Test Bank
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Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, an
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d Management 10th Edition
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by Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob
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Expert Verified Chapter 1-28
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1
, Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing MULTIPLE
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CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
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a. Becoming the first black public health nurse x x x x x x
b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement x x x x
c. Founding the American Red Cross x x x x
d. Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital- x x x x
based nursing schools CORRECT ANSWER: C
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The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in efforts to provide supplies t
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o the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a postwar service to find missing soldiers.
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DIF:Knowledge
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community. One stu
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dent writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care services. Which piece
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of legislation should the student use as a reference?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Social Security Act x x
b. Hill-Burton Act x
c. Sheppard-Towner Act x
d. U.S. Civil Service Act x x x x
CORRECT ANSWER: B x x
The purpose of the Hill-
x x x x
Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other health care facil
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF:Knowledge
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
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a. Mary Breckenridge. x
b. Mary Seacole. x
c. Clara Barton. x
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,d. Lillian Wald. x
CORRECT ANSWER: D x x
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establishment of the
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Henry Street Settlement.
x x x
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald x
b. Florence Nightingale x
c. Clara Barton x
d. Mary Seacole CORRE x x
CT ANSWER: A
x x
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the development and establishme
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nt of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
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DIF:Comprehension
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 in America
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c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory
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d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine from house to house du
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ring the Middle Ages
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CORRECT ANSWER: C x x
1840—
Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross, are li
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sted as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
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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 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.
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d. increasing the number of community health nurses. x x x x x x
CORRECT ANSWER: C x x
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the example of nurse
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anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
x x x x x x x x x x
DIF:Comprehension
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
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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 health departments
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CORRECT ANSWER: C x x
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the precedent for the pass
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age of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act also provided maternal and child w
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elfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals
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and crippled children, and unemployment benefits.
x x x x x
DIF:Comprehension
8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called Title XVIII
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to me? The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when providing what response?
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a. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based nursing care.
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b. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not eligible for private in
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
surance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
x x x x x x x
c. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
x x x x x x x x
d. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance.
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x
Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, an
x x x x
d Management 10th Edition
x x x
by Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob
x x x x x x
Expert Verified Chapter 1-28
x x x
1
, Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing MULTIPLE
x x x x x x x x
CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
x x x x x x x
a. Becoming the first black public health nurse x x x x x x
b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement x x x x
c. Founding the American Red Cross x x x x
d. Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital- x x x x
based nursing schools CORRECT ANSWER: C
x x x x x
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in efforts to provide supplies t
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
o the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a postwar service to find missing soldiers.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF:Knowledge
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community. One stu
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
dent writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care services. Which piece
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
of legislation should the student use as a reference?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Social Security Act x x
b. Hill-Burton Act x
c. Sheppard-Towner Act x
d. U.S. Civil Service Act x x x x
CORRECT ANSWER: B x x
The purpose of the Hill-
x x x x
Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other health care facil
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ities in accordance with the needs of communities.
x x x x x x x
DIF:Knowledge
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Mary Breckenridge. x
b. Mary Seacole. x
c. Clara Barton. x
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,d. Lillian Wald. x
CORRECT ANSWER: D x x
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establishment of the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Henry Street Settlement.
x x x
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Lillian Wald x
b. Florence Nightingale x
c. Clara Barton x
d. Mary Seacole CORRE x x
CT ANSWER: A
x x
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the development and establishme
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nt of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
x x x x x x x x x
DIF:Comprehension
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
x x x x x x x x x x
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in America
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine from house to house du
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ring the Middle Ages
x x x
CORRECT ANSWER: C x x
1840—
Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross, are li
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
sted as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
x x x x x x x x
DIF:Comprehension
3
, 6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by
x x x x x x x x x x
a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of public health services.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through the Red Cross.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
x x x x x x x
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. x x x x x x
CORRECT ANSWER: C x x
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the example of nurse
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
x x x x x x x x x x
DIF:Comprehension
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Increase research that focused on minority groups
x x x x x x
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons
x x x x x x
c. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
x x x x x x x x x x
d. Decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local health departments
x x x x x x x x x x x x
CORRECT ANSWER: C x x
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the precedent for the pass
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
age of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act also provided maternal and child w
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
elfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
and crippled children, and unemployment benefits.
x x x x x
DIF:Comprehension
8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called Title XVIII
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
to me? The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when providing what response?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based nursing care.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
b. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not eligible for private in
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
surance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
x x x x x x x
c. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
x x x x x x x x
d. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance.
x x x x x x x x x x x
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