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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. ClarajBartonjisjknownjfor:
a. becomingjthejfirstjblackjpublicjhealthjnurse.
b. establishingjthejHenryjStreetjSettlement.
c. foundingjthejAmericanjRedjCross.
d. publicizingjthejinadequaciesjofjhospital-basedjnursingjschools.
ANS:j C
ThejAmericanjRedjCross,jfoundedjbyjClarajBartonjinj1882,jassistedjinjeffortsjtojcontinuepublicjh
ealthjnursing.
DIF:j Knowledgej REF:j p.j11
2. Studentsjarejassignedjtojwritejtojtheirjstatejleadersjaboutjanjissuejaffectingjtheirjcomm
unity.Onejstudentjwritesjaboutjthejneedjamongjruraljcommunityjforjgreaterjaccessjtoja
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a reference?
j j
a. SocialjSecurityjAct
b. Hill-BurtonjAct
c. Sheppard-Townerj Act
d. U.S.jCiviljServicejAct
ANS:j B
ThejpurposejofjthejHill-
BurtonjActjwasjtojprovidejfundingjtojconstructjhospitalsjandjtojhelpstatesjinjplanjforjothe
rjhealthjcarejfacilitiesjinjaccordancejwithjthejneedsjofjcommunities.
DIF:jKnowledgej REF:j p.j13
3. ThejpracticejofjpublicjhealthjnursingjandjthejHenryjStreetjSettlementjarejcreditedjto:
a. MaryjBreckenridge.
b. MaryjSeacole.
c. ClarajBarton.
d. LillianjWald.
MedjCjFile;
, ANS:j D
LillianjWald,jajpioneerjinjpublicjhealthjnursing,jisjbestjknownjforjthejdevelop
mentjandestablishmentjofjthejHenryjStreetjSettlement.
DIF:j Knowledgej REF:j p.j6
4. Occupationaljhealthjnursingjfeaturesjbeliefsjsimilarjtojthosejofjwhichjearlyjnursingjpi
oneer?
a. LillianjWald
b. FlorencejNightingale
c. ClarajBarton
d. MaryjSeacole
ANS:j A
LillianjWaldjdevelopedjthejfirstjnursingjservicejforjoccupationaljhealth.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j p.j10
5. Whatjhistoricaljeventjfirstjledjtojthejrecognitionjofjthejcontributionjofjblacksjtojnursing?
a. FlorencejNightingale’sjacceptancejofjblackjnursesjintojthejfirstjnursingjschool
b. ThejcontributionsjofjblackjnursesjatjthejPennsylvaniajHospital,jthejfirstjho
spitaljinAmerica
c. MaryjSeacole’sjeffortsjtojcarejforjsoldiersjduringjthejCrimeanjWar
d. Thejworkjdonejbyjwivesjofjwealthyjblackjnoblesjwhojcarriedjfoodjandjme
dicinefromjhousejtojhousejduringjthejMiddlejAges
ANS:j C
AlthoughjNightingale’sjschooljrefusedjSeacole,jshejwasjablejtojmakejajdiffer
encejinjtheCrimeanjWarjandjlaterjwasjrecognizedjforjherjefforts.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j pp.j8-9
6. WorldjWarjIjcontributedjtojthejadvancementjofjhealthjcarejby:
a. increasingjthejnumberjofjprivatejcarejhospitalsjandjdecreasingjthejrolejofjpu
blichealthjservices.
b. employingjajlargejnumberjofjciviliansjtojprovidejcarejtojreturningjsoldiers
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c. introducingjspecialistsjinjnursingjsuchjasjnursejanesthetists.
d. increasingjthejnumberjofjcommunityjhealthjnurses.
ANS:j C
WorldjWarjIjofferedjnursesjajchancejtojenterjintojnewjfieldsjofjspecialization,jasjisjseenji
njtheexamplejofjnursejanesthetists,jwhojbecamejpartjofjsurgicaljteamsjatjthejfrontjlines.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j p.j11
7. ThejprimaryjpurposejofjthejSocialjSecurityjActjofj1935jwasjto:
a. increasejresearchjthatjfocusedjonjminorityjgroups.
b. providejmedicaljcarejforjchemicallyjimpairedjpersons.
c. ensurejhealthjcarejforjolderjadultsjthroughjajnationaljinsurancejsystem.
d. decreasejthejpublic’sjfinancialjburdenjbyjlimitingjservicesjofferedjbyjlocaljhe
althdepartments.
ANS:j C
Byjprovidingjhealthjinsurancejforjolderjadults,jthejSocialjSecurityjActjofj1935jsetjthejp
recedentjforjthejpassagejofjthejMedicarejandjMedicaidjActsjthatjfollowedjinj1965,jbutjt
heactjalsojprovidedjmaternaljandjchildjwelfarejservices,jrehabilitationjforjthejmentallyj
andjphysicallyjchallenged,jmedicaljcarejforjblindjindividualsjandjcrippledjchildren,jan
djunemploymentjbenefits.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j p.j12
8. Ajclientjasksjthejnurse,j“CanjyoujexplainjMedicare,janjamendmentjtojthejSocialjSe
curityAct?”jThejnursejrespondsjthatjMedicare:
a. ledjtojmanyjhospitaljclosings,jalongjwithjajdecreasejinjacutejcarejho
spital–basednursingjcare.
b. providedjmedicaljinsurancejtojthosejyoungerjadultsjorjchildrenjwhojwer
ejnoteligiblejforjprivatejinsurancejbecausejofjcatastrophicjillnessesjsuchj
asjcancer.
c. providedjpreventivejcarejforjwomen,jinfants,jandjchildren.
