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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. ClarakBartonkiskknownkfor:
a. becomingkthekfirstkblackkpublickhealthknurse.
b. establishingkthekHenrykStreetkSettlement.
c. foundingkthekAmericankRedkCross.
d. publicizingkthekinadequacieskofkhospital-basedknursingkschools.
ANS:k C
ThekAmericankRedkCross,kfoundedkbykClarakBartonkink1882,kassistedkinkeffortsktokcontinuekpubl
ickhealthknursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF:k k p.k11
2. Studentskarekassignedktokwritektoktheirkstatekleaderskaboutkankissuekaffectingktheirkcommunity.k
Onekstudentkwriteskaboutkthekneedkamongkruralkcommunitykforkgreaterkaccessktokacutekcarekser
vices.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkpieceskofklegislationkshouldkthekstudentkusekaskakreference?
a. SocialkSecuritykAct
b. Hill-BurtonkAct
c. Sheppard-Townerk Act
d. U.S.kCivilkServicekAct
ANS:k B
ThekpurposekofkthekHill-
BurtonkActkwasktokprovidekfundingktokconstructkhospitalskandktokhelpkstateskinkplankforkotherkhe
althkcarekfacilitieskinkaccordancekwithkthekneedskofkcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF:k k p.k13
3. ThekpracticekofkpublickhealthknursingkandkthekHenrykStreetkSettlementkarekcreditedkto:
a. MarykBreckenridge.
b. MarykSeacole.
c. ClarakBarton.
d. LilliankWald.
ANS:k D
LilliankWald,kakpioneerkinkpublickhealthknursing,kiskbestkknownkforkthekdevelopmentkandkestabli
shmentkofkthekHenrykStreetkSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF:k k p.k6
4. Occupationalkhealthknursingkfeatureskbeliefsksimilarktokthosekofkwhichkearlyknursingkpioneer?
a. LilliankWald
b. FlorencekNightingale
c. ClarakBarton
d. MarykSeacole
ANS:k A
, TestkBankkforkContemporarykNursingk8thkEditionkCherry
LilliankWaldkdevelopedkthekfirstknursingkservicekforkoccupationalkhealth.
DIF: Comprehension REF:k k p.k10
5. Whatkhistoricalkeventkfirstkledktokthekrecognitionkofkthekcontributionkofkblacksktoknursing?
a. FlorencekNightingale’skacceptancekofkblackknurseskintokthekfirstknursingkschool
b. ThekcontributionskofkblackknurseskatkthekPennsylvaniakHospital,kthekfirstkhospitalkink
America
c. MarykSeacole’skeffortsktokcarekforksoldierskduringkthekCrimeankWar
d. Thekworkkdonekbykwiveskofkwealthykblackknobleskwhokcarriedkfoodkandkmedicinekf
romkhousektokhousekduringkthekMiddlekAges
ANS:k C
AlthoughkNightingale’skschoolkrefusedkSeacole,kshekwaskablektokmakekakdifferencekinkthekCrimea
nkWarkandklaterkwaskrecognizedkforkherkefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF:k pp.k8-9
6. WorldkWarkIkcontributedktokthekadvancementkofkhealthkcarekby:
a. increasingktheknumberkofkprivatekcarekhospitalskandkdecreasingkthekrolekofkpublick
healthkservices.
b. employingkaklargeknumberkofkciviliansktokprovidekcarektokreturningksoldierskthroughkt
hekRedkCross.
c. introducingkspecialistskinknursingksuchkasknursekanesthetists.
d. increasingktheknumberkofkcommunitykhealthknurses.
ANS:k C
WorldkWarkIkofferedknurseskakchancektokenterkintoknewkfieldskofkspecialization,kaskiskseenkinktheke
xamplekofknursekanesthetists,kwhokbecamekpartkofksurgicalkteamskatkthekfrontklines.
DIF: Comprehension REF:k k p.k11
7. ThekprimarykpurposekofkthekSocialkSecuritykActkofk1935kwaskto:
a. increasekresearchkthatkfocusedkonkminoritykgroups.
b. providekmedicalkcarekforkchemicallykimpairedkpersons.
c. ensurekhealthkcarekforkolderkadultskthroughkaknationalkinsuranceksystem.
d. decreasekthekpublic’skfinancialkburdenkbyklimitingkserviceskofferedkbyklocalkhealthk
departments.
ANS:k C
Bykprovidingkhealthkinsurancekforkolderkadults,kthekSocialkSecuritykActkofk1935ksetkthekprecede
ntkforkthekpassagekofkthekMedicarekandkMedicaidkActskthatkfollowedkink1965,kbutkthekactkalsokpr
ovidedkmaternalkandkchildkwelfarekservices,krehabilitationkforkthekmentallykandkphysicallykchal
lenged,kmedicalkcarekforkblindkindividualskandkcrippledkchildren,kandkunemploymentkbenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF:k k p.k12
8. Akclientkasksktheknurse,k“CankyoukexplainkMedicare,kankamendmentktokthekSocialkSecurityk
Act?”kTheknursekrespondskthatkMedicare:
a. ledktokmanykhospitalkclosings,kalongkwithkakdecreasekinkacutekcarekhospital–
basedknursingkcare.