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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? a. Becoming the first black public health nurse b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement c. Founding the American Red Cross d. Publicizing the inadeq uacies 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 soldi ers. 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 t he 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 Hen ry 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 TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING 8TH EDITION BY CHERRY
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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 contribu tion 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 William s 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 R ed 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 an d crippled children, and unemployment benefits. DIF: Comprehension TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING 8TH EDITION BY CHERRY
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https://www.coursehero.com/file/72512472/01pdf/ NURSINGKING.COM 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? 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 ch ildren 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 Secur ity 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 ? 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 dur ing 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 provi ders of primary and preventive health care became established. DIF: Comprehension 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 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 b y providing the first hospital and medical school. ANS: A Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagiou s diseases in early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and beliefs of the time. DIF: Comprehension TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING 8TH EDITION BY CHERRY
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