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Test Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition
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Cherry
, TestaBankaforaContemporaryaNursinga8thaEditionaCherr
y
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
a a a a a a
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
a a a a a a a a a a
MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. ClaraaBartonaisaknownafor:
a. becomingatheafirstablackapublicahealthanurse.
b. establishingatheaHenryaStreetaSettlement.
c. foundingatheaAmericanaRedaCross.
d. publicizingatheainadequaciesaofahospital-basedanursingaschools.
ANS:a C
TheaAmericanaRedaCross,afoundedabyaClaraaBartonaina1882,aassistedainaeffortsatoacontinueapubli
cahealthanursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF:a a p.a11
2. Studentsaareaassignedatoawriteatoatheirastatealeadersaaboutaanaissueaaffectingatheiracommunity.aO
neastudentawritesaaboutatheaneedaamongaruralacommunityaforagreateraaccessatoaacuteacareaservic
es.aWhichaofatheafollowingapiecesaofalegislationashouldatheastudentauseaasaaareference?
a. SocialaSecurityaAct
b. Hill-BurtonaAct
c. Sheppard-Townera Act
d. U.S.aCivilaServiceaAct
ANS:a B
TheapurposeaofatheaHill-
BurtonaActawasatoaprovideafundingatoaconstructahospitalsaandatoahelpastatesainaplanaforaotherahealtha
careafacilitiesainaaccordanceawithatheaneedsaofacommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF:a a p.a13
3. TheapracticeaofapublicahealthanursingaandatheaHenryaStreetaSettlementaareacreditedato:
a. MaryaBreckenridge.
b. MaryaSeacole.
c. ClaraaBarton.
d. LillianaWald.
ANS:a D
LillianaWald,aaapioneerainapublicahealthanursing,aisabestaknownaforatheadevelopmentaandaestablishm
entaofatheaHenryaStreetaSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF:a a p.a6
4. Occupationalahealthanursingafeaturesabeliefsasimilaratoathoseaofawhichaearlyanursingapioneer?
a. LillianaWald
b. FlorenceaNightingale
c. ClaraaBarton
d. MaryaSeacole
ANS:a A
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LillianaWaldadevelopedatheafirstanursingaserviceaforaoccupationalahealth.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a10
5. Whatahistoricalaeventafirstaledatoathearecognitionaofatheacontributionaofablacksatoanursing?
a. FlorenceaNightingale’saacceptanceaofablackanursesaintoatheafirstanursingaschool
b. TheacontributionsaofablackanursesaatatheaPennsylvaniaaHospital,atheafirstahospitalainaA
merica
c. MaryaSeacole’saeffortsatoacareaforasoldiersaduringatheaCrimeanaWar
d. Theaworkadoneabyawivesaofawealthyablackanoblesawhoacarriedafoodaandamedicineafr
omahouseatoahouseaduringatheaMiddleaAges
ANS:a C
AlthoughaNightingale’saschoolarefusedaSeacole,asheawasaableatoamakeaaadifferenceainatheaCrime
anaWaraandalaterawasarecognizedaforaheraefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a pp.a8-9
6. WorldaWaraIacontributedatoatheaadvancementaofahealthacareaby:
a. increasingatheanumberaofaprivateacareahospitalsaandadecreasingathearoleaofapublicah
ealthaservices.
b. employingaaalargeanumberaofaciviliansatoaprovideacareatoareturningasoldiersathroughath
eaRedaCross.
c. introducingaspecialistsainanursingasuchaasanurseaanesthetists.
d. increasingatheanumberaofacommunityahealthanurses.
ANS:a C
WorldaWaraIaofferedanursesaaachanceatoaenteraintoanewafieldsaofaspecialization,aasaisaseenainatheaexa
mpleaofanurseaanesthetists,awhoabecameapartaofasurgicalateamsaatatheafrontalines.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a11
7. TheaprimaryapurposeaofatheaSocialaSecurityaActaofa1935awasato:
a. increasearesearchathatafocusedaonaminorityagroups.
b. provideamedicalacareaforachemicallyaimpairedapersons.
c. ensureahealthacareaforaolderaadultsathroughaaanationalainsuranceasystem.
d. decreaseatheapublic’safinancialaburdenabyalimitingaservicesaofferedabyalocalahealthad
epartments.
