Test Bank by Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th Edition. All Chapters with Correct Answers
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 Ameri...
,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th 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
continuepublic 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 helpstates 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 andestablishment 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
ANS: A
Lillian Wald developed the first nursing service for occupational health.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 10
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 inAmerica
c. Mary Seacole’s efforts to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and
medicinefrom house to house during the Middle Ages
ANS: C
Although Nightingale’s school refused Seacole, she was able to make a
difference in theCrimean War and later was recognized for her efforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 8-9
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
publichealth services.
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers
, throughthe Red Cross.
c. introducing ispecialists iin inursing isuch ias inurse ianesthetists.
d. increasing ithe inumber iof icommunity ihealth inurses.
ANS: i C
World iWar iI ioffered inurses ia ichance ito ienter iinto inew ifields iof ispecialization, ias iis
i seen iin itheexample iof inurse ianesthetists, iwho ibecame ipart iof isurgical iteams iat ithe
i front ilines.
DIF: i Comprehension REF: i p. i11
7. The iprimary ipurpose iof ithe iSocial iSecurity iAct iof i1935 iwas ito:
a. increase iresearch ithat ifocused ion iminority igroups.
b. provide imedical icare ifor ichemically iimpaired ipersons.
c. ensure ihealth icare ifor iolder iadults ithrough ia inational iinsurance isystem.
ANS: i C
By iproviding ihealth iinsurance ifor iolder iadults, ithe iSocial iSecurity iAct iof i1935
i set ithe iprecedent ifor ithe ipassage iof ithe iMedicare iand iMedicaid iActs ithat
i followed iin i1965, ibut itheact ialso iprovided imaternal iand ichild iwelfare iservices,
irehabilitation ifor ithe imentally iand iphysically ichallenged, imedical icare ifor iblind
i individuals iand icrippled ichildren, iand iunemployment ibenefits.
DIF: i Comprehension REF: i p. i12
8. A iclient iasks ithe inurse, i“Can iyou iexplain iMedicare, ian iamendment ito ithe
iSocial iSecurityAct?” iThe inurse iresponds ithat iMedicare:
a. led ito imany ihospital iclosings, ialong iwith ia idecrease iin iacute
icare ihospital–basednursing icare.
b. provided imedical iinsurance ito ithose iyounger iadults ior ichildren iwho
i were inoteligible ifor iprivate iinsurance ibecause iof icatastrophic
iillnesses isuch ias icancer.
c. provided ipreventive icare ifor iwomen, iinfants, iand ichildren.
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