Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 9th Edition

,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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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 continue public health nursing.
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue
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e affecting their community. One student writes about the need among rural
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e community for greater access to acute care services. Which of
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the following pieces of legislation should the student
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use as e 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 help states in plan for other health care facilities in
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accordance with the needs of 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.
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 and establishment of the Henry Street
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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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5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of e




blacks to nursing?
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a. Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing
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b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania
Hospital, the first hospital in America
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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 medicine from house to house during the
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ANS: C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make
a difference in the Crimean War and later was recognized for her
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efforts.
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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 public health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to
returning soldiers through the Red Cross.
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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
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specialization,
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became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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7. The primary purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 was to: e




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
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ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security
Act of 1935 set the precedent for the passage of
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andMedicaid Acts that followed
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providedmaternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the
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blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployment benefits.
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8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an
amendment to the SocialSecurity Act?” The nurse responds that e e e e e