Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 9th Edition by Barbara Cherry and Susan R. Jacob

,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
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Management, 7thEdition
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1. Clara Barton is known for:
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a. becoming the first black public health nurse.
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b. establishing the Henry Street Settlement. DP DP DP DP




c. founding the American Red Cross.DP DP DP DP

, d. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. DP DP DP DP DP DP




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The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to
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continuepublic health nursing.
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2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their community.One
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student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute care services.
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Which of the following pieces of legislation should the student use as a reference?
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a. Social Security Act DP DP




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The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to
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helpstates in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
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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. DP




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d. Lillian Wald. DP




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Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development
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andestablishment of the Henry Street Settlement.
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4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
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a. Lillian Wald DP




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, Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
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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 DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP




b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital
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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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medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages
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Although Nightingale‘s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a difference in
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theCrimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
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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 DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP




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b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers throughthe DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP D
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c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. DP DP DP DP DP DP DP




d. increasing the number of community health nurses. DP DP DP DP DP DP




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




b. provide medical care for chemically impaired persons. DP DP DP DP DP DP




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 DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP




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By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the precedent
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for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but theact also
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provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physically
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challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployment
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benefits.
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8. A client asks the nurse, ―Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social
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a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–
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