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. 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
, 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 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
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 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
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 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?
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
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?
a. American Nurses Association
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
c. National Institutes of Health
d. National Nursing Council
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?
a. Men leaving nursing to enter the armed services
b. Traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue
c. Identifying health promotion associated with preventable diseases
d. Managing runaway health care costs
ANS: C
Health promotion and disease prevention were recognized as the means to reduce the high
number of mortalities associated with preventable diseases—Healthy People 2000 was
published as a nationwide effort to reduce preventable deaths.
, DIF:Comprehension
15. A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is provided with
statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction survey felt they lacked
sufficient information about new drugs started while hospitalized and continued after
discharge. In addition, charts noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that a
formalized patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient
information about new medications. The committee is using which component of the Institute
of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
a. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effective members of an
interdisciplinary team.
b. Nurses should have a minimum of a master‘s degree to sit on policy committees
that affect an entire facility.
c. Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians since the committee is
interdisciplinary.
d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
ANS: D
The IOM report initiatives include effective workforce planning and policymaking based on
better data collection and improved infrastructure.
DIF:Application
16. What was the stated goal of the Affordable Care Act of 2011?
a. Requiring that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a bachelor‘s degree at
minimum
b. Provide health care benefits to millions who were previously uninsurable or unable
to afford insurance
c. Cap the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures
d. Subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing health care costs for the
chronically ill
ANS: B
It is anticipated that the ACA (2011) will make insurance coverage possible for millions who
have previously not had insurance or had been denied insurance.
DIF:Comprehension
17. It has been said that ―history repeats itself because no one was listening the first time.‖ Which
statement is true when comparing the nursing care provided in the Civil War (1861 to 1865)
to that provided during the Crimean War?
a. Epidemics such as smallpox and typhoid were the primary emphasis of nursing
care in both wars.
b. Soldiers were housed in substandard conditions, but due to Nightingale‘s push for
sanitary conditions, in the Civil War soldiers were housed in aseptic conditions.
c. Black nurses were widely accepted by society and the profession, receiving equal
compensation during the Civil War due in large part to the efforts of Mary Seacole
during the Crimean War.
d. Both Nightingale (Crimean War) and Dix (Civil War) completed nursing training
before accepting positions as nurses in the wars.
, ANS: A
Numerous epidemics plagued the country, including syphilis, gonorrhea, malaria, smallpox,
and typhoid.
DIF:Application
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What uniquely 21st century issue challenges today‘s professional nurse? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Caring for an aging population
b. Increased patient acuity
c. Access to health care services
d. Expanding technology
e. Increasing intercultural patient population
ANS: A, B, D, E
Professional nurses in the 21st century are faced with many challenges including an aging
patient population. Professional nurses in the 21st century are faced with many challenges
including an increase in high acuity patients. Professional nurses in the 21st century are faced
with many challenges including an ever-expanding array of technologies that affect patient
care. Professional nurses in the 21st century are faced with many challenges including the
existence of an intercultural patient population.
DIF:Comprehension
2. A newly licensed nurse compares the challenges facing nursing today with those faced by
nurses when her mentor graduated in 1990. The mentor states, ―Prevention was the focus of
nursing when I graduated. We stressed preventive health measures such as smoking cessation
education to reduce preventable diseases and prevention to reduce the spread of infectious
disease such as AIDS.‖ The mentor asks, ―What do you think the challenges will be for nurses
graduating now?‖ (Select all that apply.)
a. Coordinating care for a more diverse aging population who have complex health
values
b. Managing care provided by nurses who are technologically advanced and skilled at
interprofessional collaboration
c. Providing care to well-informed consumers who are younger with narrow health
values
d. Redesigning nursing care delivery models to streamline care based on fewer
generational differences
e. Focusing on care from a systems perspective
ANS: A, B, E
, Our society, thus our patients/consumers, is aging and better informed about health care
options, with health values as diverse as the various populations of patients served. Nurses
educated in the 21st century are introduced to advanced technologies throughout the
curriculum, but a gap still exists between the potential benefits of technology and the use
made of it to reduce errors and improve patient care; interprofessional collaboration is a
challenge with incivility and workplace violence increasing. Today‘s nurses must view health
care from a systems perspective rather than a nursing unit perspective to decrease errors/costs
that arise from system errors.
