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Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends and Management
7th Edition by Barbara Cherry and Jacob
all Chapter 1-28
,Chapteru01:uTheuEvolutionuofuProfessionaluNursing
Cherryu&uJacob:uContemporaryuNursing:uIssues,uTrends,uanduManagement,u7thuE
dition
MULTIPLEuCHOICE
1. ClarauBartonuisuknownufor:
a. becomingutheufirstublackupublicuhealthunurse.
b. establishingutheuHenryuStreetuSettlement.
c. foundingutheuAmericanuReduCross.
d. publicizingutheuinadequaciesuofuhospital-basedunursinguschools.
ANS:u C
TheuAmericanuReduCross,ufoundedubyuClarauBartonuinu1882,uassisteduinueffortsutoucontinu
eupublicuhealthunursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF:u p.u11
2. Studentsuareuassignedutouwriteutoutheirustateuleadersuaboutuanuissueuaffectingutheirucommun
ity.uOneustudentuwritesuaboututheuneeduamongururalucommunityuforugreateruaccessutouacuteu
careuservices.uWhichuofutheufollowingupiecesuofulegislationushouldutheustudentuuseuasuaurefer
ence?
a. SocialuSecurityuAct
b. Hill-BurtonuAct
c. Sheppard-TowneruAct
d. U.S.uCiviluServiceuAct
ANS:u B
TheupurposeuofutheuHill-
BurtonuActuwasutouprovideufundingutouconstructuhospitalsuandutouhelpustatesuinuplanuforuother
uhealthucareufacilitiesuinuaccordanceuwithutheuneedsuofucommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF:u p.u13
3. TheupracticeuofupublicuhealthunursinguandutheuHenryuStreetuSettlementuareucrediteduto:
a. MaryuBreckenridge.
b. MaryuSeacole.
c. ClarauBarton.
d. LillianuWald.
ANS:u D
LillianuWald,uaupioneeruinupublicuhealthunursing,uisubestuknownuforutheudevelopmentuan
duestablishmentuofutheuHenryuStreetuSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF:u p.u6
4. Occupationaluhealthunursingufeaturesubeliefsusimilarutouthoseuofuwhichuearlyunursingupioneer?
a. LillianuWald
b. FlorenceuNightingale
c. ClarauBarton
d. MaryuSeacole
ANS:u A
, LillianuWaldudevelopedutheufirstunursinguserviceuforuoccupationaluhealth.
DIF: Comprehension REF:u p.u10
5. Whatuhistoricalueventufirstuledutoutheurecognitionuofutheucontributionuofublacksutounursing?
a. FlorenceuNightingale’suacceptanceuofublackunursesuintoutheufirstunursinguschool
b. TheucontributionsuofublackunursesuatutheuPennsylvaniauHospital,utheufirstuhospitalui
nuAmerica
c. MaryuSeacole’sueffortsutoucareuforusoldiersuduringutheuCrimeanuWar
d. Theuworkudoneubyuwivesuofuwealthyublackunoblesuwhoucarriedufooduandumedicin
eufromuhouseutouhouseuduringutheuMiddleuAges
ANS:u C
AlthoughuNightingale’suschoolurefuseduSeacole,usheuwasuableutoumakeuaudifferenceuinuth
euCrimeanuWaruandulateruwasurecognizeduforuheruefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF:uuupp.u8-9
6. WorlduWaruIucontributedutoutheuadvancementuofuhealthucareuby:
a. increasingutheunumberuofuprivateucareuhospitalsuandudecreasingutheuroleuofupubl
icuhealthuservices.
b. employinguaulargeunumberuofuciviliansutouprovideucareutoureturningusoldiersuthroughu
theuReduCross.
c. introducinguspecialistsuinunursingusuchuasunurseuanesthetists.
d. increasingutheunumberuofucommunityuhealthunurses.
ANS:u C
WorlduWaruIuofferedunursesuauchanceutouenteruintounewufieldsuofuspecialization,uasuisuseenuinut
heuexampleuofunurseuanesthetists,uwhoubecameupartuofusurgicaluteamsuatutheufrontulines.
DIF: Comprehension REF:u p.u11
7. TheuprimaryupurposeuofutheuSocialuSecurityuActuofu1935uwasuto:
a. increaseuresearchuthatufocuseduonuminorityugroups.
b. provideumedicalucareuforuchemicallyuimpairedupersons.
c. ensureuhealthucareuforuolderuadultsuthroughuaunationaluinsuranceusystem.
d. decreaseutheupublic’sufinancialuburdenubyulimitinguservicesuofferedubyulocaluhealt
hudepartments.
