NUR-218 Contemporary Nursing
Chapters 1-4 & 6-8 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What factor is cited as contributing to the inability of America's schools of nursing to
meet the expected demand for professional nurses? Select all that apply.
a. Lack of school funding
b. Inability to fill faculty positions
c. Lack of clinical preceptors
d. Insufficient clinical practice sites
e. Lack of qualified student applicants - Answer-a. Lack of school funding
b. Inability to fill faculty positions
c. Lack of clinical preceptors
d. Insufficient clinical practice sites
AACN's report on the 2013-2014 enrollments in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs
in Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away 78,089 qualified applicants from
baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2013 due to budget constraints and
insufficient numbers of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, and clinical preceptors.
Budget constraints, an aging faculty, and increasing job competition from clinical sites
have contributed to this emerging crisis (AACN, 2014).REF: p. 18-19
What event in American history influenced the role black women have played in the
nursing profession?
a. The creation of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service in 1798
b. The Civil War, beginning in 1861
c. The Army Nurse Corps, established in 1901
d. The North Carolina Nurse Practice Act of 1903 - Answer-b. The Civil War, beginning
in 1861
,The American Civil War allowed and encouraged black women to volunteer as nurses,
thus setting the stage for their ultimate involvement in the profession of nursing. The
U.S. Marine Hospital Service was the forerunner of today's U.S. Public Health Service.
The Army Nurse Corps was an outcome of the Army Reorganization Act. North Carolina
was the first state to implement the registration of nurses through its nursing practice
act.REF: pp. 9
Place the following events related to professional nursing in correct order beginning with
the initial event.
The first issue of the American Journal of Nursing is published.
The Army Nurse Corps is established.
The Visiting Nurse Association is established.
The New England Hospital opens a nursing program.
The Pennsylvania Hospital is established. - Answer-1. The Pennsylvania Hospital is
established
2. The New England Hospital opens a nursing program
3. The Visiting Nurse Association is established
4. The first issue of the American Journal of Nursing is published
5. The Army Nurse Corps is established
Which behavior provides evidence addressing the ability of nursing as a profession to
provide high-quality, effective care as patient-centered needs intensify?
a. Enrolling in a Masters of Nursing Education graduate program
b. Volunteering to provide community health screening at a senior citizen center
c. Becoming politically active regarding the delivery of health care on the national level
d. Regularly speaking to groups of high school students regarding the profession of
nursing - Answer-a. Enrolling in a Masters of Nursing Education graduate program
The need for nurses to provide the care for the influx of clients projected in the future is
best addressed initially through the increase in nurses with graduate degrees. This
, allows for the education and training of future nurses who are introduced to nursing
through effective recruiting targeted at various populations. Health screening is directed
toward the early detection of health care needs. Political activism is directed toward
health care policy change and enactment on national and even local government
levels.REF: p. 18-19
In order to meet the projected need for professional nurses, what area of concern is
funded by the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002? Select all that apply.
a. Support for those enrolled in master's and doctoral nursing programs
b. Increased classroom space for associate and baccalaureate nursing programs
c. Recruitment enticements for nursing faculty positions
d. The establishment of retention programs focused on existing nursing faculty
e. Higher compensation for clinical nursing professionals - Answer-a. Support for those
enrolled in master's and doctoral nursing programs
c. Recruitment enticements for nursing faculty positions
d. The establishment of retention programs focused on existing nursing faculty
Public funding to schools of nursing needs to be increased to attract and retain nursing
faculty. In support of the nursing profession, the U.S. Congress adopted the Nurse
Reinvestment Act to provide funds for nursing education, recruitment, and retention
programs. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law in August 2002. Increased
classroom space for associate and baccalaureate programs as well as higher
compensation for clinical nurses are not foci of this legislation.REF: pp. 18-19
In the Middle Ages (467 BCE to AD 1450), women delivered food, medicine, and care to
the community's ill based on the:
a. Christian concepts of charity and the sanctity of human life.
b. need to make offerings to the gods in exchange for good health.
c. emphasis being placed on the patient-centered approach to health care.
d. emerging understanding of the importance of hygiene and sanitation. - Answer-a.
Christian concepts of charity and the sanctity of human life.
