TEST BANK Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends, & Management 9th Edition By Barbara Cherry, Susan R. Jacob Table of content Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 3 Chapter 02: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing ................................ ................................ .............. 10 Chapter 03: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education ................................ .......... 17 Chapter 04: Nursing Licensure and Certification ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 23 Chapter 05: Theories of Nursing Practice ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 30 Chapter 06: Nursing Research and Evidence -Based Practice ................................ ................................ .................. 37 Chapter 07: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges ................................ ....................... 45 Chapter 08: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care ................................ ................................ .............................. 54 Chapter 09: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care ................................ ................................ ... 61 Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care ................................ ................... 68 Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing ................................ ................................ ............................. 72 Chapter 12: Palliative Care ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 85 Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment ................................ ............. 92 Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace ................................ ................................ . 104 Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting ................................ ................................ ................. 114 Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World ................................ .............................. 123 Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management ................................ ................................ ................................ 135 Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 147 Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution ................................ ................................ ............ 158 Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision ................................ ................................ ................................ . 171 Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models ................................ ................................ ...................... 183 Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety ................................ ................................ ............................ 195 Chapter 23: Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved! ................................ ................................ .......................... 211 Chapter 24: Clinical Judgment ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 222 Chapter 25: Making the Transition From Student to Professional Nurse ................................ .............................. 228 Chapter 26: Managing Time: The Path to High Self -Performance ................................ ................................ ........ 241 Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 252 Chapter 28: The NCLEX -RN® Examination ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 266 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. 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 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 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 5. 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 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 7. 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. DIF:Comprehension
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