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,Chapter |01: |The |Evolution |of |Professional |Nursing
Cherry |& |Jacob: | Contemporary | Nursing: | Issues, |Trends, | and | Management, |9th |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
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continuepublic health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11
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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
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access to acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the
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student use as a reference?
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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
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helpstates in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13
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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
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development andestablishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6
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4. Occupational |health |nursing |features |beliefs |similar |to |those |of |which |early |nursing
pioneer?
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a. Lillian |Wald
b. Florence |Nightingale
c. Clara |Barton
d. Mary |Seacole
ANS: A |
Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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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 inAmerica
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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
| medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: C |
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a
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difference in theCrimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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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
publichealth services.
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b. employing |a |large |number |of |civilians |to |provide |care |to |returning |soldiers
, throughthe 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 theexample of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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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
healthdepartments.
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ANS: C |
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 theact 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
SecurityAct?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
| | | | | |
a. led |to |many |hospital |closings, |along |with |a |decrease |in |acute |care
hospital–basednursing care.
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b. provided |medical |insurance |to |those |younger |adults |or |children |who
were noteligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses
| | | | | | | | |
such as cancer.
| | |
c. provided |preventive |care |for |women, |infants, |and |children.
|
,Chapter |01: |The |Evolution |of |Professional |Nursing
Cherry |& |Jacob: | Contemporary | Nursing: | Issues, |Trends, | and | Management, |9th |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
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
continuepublic 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
helpstates 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 andestablishment 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 |
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 inAmerica
| |
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
| medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages
| | | | | | |
ANS: C |
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a
| | | | | | | | | |
difference in theCrimean 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
publichealth services.
| |
b. employing |a |large |number |of |civilians |to |provide |care |to |returning |soldiers
, throughthe 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 theexample 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
healthdepartments.
|
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 theact 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
SecurityAct?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
| | | | | |
a. led |to |many |hospital |closings, |along |with |a |decrease |in |acute |care
hospital–basednursing care.
| |
b. provided |medical |insurance |to |those |younger |adults |or |children |who
were noteligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses
| | | | | | | | |
such as cancer.
| | |
c. provided |preventive |care |for |women, |infants, |and |children.