Chapters 1-4 & 6-8 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What factor is cited as contributing to the inability of America's schools of nursing to
meet the expected demand for professional nurses? Select all that apply.
a. Lack of school funding
b. Inability to fill faculty positions
c. Lack of clinical preceptors
d. Insufficient clinical practice sites
e. Lack of qualified student applicants - Answer-a. Lack of school funding
b. Inability to fill faculty positions
c. Lack of clinical preceptors
d. Insufficient clinical practice sites
AACN's report on the 2013-2014 enrollments in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs
in Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away 78,089 qualified applicants from
baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2013 due to budget constraints and
insufficient numbers of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, and clinical preceptors.
Budget constraints, an aging faculty, and increasing job competition from clinical sites
have contributed to this emerging crisis (AACN, 2014).REF: p. 18-19
What event in American history influenced the role black women have played in the
nursing profession?
a. The creation of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service in 1798
b. The Civil War, beginning in 1861
c. The Army Nurse Corps, established in 1901
d. The North Carolina Nurse Practice Act of 1903 - Answer-b. The Civil War, beginning
in 1861
,The American Civil War allowed and encouraged black women to volunteer as nurses,
thus setting the stage for their ultimate involvement in the profession of nursing. The
U.S. Marine Hospital Service was the forerunner of today's U.S. Public Health Service.
The Army Nurse Corps was an outcome of the Army Reorganization Act. North Carolina
was the first state to implement the registration of nurses through its nursing practice
act.REF: pp. 9
Place the following events related to professional nursing in correct order beginning with
the initial event.
The first issue of the American Journal of Nursing is published.
The Army Nurse Corps is established.
The Visiting Nurse Association is established.
The New England Hospital opens a nursing program.
The Pennsylvania Hospital is established. - Answer-1. The Pennsylvania Hospital is
established
2. The New England Hospital opens a nursing program
3. The Visiting Nurse Association is established
4. The first issue of the American Journal of Nursing is published
5. The Army Nurse Corps is established
Which behavior provides evidence addressing the ability of nursing as a profession to
provide high-quality, effective care as patient-centered needs intensify?
a. Enrolling in a Masters of Nursing Education graduate program
b. Volunteering to provide community health screening at a senior citizen center
c. Becoming politically active regarding the delivery of health care on the national level
d. Regularly speaking to groups of high school students regarding the profession of
nursing - Answer-a. Enrolling in a Masters of Nursing Education graduate program
The need for nurses to provide the care for the influx of clients projected in the future is
best addressed initially through the increase in nurses with graduate degrees. This
, allows for the education and training of future nurses who are introduced to nursing
through effective recruiting targeted at various populations. Health screening is directed
toward the early detection of health care needs. Political activism is directed toward
health care policy change and enactment on national and even local government
levels.REF: p. 18-19
In order to meet the projected need for professional nurses, what area of concern is
funded by the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002? Select all that apply.
a. Support for those enrolled in master's and doctoral nursing programs
b. Increased classroom space for associate and baccalaureate nursing programs
c. Recruitment enticements for nursing faculty positions
d. The establishment of retention programs focused on existing nursing faculty
e. Higher compensation for clinical nursing professionals - Answer-a. Support for those
enrolled in master's and doctoral nursing programs
c. Recruitment enticements for nursing faculty positions
d. The establishment of retention programs focused on existing nursing faculty
Public funding to schools of nursing needs to be increased to attract and retain nursing
faculty. In support of the nursing profession, the U.S. Congress adopted the Nurse
Reinvestment Act to provide funds for nursing education, recruitment, and retention
programs. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law in August 2002. Increased
classroom space for associate and baccalaureate programs as well as higher
compensation for clinical nurses are not foci of this legislation.REF: pp. 18-19
In the Middle Ages (467 BCE to AD 1450), women delivered food, medicine, and care to
the community's ill based on the:
a. Christian concepts of charity and the sanctity of human life.
b. need to make offerings to the gods in exchange for good health.
c. emphasis being placed on the patient-centered approach to health care.
d. emerging understanding of the importance of hygiene and sanitation. - Answer-a.
Christian concepts of charity and the sanctity of human life.
