Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends, & Management 9th Edition By Barbara Cherry, Susan R. Jacob

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,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry& Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLECHOICE n




1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse. n n n n n n




b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. n n n n




c. foundingthe American Red Cross. n n n n




d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. n n n n n n




ANS: C n




The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continuepublic
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n health nursing. n




DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 11
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their
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n community.One student writes about the need among rural community for greater n n n n n n n n n n




n access to acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the
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n student use as a reference? n n n n




a. Social Security Act n n




b. Hill-BurtonAct n




c. Sheppard-Towner Act n




d. U.S. Civil Service Act n n n




ANS: B n




The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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n helpstates in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of
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n communities.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 13
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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. n




b. Mary Seacole. n




c. Clara Barton. n




d. Lillian Wald. n

, ANS: D n




Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the
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n development andestablishment of the Henry Street Settlement.n n n n n n




DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 6
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing
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n pioneer?
a. Lillian Wald n




b. Florence Nightingale n




c. Clara Barton n




d. Mary Seacole n




ANS: A n




Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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n DIF: Comprehension
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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
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n hospital inAmerica n




c. MarySeacole’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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n medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages n n n n n n n




ANS: C n




Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a
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n difference in theCrimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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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
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n publichealth services. n




b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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, throughthe Red Cross. n n




c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. n n n n n n n




d. increasing the number of communityhealth nurses. n n n n n n




ANS: C n




World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in
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n theexample of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension n REF: p. 11 n n




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. n n n n n n




b. provide medical care for chemicallyimpaired 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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n healthdepartments.

ANS: C n




By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
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n precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but
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theact also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally
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n and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
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n unemployment benefits. n




DIF: Comprehension n REF: p. 12 n n




8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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n SecurityAct?” The nurse responds that Medicare: n n n n n




a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care
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n hospital–basednursing care. n




b. provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were
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noteligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as
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n cancer.
c. provided preventive care for women, infants, and children. n n n n n n n