Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends,
& Management 9th Edition by Barbara Cherry,
Susan R. Jacob Chapter 1-28
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th 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. 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
3. 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
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
4. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in
America
c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore
Directory
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine from house
to house during the Middle Ages
ANS: C
1840—Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of the
Holy Cross, are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
DIF:Comprehension
5. 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
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
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by
a.increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of public health
services.
, b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through the Red
Cross.
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
d. increasing the number of community health nurses.
ANS: C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the example
of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
DIF:Comprehension
DIF:Comprehension
7. 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
8. 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
9. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
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
10. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
a. Increase research that focused on minority groups
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons
c. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
d. Decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local health
departments
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the precedent
for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act also
provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physically
challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployment
benefits.
11. 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
12. 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
& Management 9th Edition by Barbara Cherry,
Susan R. Jacob Chapter 1-28
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th 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. 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
3. 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
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
4. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in
America
c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore
Directory
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine from house
to house during the Middle Ages
ANS: C
1840—Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of the
Holy Cross, are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
DIF:Comprehension
5. 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
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
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by
a.increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of public health
services.
, b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers through the Red
Cross.
c. introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists.
d. increasing the number of community health nurses.
ANS: C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the example
of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
DIF:Comprehension
DIF:Comprehension
7. 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
8. 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
9. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
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
10. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
a. Increase research that focused on minority groups
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons
c. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
d. Decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local health
departments
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the precedent
for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but the act also
provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally and physically
challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and unemployment
benefits.
11. 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
12. 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
