Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition Cherry 9780323554206
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Ensure you are thoroughly prepared to work in the rapidly evolving world of nursing. Written by expert authors Barbara Cherry and Susan Jacob Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 8th Edition provides an overview of both issues within nursing practice and topics facing today’s nurse...
Test Bank for Contemporary Nursing,Issues,Trends & Management 8th Edition By Barbara Cherry & Susan R. Jacob
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management,
8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
Becoming the first black public health nurse a.
Establishing the Henry Street Settlement b.
Founding the American Red Cross c.
Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools d.
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?
Social Security Act a.
Hill-Burton Act b.
Sheppard-Towner Act c.
U.S. Civil Service Act d.
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
Mary Breckenridge. a.
Mary Seacole. b.
Clara Barton. c.
Lillian Wald. d.
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?
Lillian Wald a.
Florence Nightingale b.
, Clara Barton c.
Mary Seacole d.
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?
Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school a.
The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital b.
in America
Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore c.
Directory.
The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and medicine d.
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
increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of public a.
health services.
employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers b.
through the Red Cross.
introducing specialists in nursing such as nurse anesthetists. c.
increasing the number of community health nurses. d.
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?
Increase research that focused on minority groups a.
Provide medical care for chemically impaired persons b.
Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system c.
Decrease the public’s financial burden by limiting services offered by local d.
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
8. 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?
It led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital– a.
based nursing care.
It provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not b.
eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
It provided preventive care for women, infants, and children. c.
It ensured that individuals with end-stage renal disease had health care insurance. d.
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
9. 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?
In the 1990s nursing experienced a significant reduction occurred in preventable a.
diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
Tuberculosis was the primary concern for nursing in the 1980s, whereas the b.
AIDS epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
A decrease in ambulatory services in the 1980s prompted an increase in public c.
health nurses in the 1990s.
The demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s d.
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
10. Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates a.
by providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in
different historical contexts.
As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected b.
profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic c.
backgrounds.
The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and d.
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
11. The use of herbs, which has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in
today’s health care milieu, had roots originating when?
Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages a.
Civil War period and World War I b.
Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period c.
Crimean War and Civil War periods d.
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?
The prehistoric period a.
Early civilization in Egypt b.
The European Renaissance c.
The Middle Ages in Asia and Africa d.
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
13. A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a baccalaureate
degree in nursing would want to ensure that the program is accredited by what
agency?
American Nurses Association a.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education b.
National Institutes of Health c.
National Nursing Council d.
ANS: B
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the agency that
exclusively accredits baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing programs.
DIF: Comprehension
14. Nursing in the 1990s was characterized by what health care focus?
Men leaving nursing to enter the armed services a.
Traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue b.
Identifying health promotion associated with preventable diseases c.
Managing runaway health care costs d.
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