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x% 01x% The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Chapter
x% 02x% The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
x% x% x% x% x% 8
Chapter
x% 03x% The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
x% x% x% x% x% x % x% x% x % 16
Chapter
x% 04x% Nursing Licensure and Certification
x% x% x % 23
Chapter
x% 05x% Theories of Nursing Practice
x% x% x% 30
Chapter
x% 06x% Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
x% x % x % x % 38
Chapter
x% 07x% Paying for Health Care in America Rising Costs and Challenges
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 47
Chapter
x% 08x% Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
x % x% x% x% x% x% 56
Chapter
x% 09x% Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 63
Chapter
x% 10x% Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care
x% x% x % x% x% x% x% x% x % 70
Chapter
x% 11x% Complementary and Alternative Healing x% x% x % 74
Chapter 12
x% x% Palliative Care x% 82
Chapter 13
x% x% Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 86
Chapter 14
x% x% Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace
x% x% x% x% x% x% 94
Chapter 15
x% x% Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
x% x% x% x% x% 101
Chapter 16
x% x% Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World
x% x % x% x% x% x% 107
Chapter 17
x% x%Nursing Leadership and Management
x% x % x% 115
Chapter 18
x% x%Budgeting Basics for Nurses x% x % x% 123
Chapter 19
x% x% Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
x% x% x% x% 130
Chapter 20
x% x% Effective Delegation and Supervision
x% x% x % 138
Chapter
x% 21 x%Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Model
x% x % x% x% x% 146
Chapter
x% 22x% Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
x% x% x% x% 154
Chapter
x% 23x% Health Policy and Politics Get Involved
x% x% x% x% x% 165
Chapter
x% 24x% Clinical Judgment
x% 172
Chapter
x% 25x% Making the Transition From Student to Professional Nurse
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 176
Chapter
x% 26x% Managing Time The Path to High Self-Performance
x% x% x% x% x% x% 185
Chapter
x% 27 Job Search Finding Your Match
x % x% x % x% x% 192
Chapter 28 The NCLEX-RN® Examination
x% x% x% x% 200
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x%
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Becoming the first black public health nurse x% x% x% x% x% x%
b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement x% x% x% x%
c. Founding the American Red Cross x% x% x% x%
d. Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools x% x% x% x% x% x%
ANS: C
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in eff
x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
or t s to provide supplies to the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a po
x% x% x % x % x% x % x% x% x % x % x % x % x % x % x % x %
stwar servi c e to find missing soldiers.
x % x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their communit
x% x% x% x % x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
y. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute c
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a re services. Which piece of legislation should the student use as a reference?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Social Security Act x% x%
b. Hill-Burton Act x%
c. Sheppard-Towner Act x%
d. U.S. Civil Service Act x% x% x%
ANS: B
The purpose of the Hill-
x% x% x% x%
Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other he
x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x%
a lt h care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Knowledge
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Mary Breckenridge. x%
b. Mary Seacole. x%
c. Clara Barton. x%
d. Lillian Wald. x%
ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establis
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
h ment of the Henry Street Settlement.
x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Lillian Wald x%
b. Florence Nightingale x%
c. Clara Barton x%
d. Mary Seacole x%
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ANS: A
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the developme
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
nt and establishment of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospita
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
l i n America x% x% x%
c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Balti
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
mo re Directory x% x%
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and med
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
ici ne from house to house during the Middle Ages
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
ANS: C
1840—
Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of th
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
e Holy Cross, are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of pu
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
bli c health services. x% x% x%
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers thro
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
ug h the Red Cross. x% x% x% x%
c. introducing specialists in nursing suchAasAnurse anesthetists. x% x% x% x% x%
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. x% x% x% x% x% x%
ANS: C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the exa
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x
m ple of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Increase research that focused on minority groups x% x% x% x% x% x%
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired personsx% x% x% x% x% x%
c. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
d. Decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local he
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
alt h departments x% x%
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the pre
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
c e dent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but th
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% vb
e act al so provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally an
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x% x% x% x% x%
d phys ical ly challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and un
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
employm ent benefits. x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
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,Table of Contents
x% x%
Chapter
x% 01x% The Evolution of Professional Nursing
x% x% x% x % 1
Chapter
x% 02x% The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
x% x% x% x% x% 8
Chapter
x% 03x% The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
x% x% x% x% x% x % x% x% x % 16
Chapter
x% 04x% Nursing Licensure and Certification
x% x% x % 23
Chapter
x% 05x% Theories of Nursing Practice
x% x% x% 30
Chapter
x% 06x% Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
x% x % x % x % 38
Chapter
x% 07x% Paying for Health Care in America Rising Costs and Challenges
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 47
Chapter
x% 08x% Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
x % x% x% x% x% x% 56
Chapter
x% 09x% Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 63
Chapter