ANS:a C
Byaprovidingahealthainsuranceaforaolderaadults,atheaSocialaSecurityaActaofa1935asetatheapreceden
taforatheapassageaofatheaMedicareaandaMedicaidaActsathatafollowedaina1965,abutatheaactaalsoaprovi
dedamaternalaandachildawelfareaservices,arehabilitationaforatheamentallyaandaphysicallyachalleng
ed,amedicalacareaforablindaindividualsaandacrippledachildren,aandaunemploymentabenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a12
8. Aaclientaasksatheanurse,a“CanayouaexplainaMedicare,aanaamendmentatoatheaSocialaSecurityaA
ct?”aTheanursearespondsathataMedicare:
a. ledatoamanyahospitalaclosings,aalongawithaaadecreaseainaacuteacareahospital–
basedanursingacare.
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y
b. providedamedicalainsuranceatoathoseayoungeraadultsaorachildrenawhoawereanotae
ligibleaforaprivateainsuranceabecauseaofacatastrophicaillnessesasuchaasacancer.
c. providedapreventiveacareaforawomen,ainfants,aandachildren.
d. ensuredathataindividualsaagesa65aandaolderaandathoseawithaend-
stagearenaladiseaseaorapermanentadisabilitiesahadahealthacareainsurance.
ANS:a D
TheaMedicareaprogramaprovidesahospitalainsurance,aPartaA,aandamedicalainsurance,aPartaB,atoaal
lapeopleaagesa65aandaolderawhoaareaeligibleatoareceiveaSocialaSecurityabenefits;apeopleawithatota
l,apermanentadisabilities;aandapeopleawithaend-stagearenaladisease.
DIF:a a Comprehension REF:a a p.a14
9. Aacomparisonaofanursingainathea1980satoanursingainathea1990sarevealsathat:
a. inathea1990sanursingaexperiencedaaasignificantareductionaoccurredainapreventablead
iseasesacausedabyaunsafe/unhealthyalifestyles.
b. tuberculosisawasatheaprimaryaconcernaforanursingainathea1980s,awhereasatheaAIDS
epidemicaemergedaandawasaitsafocusaduringathea1990s.
c. aadecreaseainaambulatoryaservicesainathea1980sapromptedaanaincreaseainapublicah
ealthanursesainathea1990s.
d. theademandaforaadvancedapracticeanursesaincreasedainathea1980saandathea1990saasaaare
sultaofatheaeconomyaandaconcernaaboutatheahealthaofatheanation.
ANS:a D
Theanumbersaofaadvancedanurseapractitionersaincreasedaasaevidenceaofatheiracost-
effectivenessaasaprovidersaofaprimaryaandapreventiveahealthacareabecameaestablished.
DIF:a a Comprehension REF:a a pp.a16-17
10. Whichastatementaaccuratelyadescribesatheahistoricalaperspectiveaofanursingapractice?
a. Nursingahasaexistedatoameetatheaneedsaofapopulations,aindividuals,aandaaggregatesabya
providingacareathataisadeterminedabyatheaneedsaandabeliefsaofasocietyainadifferentahisto
ricalacontexts.
b. Asamenabeganatoabecomeainterestedainanursing,aitachangedaintoaaarespectedap
rofessionabasedaonascientificafactaratherathanasuperstition.
c. Nursingahasahistoricallyaacceptedaindividualsafromaallasocialaandaethnicab
ackgrounds.
d. TheaUnitedaStatesahasaledatheawayathroughoutahistoryatoaadvanceanursingaandah
ealthacareabyaprovidingatheafirstahospitalaandamedicalaschool.
ANS:a A
Nursingahasaexistedasinceabiblicalatimesatoaaddressaneedsarangingafromacontagiousadiseasesainaea
rlyatimesatoahealthapreventionainatheapresentatime,awithacareabasedaonahealthaneedsaandabeliefsaof
atheatime.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a3a|pp.a18-19
11. Theauseaofaherbsahasabecomeaaapopularaalternativeatoaprescriptionadrugsainatoday’sahealthacaream
ilieu.aDuringawhichaotherahistoricalaperiodsadidahealthapracticesafocusaonatheauseaofaherbs?
a. PrehistoricatimesaandatheaMiddleaAges
b. CivilaWaraperiodaandaWorldaWaraI
y
Test Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition
a a a a a a
Cherry
, TestaBankaforaContemporaryaNursinga8thaEditionaCherr
y
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
a a a a a a
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
a a a a a a a a a a
MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. ClaraaBartonaisaknownafor:
a. becomingatheafirstablackapublicahealthanurse.
b. establishingatheaHenryaStreetaSettlement.
c. foundingatheaAmericanaRedaCross.
d. publicizingatheainadequaciesaofahospital-basedanursingaschools.