ANS:u C
Byuprovidinguhealthuinsuranceuforuolderuadults,utheuSocialuSecurityuActuofu1935usetutheupre
cedentuforutheupassageuofutheuMedicareuanduMedicaiduActsuthatufolloweduinu1965,ubututheua
ctualsouprovidedumaternaluanduchilduwelfareuservices,urehabilitationuforutheumentallyuandup
hysicallyuchallenged,umedicalucareuforublinduindividualsuanducrippleduchildren,uanduunempl
oymentubenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF:u p.u12
8. Auclientuasksutheunurse,u“CanuyouuexplainuMedicare,uanuamendmentutoutheuSocialuSecuri
tyuAct?”uTheunurseurespondsuthatuMedicare:
a. ledutoumanyuhospitaluclosings,ualonguwithuaudecreaseuinuacuteucareuhospital–
basedunursingucare.
, b. providedumedicaluinsuranceutouthoseuyoungeruadultsuoruchildrenuwhouwereun
otueligibleuforuprivateuinsuranceubecauseuofucatastrophicuillnessesusuchuasuca
ncer.
c. providedupreventiveucareuforuwomen,uinfants,uanduchildren.
d. ensureduthatuindividualsuagesu65uanduolderuanduthoseuwithuend-
stageurenaludiseaseuorupermanentudisabilitiesuhaduhealthucareuinsurance.
ANS:u D
TheuMedicareuprogramuprovidesuhospitaluinsurance,uPartuA,uandumedicaluinsurance,uPartuB,ut
ouallupeopleuagesu65uanduolderuwhouareueligibleutoureceiveuSocialuSecurityubenefits;upeopleuw
ithutotal,upermanentudisabilities;uandupeopleuwithuend-stageurenaludisease.
DIF:uuu Comprehension REF:u p.u14
9. Aucomparisonuofunursinguinutheu1980sutounursinguinutheu1990surevealsuthat:
a. inutheu1990sunursinguexperienceduausignificantureductionuoccurreduinupreventab
leudiseasesucausedubyuunsafe/unhealthyulifestyles.
b. tuberculosisuwasutheuprimaryuconcernuforunursinguinutheu1980s,uwhereasutheuAID
Suepidemicuemergeduanduwasuitsufocusuduringutheu1990s.
c. audecreaseuinuambulatoryuservicesuinutheu1980suprompteduanuincreaseuinupu
blicuhealthunursesuinutheu1990s.
d. theudemanduforuadvancedupracticeunursesuincreaseduinutheu1980suandutheu1990su
asuauresultuofutheueconomyuanduconcernuaboututheuhealthuofutheunation.
ANS:u D
Theunumbersuofuadvancedunurseupractitionersuincreaseduasuevidenceuofutheirucost-
effectivenessuasuprovidersuofuprimaryuandupreventiveuhealthucareubecameuestablished.
DIF:uuu Comprehension REF:u pp.u16-17
10. Whichustatementuaccuratelyudescribesutheuhistoricaluperspectiveuofunursingupractice?
a. Nursinguhasuexistedutoumeetutheuneedsuofupopulations,uindividuals,uanduaggregate
subyuprovidingucareuthatuisudeterminedubyutheuneedsuandubeliefsuofusocietyuinudiffer
entuhistoricalucontexts.
b. Asumenubeganutoubecomeuinteresteduinunursing,uituchangeduintouaurespect
eduprofessionubaseduonuscientificufacturatheruthanusuperstition.
c. Nursinguhasuhistoricallyuaccepteduindividualsufromuallusocialuanduethni
cubackgrounds.
d. TheuUniteduStatesuhasuledutheuwayuthroughoutuhistoryutouadvanceunursinguan
duhealthucareubyuprovidingutheufirstuhospitaluandumedicaluschool.
ANS:u A
Nursinguhasuexistedusinceubiblicalutimesutouaddressuneedsurangingufromucontagiousudiseases
uinuearlyutimesutouhealthupreventionuinutheupresentutime,uwithucareubaseduonuhealthuneedsuan
dubeliefsuofutheutime.
DIF: Comprehension REF:u p.u3u|pp.u18-19
11. Theuuseuofuherbsuhasubecomeuaupopularualternativeutouprescriptionudrugsuinutoday’suhealthuc
areumilieu.uDuringuwhichuotheruhistoricaluperiodsudiduhealthupracticesufocusuonutheuuseuofuher
bs?
a. PrehistoricutimesuandutheuMiddleuAges
b. CiviluWaruperioduanduWorlduWaruI