x% 10x% Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care
x% x% x % x% x% x% x% x% x % 70
Chapter
x% 11x% Complementary and Alternative Healing x% x% x % 74
Chapter 12
x% x% Palliative Care x% 82
Chapter 13
x% x% Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 86
Chapter 14
x% x% Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace
x% x% x% x% x% x% 94
Chapter 15
x% x% Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
x% x% x% x% x% 101
Chapter 16
x% x% Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World
x% x % x% x% x% x% 107
Chapter 17
x% x%Nursing Leadership and Management
x% x % x% 115
Chapter 18
x% x%Budgeting Basics for Nurses x% x % x% 123
Chapter 19
x% x% Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
x% x% x% x% 130
Chapter 20
x% x% Effective Delegation and Supervision
x% x% x % 138
Chapter
x% 21 x%Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Model
x% x % x% x% x% 146
Chapter
x% 22x% Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
x% x% x% x% 154
Chapter
x% 23x% Health Policy and Politics Get Involved
x% x% x% x% x% 165
Chapter
x% 24x% Clinical Judgment
x% 172
Chapter
x% 25x% Making the Transition From Student to Professional Nurse
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% 176
Chapter
x% 26x% Managing Time The Path to High Self-Performance
x% x% x% x% x% x% 185
Chapter
x% 27 Job Search Finding Your Match
x % x% x % x% x% 192
Chapter 28 The NCLEX-RN® Examination
x% x% x% x% 200
PlusBay.Plus
, Test Bank
x% x%
-
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
x% x% x% x% x% x%
Cherry: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
x% x % x % x % vb x % x% x %
MULTIPLE CHOICE x%
1. What accomplishment is Clara Barton best known for?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Becoming the first black public health nurse x% x% x% x% x% x%
b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement x% x% x% x%
c. Founding the American Red Cross x% x% x% x%
d. Publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools x% x% x% x% x% x%
ANS: C
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1882, to be of assistance in eff
x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
or t s to provide supplies to the battlefields and hospitals. Barton also sets up a po
x% x% x % x % x% x % x% x% x % x % x % x % x % x % x % x %
stwar servi c e to find missing soldiers.
x % x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Knowledge
2. Students are assigned to write to their state leaders about an issue affecting their communit
x% x% x% x % x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
y. One student writes about the need among rural community for greater access to acute c
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a re services. Which piece of legislation should the student use as a reference?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Social Security Act x% x%
b. Hill-Burton Act x%
c. Sheppard-Towner Act x%
d. U.S. Civil Service Act x% x% x%
ANS: B
The purpose of the Hill-
x% x% x% x%
Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other he
x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x%
a lt h care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Knowledge
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Mary Breckenridge. x%
b. Mary Seacole. x%
c. Clara Barton. x%
d. Lillian Wald. x%
ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the development and establis
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
h ment of the Henry Street Settlement.
x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Knowledge
4. Occupational health nursing features beliefs similar to those of which early nursing pioneer?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Lillian Wald x%
b. Florence Nightingale x%
c. Clara Barton x%
d. Mary Seacole x%
1
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x% x% x% x% x%
, Test Bank
x% x%
-
ANS: A
Lillian Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, and is best known for the developme
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
nt and establishment of the first viable practice for public health nurses.
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
5. What historical event first led to the recognition of the contribution of blacks to nursing?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Florence Nightingale‘s acceptance of black nurses into the first nursing school
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
b. The contributions of black nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospita
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
l i n America x% x% x%
c. Mary Williams and Frances Rose are listed as nurses in the City of Balti
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
mo re Directory x% x%
d. The work done by wives of wealthy black nobles who carried food and med
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
ici ne from house to house during the Middle Ages
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
ANS: C
1840—
Two black women, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, who founded Nursing Sisters of th
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
e Holy Cross, are listed as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory.
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
6. World War I contributed to the advancement of health care by
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. increasing the number of private care hospitals and decreasing the role of pu
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
bli c health services. x% x% x%
b. employing a large number of civilians to provide care to returning soldiers thro
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
ug h the Red Cross. x% x% x% x%
c. introducing specialists in nursing suchAasAnurse anesthetists. x% x% x% x% x%
d. increasing the number of community health nurses. x% x% x% x% x% x%
ANS: C
World War I offered nurses a chance to enter new fields of specialization, as is seen in the exa
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x
m ple of nurse anesthetists, who became part of surgical teams at the front lines.
% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
a. Increase research that focused on minority groups x% x% x% x% x% x%
b. Provide medical care for chemically impaired personsx% x% x% x% x% x%
c. Ensure health care for older adults through a national insurance system
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
d. Decrease the public‘s financial burden by limiting services offered by local he
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
alt h departments x% x%
ANS: C
By providing health insurance for older adults, the Social Security Act of 1935 set the pre
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
c e dent for the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Acts that followed in 1965, but th
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% vb
e act al so provided maternal and child welfare services, rehabilitation for the mentally an
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% vb x% x% x% x% x% x%
d phys ical ly challenged, medical care for blind individuals and crippled children, and un
x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x% x%
employm ent benefits. x% x%
DIF: Comprehension
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