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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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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1. Clara Barton is known for:
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b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. gh gh gh gh


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ANS: g h C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to
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continue public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: gh gh p. 11 gh




2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their
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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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b. Hill-Burton Act gh


c. Sheppard-Towner Act gh


d. U.S. Civil Service Act gh gh gh




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The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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help states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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communities.
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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. gh


b. Mary Seacole. gh


c. Clara Barton. gh


d. Lillian Wald. gh




ANS: g h D
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: gh gh p. 6 gh




4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald gh


b. Florence Nightingale gh


c. Clara Barton gh


d. Mary Seacole gh




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Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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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
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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 carried food and
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medicine from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: g h C
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: g h pp. 8-9 gh




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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public health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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through the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. gh gh gh gh gh gh gh


d. increasing the number of community health nurses. gh gh gh gh gh gh




ANS: g h C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen
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in the example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front
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lines.
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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 offered by local
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gh health departments. gh




ANS: g h 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
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the act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the
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mentally and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled
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children, and unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: gh gh p. 12 gh




8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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gh Security Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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b. provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were
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not eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as
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c. provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.gh gh gh gh gh gh gh


d. ensured that individuals ages 65 and older and those with end-stage renal
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disease or permanent disabilities had health care insurance.
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ANS: g h D
The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part
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B, to all people ages 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits;
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people with total, permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: gh gh p. 14 gh




9. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals that:
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a. in the 1990s nursing experienced a significant reduction occurred in
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gh preventable diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles. gh gh gh gh gh


b. tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas the AIDS
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epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
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c. a decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in
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public health nurses in the 1990s.
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d. the demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s
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as a result of the economy and concern about the health of the nation.
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ANS: g h D
The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-
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effectiveness as providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: g h pp. 16-17 gh




10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
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a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and
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aggregates by providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of
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society in different historical contexts.
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b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a
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respected profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
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c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and
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ethnic backgrounds.
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d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing
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and health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
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ANS: g h A
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious
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diseases in early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on
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health needs and beliefs of the time.
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11. The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in today’s health
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care milieu. During which other historical periods did health practices focus on the use
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of herbs?
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