ANS:a C
TheaAmericanaRedaCross,afoundedabyaClaraaBartonaina1882,aassistedainaeffortsatoacontinueapubli
cahealthanursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF:a a p.a11
2. Studentsaareaassignedatoawriteatoatheirastatealeadersaaboutaanaissueaaffectingatheiracommunity.aO
neastudentawritesaaboutatheaneedaamongaruralacommunityaforagreateraaccessatoaacuteacareaservic
es.aWhichaofatheafollowingapiecesaofalegislationashouldatheastudentauseaasaaareference?
a. SocialaSecurityaAct
b. Hill-BurtonaAct
c. Sheppard-Townera Act
d. U.S.aCivilaServiceaAct
ANS:a B
TheapurposeaofatheaHill-
BurtonaActawasatoaprovideafundingatoaconstructahospitalsaandatoahelpastatesainaplanaforaotherahealtha
careafacilitiesainaaccordanceawithatheaneedsaofacommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF:a a p.a13
3. TheapracticeaofapublicahealthanursingaandatheaHenryaStreetaSettlementaareacreditedato:
a. MaryaBreckenridge.
b. MaryaSeacole.
c. ClaraaBarton.
d. LillianaWald.
ANS:a D
LillianaWald,aaapioneerainapublicahealthanursing,aisabestaknownaforatheadevelopmentaandaestablishm
entaofatheaHenryaStreetaSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF:a a p.a6
4. Occupationalahealthanursingafeaturesabeliefsasimilaratoathoseaofawhichaearlyanursingapioneer?
a. LillianaWald
b. FlorenceaNightingale
c. ClaraaBarton
d. MaryaSeacole
ANS:a A
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y
LillianaWaldadevelopedatheafirstanursingaserviceaforaoccupationalahealth.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a10
5. Whatahistoricalaeventafirstaledatoathearecognitionaofatheacontributionaofablacksatoanursing?
a. FlorenceaNightingale’saacceptanceaofablackanursesaintoatheafirstanursingaschool
b. TheacontributionsaofablackanursesaatatheaPennsylvaniaaHospital,atheafirstahospitalainaA
merica
c. MaryaSeacole’saeffortsatoacareaforasoldiersaduringatheaCrimeanaWar
d. Theaworkadoneabyawivesaofawealthyablackanoblesawhoacarriedafoodaandamedicineafr
omahouseatoahouseaduringatheaMiddleaAges
ANS:a C
AlthoughaNightingale’saschoolarefusedaSeacole,asheawasaableatoamakeaaadifferenceainatheaCrime
anaWaraandalaterawasarecognizedaforaheraefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a pp.a8-9
6. WorldaWaraIacontributedatoatheaadvancementaofahealthacareaby:
a. increasingatheanumberaofaprivateacareahospitalsaandadecreasingathearoleaofapublicah
ealthaservices.
b. employingaaalargeanumberaofaciviliansatoaprovideacareatoareturningasoldiersathroughath
eaRedaCross.
c. introducingaspecialistsainanursingasuchaasanurseaanesthetists.
d. increasingatheanumberaofacommunityahealthanurses.
ANS:a C
WorldaWaraIaofferedanursesaaachanceatoaenteraintoanewafieldsaofaspecialization,aasaisaseenainatheaexa
mpleaofanurseaanesthetists,awhoabecameapartaofasurgicalateamsaatatheafrontalines.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a11
7. TheaprimaryapurposeaofatheaSocialaSecurityaActaofa1935awasato:
a. increasearesearchathatafocusedaonaminorityagroups.
b. provideamedicalacareaforachemicallyaimpairedapersons.
c. ensureahealthacareaforaolderaadultsathroughaaanationalainsuranceasystem.
d. decreaseatheapublic’safinancialaburdenabyalimitingaservicesaofferedabyalocalahealthad
epartments.