DIF:Analysis
3. What historical events helped advanced the practice of surgical nursing? (Select all that
apply.)
a. The Ancient Egyptians were the first to use anesthesia in the operating room.
b. The ―Barbers‖ of the Middle Ages used sterile techniques to reduce wound
infections.
c. The Indian culture from 274 to 236 BC had hospitals staffed with female nurses
who practiced much like today‘s nurses.
d. During the Renaissance, advances in nursing education, including surgery, were
nonexistent.
e. Following World War II, nurses practiced in mobile army surgical hospitals, where
medical and surgical techniques were further refined.
ANS: D, E
During the Renaissance, major advancements were made in pharmacology, chemistry, and
medical knowledge, including anatomy, physiology, and surgery with new emphasis given to
medical education, but nursing education was practically nonexistent. Following World War
II, nurses volunteered for the Korean War, where care was provided in MASH units and
surgical techniques were defined.
DIF:Analysis
COMPLETION
1. Which group in early civilization is credited with developing a pharmacopeia to
classify more than 700 drugs used in caring for the sick?
ANS:
Egyptians
A pharmacopoeia that classified more than 700 drugs was written by the Egyptians to assist in
the care and management of disease.
DIF:Knowledge
Chapter 02: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
Cherry: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,1. Which item below correctly describes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions by
2020?
a. Positions that historically required registered nurses will be filled by unlicensed
personnel.
b. The job growth rate for RNs will surpass job growth in all other occupations.
c. The need for hospital nurses will dramatically decrease.
d. Hospitals will finally achieve the required RN workforce.
ANS: B
With an employment rate expected to increase by more than 15%, job production for nurses is
projected to grow faster than the average of all occupations (7%) until 2020.
DIF:Knowledge
2. What effect did the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest have on health care?
a. Funding for mental health care increased, allowing the point of care to change
from the community to standardized institutional care.
b. The public and the nursing profession were made aware of the rights of vulnerable
populations.
c. Nurses were seen as advocates for individuals who cannot advocate for
themselves.
d. Funding for nursing traineeships was eliminated.
ANS: B
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest reminded us that all individuals have rights and that it is the
responsibility of the public and health care professionals to ensure that these rights are
protected.
DIF:Comprehension
3. Which nurse died after deliberately acquiring two bites from yellow fever carrier mosquitoes
to enable her to provide care to soldiers with yellow fever during the Spanish-American War?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Margaret Hoolihan
c. Clara Maas
d. Sairey Gamp
ANS: C
Clara Maas is noted as the nurse who deliberately acquired two bites from yellow fever carrier
mosquitoes to enable her to provide care to soldiers with yellow fever.
DIF:Knowledge
4. A bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates
caring by holding a soldier‘s head is an artistic representation of nurses who served in which
war?
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Spanish-American War
d. Vietnam War
ANS: D
, This statue represents the caring provided by nurses during the Vietnam War.
DIF:Knowledge
5. What was the purpose of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002?
a. Provided disability insurance to RNs who contract a life-threatening illness while
on duty
b. Funded public service announcements that promote unlicensed caregivers as an
alternative to professional nurses
c. Focused on nurse retention and safety enhancement grants to address the current
nursing shortage
d. Provided pediatric nursing training grants
ANS: C
This act provided nursing scholarships, public service announcements promoting nursing as a
career, faculty loan cancelation programs, geriatric training grants, and nurse retention and
safety enhancement grants.
DIF:Knowledge
6. What is the best way for the individual nurse to maintain the most effective professional
image?
a. Change out of their work attire before running errands
b. Renew membership in a nursing organization
c. Earning an advanced nursing degree
d. Developing effective nurse-physician relationships
ANS: B
Professional nurses recognize that their greatest benefit—and one of the most efficient and
powerful uses for their money—is less than 1% of their salary they spend for membership in
the ANA, the National League for Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, and their specialty
organization. They look forward to annual meetings because such meetings provide an
excellent opportunity to meet colleagues and discuss issues and practice innovations.
DIF:Application
7. What statement accurately describes Charles Dickens‘ character Sairey Gamp?
a. The character was portrayed as a trained professional individual who put others
before self.
b. The character chose nursing because there were few other avenues for
employment.
c. The character was a prostitute who cared for the sick old men in the community.
d. The character showed nurses to be at the forefront of the technology of that time.
ANS: B
Sairey Gamp endured nursing because of the lack of other opportunities.
DIF:Knowledge
8. What does the Spirit of Nursing statue honor?
a. Florence Nightingale‘s accomplishments in public health
b. Edith Cavell‘s attempt to help the victims of the Tuskegee experiment
