4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
d. Mary Seacole
ANS: A

, 2022 TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.

DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10

5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
a. Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in
America
c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine
from house to house during the Middle Ages
ANS: C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.

DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9

6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by:
a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of public
health services.
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through
the Red Cross.
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
d. increasing the number of community health nurses.

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

DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11

7. The primary purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 was to:
a. increase research that focused on minority groups.
b. provide medical care for chemically impaired persons.
c. ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system.
d. decrease the public’s financial burden by limiting services offered by local health
departments.
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the
act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and
physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
unemployment benefits.

DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 12

8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security
Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
nursing care.

, 2022 TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING COMPLETE
SOLUTION
b. provided zmedical zinsurance zto zthose zyounger zadults zor zchildren zwho zwere
znotzeligible zfor zprivate zinsurance z because zof zcatastrophic zillnesses zsuch zas
zcancer.
c. provided zpreventive zcare zfor zwomen, zinfants, zand zchildren.
d. ensured zthat zindividuals zages z65 zand zolder zand zthose zwith zend-stage zrenal
zdiseasezor zpermanent z disabilities zhad zhealth zcare zinsurance.

ANS: z D
The zMedicare zprogram zprovides zhospital zinsurance, zPart zA, zand zmedical zinsurance, zPart zB,
zto zall z people zages z 65 zand z older zwho z are zeligible zto zreceive zSocial zSecurity z benefits;
zpeople zwithztotal, zpermanent z disabilities; zand zpeople z with zend-stage z renal zdisease.

DIF: z z z Comprehension REF: z p. z14

9. A zcomparison zof znursing zin zthe z1980s zto znursing zin zthe z1990s zreveals zthat:
a. in zthe z1990s znursing zexperienced za zsignificant zreduction zoccurred zin
zpreventablezdiseases zcaused z by zunsafe/unhealthy zlifestyles.
b. tuberculosis zwas zthe zprimary zconcern zfor znursing zin zthe z1980s, zwhereas zthe
zAIDSzepidemic z emerged zand zwas zits zfocus zduring zthe z1990s.
c. a zdecrease zin zambulatory zservices zin zthe z1980s zprompted zan zincrease zin
zpubliczhealth znurses zin zthe z1990s.
d. the zdemand zfor zadvanced zpractice znurses zincreased zin zthe z1980s zand zthe z1990s
zas zazresult z of zthe zeconomy zand z concern z about zthe zhealth zof zthe znation.

ANS: z D
The znumbers zof zadvanced znurse zpractitioners zincreased zas zevidence zof ztheir zcost-
effectivenesszas zproviders zof zprimary zand zpreventive zhealth zcare zbecame zestablished.

DIF: z z z Comprehension REF: z pp. z16-17

10. Which zstatement zaccurately zdescribes zthe zhistorical zperspective zof znursing zpractice?
a. Nursing zhas zexisted zto zmeet zthe zneeds zof zpopulations, zindividuals, z and
zaggregates z by zproviding zcare zthat zis zdetermined zby zthe zneeds z and zbeliefs zof
zsociety zin zdifferentzhistorical zcontexts.
b. As zmen zbegan zto zbecome zinterested zin znursing, zit zchanged zinto za
zrespectedzprofession z based z on zscientific zfact zrather zthan zsuperstition.
c. Nursing zhas zhistorically zaccepted zindividuals zfrom zall zsocial zand
zethniczbackgrounds.
d. The zUnited zStates zhas zled zthe zway zthroughout zhistory zto zadvance znursing
zandzhealth z care zby zproviding zthe zfirst zhospital z and zmedical zschool.

ANS: z A
Nursing zhas zexisted zsince zbiblical ztimes zto zaddress zneeds zranging zfrom zcontagious zdiseases
zinzearly z times zto zhealth zprevention z in zthe zpresent ztime, zwith zcare z based zon zhealth zneeds
zand zbeliefs zof zthe ztime.

DIF: Comprehension REF: z p. z3 z|pp. z18-19

11. The zuse zof zherbs zhas zbecome za zpopular zalternative zto zprescription zdrugs zin ztoday’s zhealth
zcarezmilieu. zDuring zwhich zother zhistorical zperiods zdid zhealth zpractices z focus zon zthe zuse zof
zherbs?
a. Prehistoric ztimes zand zthe zMiddle zAges
b. Civil zWar zperiod zand zWorld zWar zI

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