Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th Edition – Comprehensive Study Guide & Practice Questions

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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Manage
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MULTIPLE CHOICE u




1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. u u u u u u


b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. u u u u


c. founding the American Red Cross. u u u u


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



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The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assist
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ed in efforts tocontinue public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11 u u




2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affectin
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g their community. One student writes about the need among rural comm
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unity for greater access toacute care services. Which of the following piece
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s of legislation should the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act u u


b. Hill-Burton Act u


c. Sheppard-Towner Act u


d. U.S. Civil Service Act u u u



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The purpose of the Hill-
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Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and tohelp sta
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tes in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs
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of communities.
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3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credit
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ed to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge.u


b. Mary Seacole. u


c. Clara Barton. u


d. Lillian Wald. u



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Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for th
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e developmentand establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nur
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sing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald u


b. Florence Nightingale u


c. Clara Barton u


d. Mary Seacole u



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Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 u u




5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to
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nursing?
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Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing scho
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The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital,
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the first hospitalin 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 ca
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rried food andmedicine from house to house during the
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Middle Ages u



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Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make
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a difference inthe Crimean War and later was recognized for her effo
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rts.

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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 decreu u u u u u u u


asing the role ofpublic health services.
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employing a large number of civilians to provide care to re u u u u u u u u u u


turning soldiersthrough the Red Cross.u u u u u


c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
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d. increasing the number of community health nurses. u u u u u u



ANS: C u


World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specializat
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ion, as is seen inthe example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of su
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rgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 11 u u




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.
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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
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offered by localhealth departments. u u u u



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By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act o
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f 1935 set the precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid
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Acts that followed in 1965, butthe act also provided maternal and child
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welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentallyand physically challeng
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ed, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, andunemp
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8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendmen
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t to the SocialSecurity Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a.
led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acut
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e care hospital–based nursing care.
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