Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Test Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th
Edition Cherry
,Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
, Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th
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Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE q
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. q q q q q q
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. q q q q
c. founding the American Red Cross. q q q q
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. q q q q q q
ANS: C q
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
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public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: q q p. 11 q
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 of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act q q
b. Hill-Burton Act q
c. Sheppard-Towner Act q
d. U.S. Civil Service Act q q q
ANS: B q
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 REF: q q p. 13 q
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. q
b. Mary Seacole. q
c. Clara Barton. q
d. Lillian Wald. q
ANS: D q
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: q q p. 6 q
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald q
b. Florence Nightingale q
c. Clara Barton q
d. Mary Seacole q
ANS: A q
, Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 q q q
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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America q
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 medicine
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from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C q
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
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Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: q pp. 8-9 q
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
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health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through
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the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. q q q q q q q
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. q q q q q q
ANS: C q
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into 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 REF: p. 11 q q q
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. q q q q q q
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 health
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departments.
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ANS: C q
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
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act 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 REF: p. 12 q q q
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security
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Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
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nursing care.
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Test Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th
Edition Cherry
,Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
, Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th
q q q q q q q q q
Edition
q
MULTIPLE CHOICE q
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. q q q q q q
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. q q q q
c. founding the American Red Cross. q q q q
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. q q q q q q
ANS: C q
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
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public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: q q p. 11 q
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
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
a. Social Security Act q q
b. Hill-Burton Act q
c. Sheppard-Towner Act q
d. U.S. Civil Service Act q q q
ANS: B q
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: q q p. 13 q
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. q
b. Mary Seacole. q
c. Clara Barton. q
d. Lillian Wald. q
ANS: D q
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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DIF: Knowledge REF: q q p. 6 q
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald q
b. Florence Nightingale q
c. Clara Barton q
d. Mary Seacole q
ANS: A q
, Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry
Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
q q q q q q q q q
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10 q q q
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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America q
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 medicine
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from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C q
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
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Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: q pp. 8-9 q
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
q q q q q q q q q q q q
health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through
q q q q q q q q q q q q
the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. q q q q q q q
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. q q q q q q
ANS: C q
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into 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 REF: p. 11 q q q
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. q q q q q q
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 health
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departments.
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ANS: C q
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and
q q q q q q q q q q q q q
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 q q q
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security
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Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
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nursing care.
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