, Chapterg01:gThegEvolutiongofgProfessionalgNursing
Cherryg&gJacob:g Contemporaryg Nursing:g Issues,g Trends,g andg Management,g9thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. ClaragBartongisgknowngfor:
a. becominggthegfirstgblackgpublicghealthgnurse.
b. establishinggthegHenrygStreetgSettlement.
c. foundinggthegAmericangRedgCross.
d. publicizinggtheginadequaciesgofghospital-basedgnursinggschools.
ANS:g C
ThegAmericangRedgCross,gfoundedgbygClaragBartonging1882,gassistedgingeffortsgtogcontinuepub
licghealthgnursing.
DIF:g Knowledgeg REF:g p.g11
2. Studentsgaregassignedgtogwritegtogtheirgstategleadersgaboutgangissuegaffectinggtheirgco
mmunity.Onegstudentgwritesgaboutgthegneedgamonggruralgcommunitygforggreatergacc
essgtogacutegcaregservices.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggpiecesgofglegislationgshouldgthegst
udentgusegasgagreference?
a. SocialgSecuritygAct
b. Hill-BurtongAct
c. Sheppard-Townerg Act
d. U.S.gCivilgServicegAct
ANS:g B
ThegpurposegofgthegHill-
BurtongActgwasgtogprovidegfundinggtogconstructghospitalsgandgtoghelpstatesgingplangfor
gotherghealthgcaregfacilitiesgingaccordancegwithgthegneedsgofgcommunities.
DIF:gKnowledgeg REF:g p.g13
3. ThegpracticegofgpublicghealthgnursinggandgthegHenrygStreetgSettlementgaregcreditedgto:
a. MarygBreckenridge.
b. MarygSeacole.
c. ClaragBarton.
d. LilliangWald.
MedgCgFile;
, ANS:g D
LilliangWald,gagpioneergingpublicghealthgnursing,gisgbestgknowngforgthegdev
elopmentgandestablishmentgofgthegHenrygStreetgSettlement.
DIF:g Knowledgeg REF:g p.g6
4. Occupationalghealthgnursinggfeaturesgbeliefsgsimilargtogthosegofgwhichgearlygnursin
ggpioneer?
a. LilliangWald
b. FlorencegNightingale
c. ClaragBarton
d. MarygSeacole
ANS:g A
LilliangWaldgdevelopedgthegfirstgnursinggservicegforgoccupationalghealth.
DIF:g Comprehension REF:g p.g10
5. Whatghistoricalgeventgfirstgledgtogthegrecognitiongofgthegcontributiongofgblacksgtognursing?
a. FlorencegNightingale’sgacceptancegofgblackgnursesgintogthegfirstgnursinggschool
b. ThegcontributionsgofgblackgnursesgatgthegPennsylvaniagHospital,gthegfirs
tghospitalginAmerica
c. MarygSeacole’sgeffortsgtogcaregforgsoldiersgduringgthegCrimeangWar
d. Thegworkgdonegbygwivesgofgwealthygblackgnoblesgwhogcarriedgfoodgan
dgmedicinefromghousegtoghousegduringgthegMiddlegAges
ANS:g C
AlthoughgNightingale’sgschoolgrefusedgSeacole,gshegwasgablegtogmakegagdi
fferencegingtheCrimeangWargandglatergwasgrecognizedgforghergefforts.
DIF:g Comprehension REF:g pp.g8-9
6. WorldgWargIgcontributedgtogthegadvancementgofghealthgcaregby:
a. increasinggthegnumbergofgprivategcareghospitalsgandgdecreasinggthegrolego
fgpublichealthgservices.
b. employinggaglargegnumbergofgciviliansgtogprovidegcaregtogreturninggsoldiers
MedgCgFile;
, throughthegRedgCross.
c. introducinggspecialistsgingnursinggsuchgasgnurseganesthetists.
d. increasinggthegnumbergofgcommunityghealthgnurses.
ANS:g C
WorldgWargIgofferedgnursesgagchancegtogentergintognewgfieldsgofgspecialization,gasgisgs
eengingtheexamplegofgnurseganesthetists,gwhogbecamegpartgofgsurgicalgteamsgatgthegfro
ntglines.
DIF:g Comprehension REF:g p.g11
7. ThegprimarygpurposegofgthegSocialgSecuritygActgofg1935gwasgto:
a. increasegresearchgthatgfocusedgongminorityggroups.
b. providegmedicalgcaregforgchemicallygimpairedgpersons.
c. ensureghealthgcaregforgoldergadultsgthroughgagnationalginsurancegsystem.
d. decreasegthegpublic’sgfinancialgburdengbyglimitinggservicesgofferedgbygloca
lghealthdepartments.
ANS:g C
Bygprovidingghealthginsurancegforgoldergadults,gthegSocialgSecuritygActgofg1935gsetgt
hegprecedentgforgthegpassagegofgthegMedicaregandgMedicaidgActsgthatgfollowedging19
65,gbutgtheactgalsogprovidedgmaternalgandgchildgwelfaregservices,grehabilitationgforgt
hegmentallygandgphysicallygchallenged,gmedicalgcaregforgblindgindividualsgandgcrippl
edgchildren,gandgunemploymentgbenefits.
DIF:g Comprehension REF:g p.g12
8. Agclientgasksgthegnurse,g“CangyougexplaingMedicare,gangamendmentgtogthegSocia
lgSecurityAct?”gThegnursegrespondsgthatgMedicare:
a. ledgtogmanyghospitalgclosings,galonggwithgagdecreasegingacutegcar
eghospital–basednursinggcare.
b. providedgmedicalginsurancegtogthosegyoungergadultsgorgchildrengwhog
weregnoteligiblegforgprivateginsurancegbecausegofgcatastrophicgillnesses
gsuchgasgcancer.
c. providedgpreventivegcaregforgwomen,ginfants,gandgchildren.
MedgCgFile;