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Contemporary Nursing 10th Edition
Cherry. All Chapters 1- 28 Questions And
Answers in 223 Pages. All Answers Are
Correct
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary
Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management,10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best 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 was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in
efforts to provide supplies to the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a
postwar service to find missing soldiers.
DIF: Knowledge
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 piece 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
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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 accordance with the needs of
communities.
DIF: Knowledge
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 and
establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF: Knowledge
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
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ANS: A
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the development
and establishment of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
DIF: Comprehension
DIF: Comprehension
5. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called
Title XVIII to me?” The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when
providing what response?
a. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
nursing care.
b. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not eligible
for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
d. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance.
ANS: D
The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to
all people aged 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with
total, permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
DIF: Comprehension
6. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what factor that
contributes to health care as we know it today?
a. In the 1990s nursing experienced a significant reduction occurred in preventable diseases
caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
b. Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas the AIDS
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
c. A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public health
nurses in the 1990s.
d. The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s because of
the economy and concern about the health of the nation.
ANS: D
The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness
as providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
DIF: Comprehension
7. 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 aggregates by
providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different historical
contexts.
b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected profession
based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic backgrounds.
d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and health care
by providing the first hospital and medical school.
ANS: A
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in
early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and
beliefs of the time.
DIF: Comprehension
8. The use of herbs, which has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in today’s
health care milieu, had roots originating when? a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
b. Civil War period and World War I
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period
d. Crimean War and Civil War periods
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disease; in the Middle Ages,
women used herbs. This practice has continued to today.
DIF: Comprehension
9. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-filled sack over a client who is
complaining of painful joints and chest pain with exertion. This ritual represents health care
during what time period?
a. The prehistoric period
b. Early civilization in Egypt
c. The European Renaissance
d. The Middle Ages in Asia and Africa
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil spirits that providers
attempted to scare away through rituals and dances.
DIF: Comprehension
10. 13.
A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a baccalaureate degree
in nursing would want to ensure that the program is accredited by what agency? a. American
Nurses Association
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Contemporary Nursing 10th Edition
Cherry. All Chapters 1- 28 Questions And
Answers in 223 Pages. All Answers Are
Correct
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary
Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management,10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best 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 was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in
efforts to provide supplies to the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a
postwar service to find missing soldiers.
DIF: Knowledge
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 piece 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
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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 accordance with the needs of
communities.
DIF: Knowledge
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 and
establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF: Knowledge
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
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ANS: A
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the development
and establishment of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
DIF: Comprehension
DIF: Comprehension
5. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain the amendment to the Social Security Act called
Title XVIII to me?” The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when
providing what response?
a. It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based
nursing care.
b. It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not eligible
for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
d. It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance.
ANS: D
The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to
all people aged 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with
total, permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
DIF: Comprehension
6. A comparison of nursing in the 1980s to nursing in the 1990s reveals what factor that
contributes to health care as we know it today?
a. In the 1990s nursing experienced a significant reduction occurred in preventable diseases
caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
b. Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas the AIDS
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
c. A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public health
nurses in the 1990s.
d. The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s because of
the economy and concern about the health of the nation.
ANS: D
The numbers of advanced nurse practitioners increased as evidence of their cost-effectiveness
as providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
DIF: Comprehension
7. 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 aggregates by
providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different historical
contexts.
b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected profession
based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic backgrounds.
d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and health care
by providing the first hospital and medical school.
ANS: A
Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in
early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and
beliefs of the time.
DIF: Comprehension
8. The use of herbs, which has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in today’s
health care milieu, had roots originating when? a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
b. Civil War period and World War I
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period
d. Crimean War and Civil War periods
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disease; in the Middle Ages,
women used herbs. This practice has continued to today.
DIF: Comprehension
9. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-filled sack over a client who is
complaining of painful joints and chest pain with exertion. This ritual represents health care
during what time period?
a. The prehistoric period
b. Early civilization in Egypt
c. The European Renaissance
d. The Middle Ages in Asia and Africa
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil spirits that providers
attempted to scare away through rituals and dances.
DIF: Comprehension
10. 13.
A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a baccalaureate degree
in nursing would want to ensure that the program is accredited by what agency? a. American
Nurses Association
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
