Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends, & Management 9th Edition by Barbara Cherry, Susan Jacob | 2022/2023 | 9780323776875| Chapter 1-28| Complete Questions and Answers A+

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MULTIPLECHOICE b




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




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




c. foundingthe American Red Cross. b b b b




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




ANS: C b




The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continuepublic
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b health nursing. b




DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their
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b community.One student writes about the need among rural community for greater b b b b b b b b b b




b access to acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the
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b student use as a reference? b b b b




a. Social Security Act b b




b. Hill-BurtonAct b




c. Sheppard-Towner Act b




d. U.S. Civil Service Act b b b




ANS: B b




The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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b helpstates in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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b communities.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13
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3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
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a. Mary Breckenridge. b




b. Mary Seacole. b




c. Clara Barton. b




d. Lillian Wald. b

, ANS: D b




Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the
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b development andestablishment of the Henry Street Settlement.b b b b b b




DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing
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b pioneer?
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b. Florence Nightingale b




c. Clara Barton b




d. Mary Seacole b




ANS: A b




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




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
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b hospital inAmerica b




c. MarySeacole’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
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b medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages b b b b b b b




ANS: C b




Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a
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b difference in theCrimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension
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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 decreasing the role of
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b publichealth services. b




b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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, throughthe Red Cross. b b




c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. b b b b b b b




d. increasing the number of communityhealth nurses. b b b b b b




ANS: C b




World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in
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b theexample of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension b REF: p. 11 b b




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. b b b b b b




b. provide medical care for chemicallyimpaired 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
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b healthdepartments.

ANS: C b




By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
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b precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but
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theact also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally
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b and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
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b unemployment benefits. b




DIF: Comprehension b REF: p. 12 b b




8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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b SecurityAct?” The nurse responds that Medicare: b b b b b




a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care
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b. provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were
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noteligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as
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b cancer.
c. provided preventive care for women, infants, and children. b b b b b b b