,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE w
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse.w w w w w w
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. w w w w
c. founding the American Red Cross. w w w w
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
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ANS: w C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
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public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: w w 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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wcommunity. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access
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wto acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use
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was a reference?
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a. Social Security Act w w
b. Hill-Burton Act w
c. Sheppard-Towner Act w
d. U.S. Civil Service Act w w w
ANS: w B
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
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states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: w w 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. w
b. Mary Seacole. w
c. Clara Barton. w
d. Lillian Wald. w
ANS: w D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
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establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: w w p. 6w
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald w
b. Florence Nightingale w
c. Clara Barton w
d. Mary Seacole w
ANS: w A
, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w p. 10 w
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
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in America
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c. Mary Seacole’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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medicine from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: w C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
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Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w pp. 8-9 w
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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public health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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through the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. w w w w w w w
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. w w w w w w
ANS: w C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in
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the example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w p. 11 w
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.
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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
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w health departments. w
ANS: w C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
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precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but
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the act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally
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and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
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unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w p. 12 w
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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wSecurity Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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based nursing care. w w
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,Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 10th
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Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE w
1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse.w w w w w w
b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. w w w w
c. founding the American Red Cross. w w w w
d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
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ANS: w C
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue
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public health nursing.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: w w 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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wcommunity. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access
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wto acute care services. Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use
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was a reference?
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a. Social Security Act w w
b. Hill-Burton Act w
c. Sheppard-Towner Act w
d. U.S. Civil Service Act w w w
ANS: w B
The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help
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states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: w w 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. w
b. Mary Seacole. w
c. Clara Barton. w
d. Lillian Wald. w
ANS: w D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and
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establishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Knowledge REF: w w p. 6w
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald w
b. Florence Nightingale w
c. Clara Barton w
d. Mary Seacole w
ANS: w A
, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w p. 10 w
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
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in America
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c. Mary Seacole’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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medicine from house to house during the Middle Ages
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ANS: w C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in the
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Crimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w pp. 8-9 w
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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public health services.
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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
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through the Red Cross.
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. w w w w w w w
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. w w w w w w
ANS: w C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter into new fields of specialization, as is seen in
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the example of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w p. 11 w
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.
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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
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w health departments. w
ANS: w C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the
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precedent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but
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the act also provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally
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and physically challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and
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unemployment benefits.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: w w p. 12 w
8. A client asks the nurse, “Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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wSecurity Act?” The nurse responds that Medicare:
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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based nursing care. w w