MedjCjFile;
, Chapterj01:jThejEvolutionjofjProfessionaljNursing
Cherryj&jJacob:j Contemporaryj Nursing:j Issues,j Trends,j andj Management,j9thjEdition
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. ClarajBartonjisjknownjfor:
a. becomingjthejfirstjblackjpublicjhealthjnurse.
b. establishingjthejHenryjStreetjSettlement.
c. foundingjthejAmericanjRedjCross.
d. publicizingjthejinadequaciesjofjhospital-basedjnursingjschools.
ANS:j C
ThejAmericanjRedjCross,jfoundedjbyjClarajBartonjinj1882,jassistedjinjeffortsjtojcontinuepublicjh
ealthjnursing.
DIF:j Knowledgej REF:j p.j11
2. Studentsjarejassignedjtojwritejtojtheirjstatejleadersjaboutjanjissuejaffectingjtheirjcomm
unity.Onejstudentjwritesjaboutjthejneedjamongjruraljcommunityjforjgreaterjaccessjtoja
cutejcarejservices.jWhichjofjthejfollowingjpiecesjofjlegislationjshouldjthejstudentjusejas
a reference?
j j
a. SocialjSecurityjAct
b. Hill-BurtonjAct
c. Sheppard-Townerj Act
d. U.S.jCiviljServicejAct
ANS:j B
ThejpurposejofjthejHill-
BurtonjActjwasjtojprovidejfundingjtojconstructjhospitalsjandjtojhelpstatesjinjplanjforjothe
rjhealthjcarejfacilitiesjinjaccordancejwithjthejneedsjofjcommunities.
DIF:jKnowledgej REF:j p.j13
3. ThejpracticejofjpublicjhealthjnursingjandjthejHenryjStreetjSettlementjarejcreditedjto:
a. MaryjBreckenridge.
b. MaryjSeacole.
c. ClarajBarton.
d. LillianjWald.
MedjCjFile;
, ANS:j D
LillianjWald,jajpioneerjinjpublicjhealthjnursing,jisjbestjknownjforjthejdevelop
mentjandestablishmentjofjthejHenryjStreetjSettlement.
DIF:j Knowledgej REF:j p.j6
4. Occupationaljhealthjnursingjfeaturesjbeliefsjsimilarjtojthosejofjwhichjearlyjnursingjpi
oneer?
a. LillianjWald
b. FlorencejNightingale
c. ClarajBarton
d. MaryjSeacole
ANS:j A
LillianjWaldjdevelopedjthejfirstjnursingjservicejforjoccupationaljhealth.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j p.j10
5. Whatjhistoricaljeventjfirstjledjtojthejrecognitionjofjthejcontributionjofjblacksjtojnursing?
a. FlorencejNightingale’sjacceptancejofjblackjnursesjintojthejfirstjnursingjschool
b. ThejcontributionsjofjblackjnursesjatjthejPennsylvaniajHospital,jthejfirstjho
spitaljinAmerica
c. MaryjSeacole’sjeffortsjtojcarejforjsoldiersjduringjthejCrimeanjWar
d. Thejworkjdonejbyjwivesjofjwealthyjblackjnoblesjwhojcarriedjfoodjandjme
dicinefromjhousejtojhousejduringjthejMiddlejAges
ANS:j C
AlthoughjNightingale’sjschooljrefusedjSeacole,jshejwasjablejtojmakejajdiffer
encejinjtheCrimeanjWarjandjlaterjwasjrecognizedjforjherjefforts.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j pp.j8-9
6. WorldjWarjIjcontributedjtojthejadvancementjofjhealthjcarejby:
a. increasingjthejnumberjofjprivatejcarejhospitalsjandjdecreasingjthejrolejofjpu
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b. employingjajlargejnumberjofjciviliansjtojprovidejcarejtojreturningjsoldiers
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c. introducingjspecialistsjinjnursingjsuchjasjnursejanesthetists.
d. increasingjthejnumberjofjcommunityjhealthjnurses.
ANS:j C
WorldjWarjIjofferedjnursesjajchancejtojenterjintojnewjfieldsjofjspecialization,jasjisjseenji
njtheexamplejofjnursejanesthetists,jwhojbecamejpartjofjsurgicaljteamsjatjthejfrontjlines.
DIF:j Comprehension REF:j p.j11
7. ThejprimaryjpurposejofjthejSocialjSecurityjActjofj1935jwasjto:
a. increasejresearchjthatjfocusedjonjminorityjgroups.
b. providejmedicaljcarejforjchemicallyjimpairedjpersons.
c. ensurejhealthjcarejforjolderjadultsjthroughjajnationaljinsurancejsystem.
d. decreasejthejpublic’sjfinancialjburdenjbyjlimitingjservicesjofferedjbyjlocaljhe
althdepartments.
ANS:j C
Byjprovidingjhealthjinsurancejforjolderjadults,jthejSocialjSecurityjActjofj1935jsetjthejp
recedentjforjthejpassagejofjthejMedicarejandjMedicaidjActsjthatjfollowedjinj1965,jbutjt
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djunemploymentjbenefits.
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8. Ajclientjasksjthejnurse,j“CanjyoujexplainjMedicare,janjamendmentjtojthejSocialjSe
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