ANS:a C
Byaprovidingahealthainsuranceaforaolderaadults,atheaSocialaSecurityaActaofa1935asetatheapreceden
taforatheapassageaofatheaMedicareaandaMedicaidaActsathatafollowedaina1965,abutatheaactaalsoaprovi
dedamaternalaandachildawelfareaservices,arehabilitationaforatheamentallyaandaphysicallyachalleng
ed,amedicalacareaforablindaindividualsaandacrippledachildren,aandaunemploymentabenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a12
8. Aaclientaasksatheanurse,a“CanayouaexplainaMedicare,aanaamendmentatoatheaSocialaSecurityaA
ct?”aTheanursearespondsathataMedicare:
a. ledatoamanyahospitalaclosings,aalongawithaaadecreaseainaacuteacareahospital–
basedanursingacare.
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y
b. providedamedicalainsuranceatoathoseayoungeraadultsaorachildrenawhoawereanotae
ligibleaforaprivateainsuranceabecauseaofacatastrophicaillnessesasuchaasacancer.
c. providedapreventiveacareaforawomen,ainfants,aandachildren.
d. ensuredathataindividualsaagesa65aandaolderaandathoseawithaend-
stagearenaladiseaseaorapermanentadisabilitiesahadahealthacareainsurance.
ANS:a D
TheaMedicareaprogramaprovidesahospitalainsurance,aPartaA,aandamedicalainsurance,aPartaB,atoaal
lapeopleaagesa65aandaolderawhoaareaeligibleatoareceiveaSocialaSecurityabenefits;apeopleawithatota
l,apermanentadisabilities;aandapeopleawithaend-stagearenaladisease.
DIF:a a Comprehension REF:a a p.a14
9. Aacomparisonaofanursingainathea1980satoanursingainathea1990sarevealsathat:
a. inathea1990sanursingaexperiencedaaasignificantareductionaoccurredainapreventablead
iseasesacausedabyaunsafe/unhealthyalifestyles.
b. tuberculosisawasatheaprimaryaconcernaforanursingainathea1980s,awhereasatheaAIDS
epidemicaemergedaandawasaitsafocusaduringathea1990s.
c. aadecreaseainaambulatoryaservicesainathea1980sapromptedaanaincreaseainapublicah
ealthanursesainathea1990s.
d. theademandaforaadvancedapracticeanursesaincreasedainathea1980saandathea1990saasaaare
sultaofatheaeconomyaandaconcernaaboutatheahealthaofatheanation.
ANS:a D
Theanumbersaofaadvancedanurseapractitionersaincreasedaasaevidenceaofatheiracost-
effectivenessaasaprovidersaofaprimaryaandapreventiveahealthacareabecameaestablished.
DIF:a a Comprehension REF:a a pp.a16-17
10. Whichastatementaaccuratelyadescribesatheahistoricalaperspectiveaofanursingapractice?
a. Nursingahasaexistedatoameetatheaneedsaofapopulations,aindividuals,aandaaggregatesabya
providingacareathataisadeterminedabyatheaneedsaandabeliefsaofasocietyainadifferentahisto
ricalacontexts.
b. Asamenabeganatoabecomeainterestedainanursing,aitachangedaintoaaarespectedap
rofessionabasedaonascientificafactaratherathanasuperstition.
c. Nursingahasahistoricallyaacceptedaindividualsafromaallasocialaandaethnicab
ackgrounds.
d. TheaUnitedaStatesahasaledatheawayathroughoutahistoryatoaadvanceanursingaandah
ealthacareabyaprovidingatheafirstahospitalaandamedicalaschool.
ANS:a A
Nursingahasaexistedasinceabiblicalatimesatoaaddressaneedsarangingafromacontagiousadiseasesainaea
rlyatimesatoahealthapreventionainatheapresentatime,awithacareabasedaonahealthaneedsaandabeliefsaof
atheatime.
DIF: Comprehension REF:a a p.a3a|pp.a18-19
11. Theauseaofaherbsahasabecomeaaapopularaalternativeatoaprescriptionadrugsainatoday’sahealthacaream
ilieu.aDuringawhichaotherahistoricalaperiodsadidahealthapracticesafocusaonatheauseaofaherbs?
a. PrehistoricatimesaandatheaMiddleaAges
b. CivilaWaraperiodaandaWorldaWaraI
