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Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition CherryTest Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. Clara |Barton |is |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, |founded |by |Clara |Barton |in |1882, |assisted |in |efforts |to |continue
|public |health |nursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF: | | p. |11
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
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services. |Which |of |the |following |pieces |of |legislation |should |the |student |use |as |a |reference?
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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 REF: | | p. |13
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 REF: | | p. |6
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
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Lillian |Wald |developed |the |first |nursing |service |for |occupational |health.
DIF: Comprehension REF: | | p. |10
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 |Seacole’s |efforts |to |care |for |soldiers |during |the |Crimean |War
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
Although |Nightingale’s |school |refused |Seacole, |she |was |able |to |make |a |difference |in |the
|Crimean |War |and |later |was |recognized |for |her |efforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF: | | pp. |8-9
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 |into |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 REF: | | p. |11
7. The |primary |purpose |of |the |Social |Security |Act |of |1935 |was |to:
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 REF: | | p. |12
8. A |client |asks |the |nurse, |“Can |you |explain |Medicare, |an |amendment |to |the |Social |Security
Act?” |The |nurse |responds |that |Medicare:
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a. led |to |many |hospital |closings, |along |with |a |decrease |in |acute |care |hospital–based
|nursing |care.
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b. provided |medical |insurance |to |those |younger |adults |or |children |who |were |not
eligible |for |private |insurance |because |of |catastrophic |illnesses |such |as |cancer.
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c. provided |preventive |care |for |women, |infants, |and |children.
d. ensured |that |individuals |ages |65 |and |older |and |those |with |end-stage |renal |disease |or
permanent |disabilities |had |health |care |insurance.
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ANS: | D
The |Medicare |program |provides |hospital |insurance, |Part |A, |and |medical |insurance, |Part |B, |to |all
|people |ages |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 REF: | | p. |14
9. A |comparison |of |nursing |in |the |1980s |to |nursing |in |the |1990s |reveals |that:
a. in |the |1990s |nursing |experienced |a |significant |reduction |occurred |in |preventable
diseases |caused |by |unsafe/unhealthy |lifestyles.
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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 |as |a
|result |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 REF: | | pp. |16-17
10. 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
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|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 REF: | | p. |3 ||pp. |18-19
11. The |use |of |herbs |has |become |a |popular |alternative |to |prescription |drugs |in |today’s |health |care
milieu. |During |which |other |historical |periods |did |health |practices |focus |on |the |use |of |herbs?
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a. Prehistoric |times |and |the |Middle |Ages
b. Civil |War |period |and |World |War |I
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