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CONTEMPORARY NURSING ISSUES TRENDS AND MANAGEMENT 7TH EDITION
BY CHERRY AND JACOB | ALL CHAPTERS | 1-28| GRADED A+
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Is...
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing
Education
Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and
Challenges
Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and
Health Care
Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
Chapter 12: Palliative Care NEW!
Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy and the Nursing Shortage
Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today‘s Workplace
Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today‘s World
Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (combine QSEN content)
Chapter 23: Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved!
Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High Self-Performance
Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career Opportunities
Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
Chapter 28: NCLEX-RN ® Examination
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th
Edition
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
services. Which of the following pieces 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 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
8. A nclient nasks nthe nnurse, n―Can nyou nexplain nMedicare, nan namendment nto nthe nSocial
Security nAct?‖ nThe nnurse nresponds nthat nMedicare:
n
a. led nto nmany nhospital nclosings, nalong nwith na ndecrease nin nacute ncare nhospital–
based nnursing ncare.
, b. provided nmedical ninsurance nto nthose nyounger nadults nor nchildren nwho nwere
not neligible nfor nprivate ninsurance nbecause nof ncatastrophic nillnesses nsuch nas
n
cancer.
n
c. provided npreventive ncare nfor nwomen, ninfants, nand nchildren.
d. ensured nthat nindividuals nages n65 nand nolder nand nthose nwith nend-stage nrenal
ndisease nor npermanent ndisabilities nhad nhealth ncare ninsurance.
9. A ncomparison nof nnursing nin nthe n1980s nto nnursing nin nthe n1990s nreveals nthat:
a. in nthe n1990s nnursing nexperienced na nsignificant nreduction noccurred nin
n preventable ndiseases ncaused nby nunsafe/unhealthy nlifestyles.
b. tuberculosis nwas nthe nprimary nconcern nfor nnursing nin nthe n1980s, nwhereas nthe
nAIDS nepidemic nemerged nand nwas nits nfocus nduring nthe n1990s.
c. a ndecrease nin nambulatory nservices nin nthe n1980s nprompted nan nincrease nin
n public nhealth nnurses nin nthe n1990s.
d. the ndemand nfor nadvanced npractice nnurses nincreased nin nthe n1980s nand nthe n1990s nas
na nresult nof nthe neconomy nand nconcern nabout nthe nhealth nof nthe nnation.
ANS: nD
The nnumbers nof nadvanced nnurse npractitioners nincreased nas nevidence nof ntheir ncost-
effectiveness nas nproviders nof nprimary nand npreventive nhealth ncare nbecame nestablished.
b. As nmen nbegan nto nbecome ninterested nin nnursing, nit nchanged ninto na
nrespected nprofession nbased non nscientific nfact nrather nthan nsuperstition.
ANS: nA
Nursing nhas nexisted nsince nbiblical ntimes nto naddress nneeds nranging nfrom ncontagious ndiseases
nin nearly ntimes nto nhealth nprevention nin nthe npresent ntime, nwith ncare nbased non nhealth nneeds
nand nbeliefs nof nthe ntime.
DIF: Comprehension REF: np. n3 n|pp. n18-19
11. The nuse nof nherbs nhas nbecome na npopular nalternative nto nprescription ndrugs nin ntoday‘s nhealth
ncare nmilieu. nDuring nwhich nother nhistorical nperiods ndid nhealth npractices nfocus non nthe nuse nof
nherbs?
a. Prehistoric ntimes nand nthe nMiddle nAges
b. Civil nWar nperiod nand nWorld nWar nI
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