Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing Cherry and Jacob:
MULTIPLECHOICE
Clara Barton is most renowned for which accomplishment?
1. a. Pioneering the first black public health nursing program
2. b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement
3. c. Founding the American Red Cross
4. d. Advocating for improvements in hospital-based nursing schools
ANS: C
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1882 to provide aid during wartime and disaster relief efforts.
Barton's post-war efforts also included a service to locate missing soldiers.
2 A student is advocating to state leaders about the necessity of increased access to acute care services in
rural communities. Which legislation should the student reference?
A. a. Social Security Act
B. b. Hill-Burton Act
C. c. Sheppard-Towner Act
D. d. U.S. Civil Service Act
ANS: B
The Hill-Burton Act was enacted to finance the construction of hospitals and assist states in planning healthcare
facilities to address community needs.
3. Who is credited with the establishment of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement?
a. Mary Breckenridge
b. Mary Seacole
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
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, ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for founding and developing the Henry Street
Settlement.
4. Occupational health nursing shares similarities with the beliefs of which early nursing pioneer?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
d. Mary Seacole
ANS: A
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for establishing the first functional practice for
public health nurses.
5. What historical event first highlighted the contribution of black nurses to the nursing profession?
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 in America
c. Inclusion of Mary Williams and Frances Rose as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory
d. The efforts of wealthy black nobles' wives who provided medical aid during the Middle Ages
ANS: C
In 1840, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, founders of the Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross, were listed as nurses
in the City of Baltimore Directory.
6. How did World War I contribute to advancements in healthcare?
a. By increasing private care hospitals and reducing reliance on public health services
b. By employing civilians to provide care through organizations like the Red Cross
c. By introducing specialized nursing roles such as nurse anesthetists
d. By expanding the number of community health centers
ANS: C
World War I facilitated the emergence of new nursing specializations, exemplified by nurse anesthetists who
became integral members of surgical teams on the front lines.
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,7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
a. To enhance research focusing on minority groups
b. To provide medical care for chemically impaired individuals
c. To ensure healthcare for older adults through a national insurance system
d. To reduce the financial burden on the public by limiting services offered by local health departments
ANS: C The Social Security Act of 1935 established health insurance for older adults, laying the groundwork for
subsequent legislation such as Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Additionally, it provided various other services
including maternal and child welfare, rehabilitation, and unemployment benefits.
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1. Aclientasksthenurse,―CanyouexplaintheamendmenttotheSocialSecurityActcalled Title
XVIII to me?‖ The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when
providing what response?
a. Itledtomanyhospitalclosings,alongwithadecreaseinacutecarehospital–based
nursing care.
b. Itprovidedmedicalinsurancetothose youngeradultsorchildrenwhowerenot
eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. Itprovidedpreventivecareforwomen,infants,and children.
d. Itensuredthatindividualswithend-stagerenaldiseasehadhealthcareinsurance.
ANS:D
TheMedicareprogram provideshospitalinsurance, PartA,andmedicalinsurance, PartB,to
allpeopleaged 65and olderwho areeligibleto receive SocialSecuritybenefits;people with total,
permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
DIF:Comprehension
2. Acomparisonofnursinginthe1980stonursinginthe1990srevealswhatfactorthat
contributes to health care as we know it today?
a. Inthe1990snursingexperiencedasignificantreductionoccurredinpreventable
diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
b. Tuberculosiswastheprimaryconcernfornursinginthe1980s,whereastheAIDS
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
c. Adecreaseinambulatoryservicesinthe1980spromptedanincreaseinpublic health
nurses in the 1990s.
d. Thedemandforadvancedpracticenursesincreasedinthe1980sandthe1990s
becauseoftheeconomyaNn d R
conI
cernGaboBu.
tCthehMe a l t hofthenation.
ANS:D
Thenumbersofadvancednursepractitionersincreasedasevidenceoftheircost-effectiveness as
providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
DIF:Comprehension
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing Cherry and Jacob:
MULTIPLECHOICE
Clara Barton is most renowned for which accomplishment?
1. a. Pioneering the first black public health nursing program
2. b. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement
3. c. Founding the American Red Cross
4. d. Advocating for improvements in hospital-based nursing schools
ANS: C
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1882 to provide aid during wartime and disaster relief efforts.
Barton's post-war efforts also included a service to locate missing soldiers.
2 A student is advocating to state leaders about the necessity of increased access to acute care services in
rural communities. Which legislation should the student reference?
A. a. Social Security Act
B. b. Hill-Burton Act
C. c. Sheppard-Towner Act
D. d. U.S. Civil Service Act
ANS: B
The Hill-Burton Act was enacted to finance the construction of hospitals and assist states in planning healthcare
facilities to address community needs.
3. Who is credited with the establishment of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement?
a. Mary Breckenridge
b. Mary Seacole
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
Test Bank Page1
, ANS: D
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for founding and developing the Henry Street
Settlement.
4. Occupational health nursing shares similarities with the beliefs of which early nursing pioneer?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
d. Mary Seacole
ANS: A
Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for establishing the first functional practice for
public health nurses.
5. What historical event first highlighted the contribution of black nurses to the nursing profession?
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 in America
c. Inclusion of Mary Williams and Frances Rose as nurses in the City of Baltimore Directory
d. The efforts of wealthy black nobles' wives who provided medical aid during the Middle Ages
ANS: C
In 1840, Mary Williams and Frances Rose, founders of the Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross, were listed as nurses
in the City of Baltimore Directory.
6. How did World War I contribute to advancements in healthcare?
a. By increasing private care hospitals and reducing reliance on public health services
b. By employing civilians to provide care through organizations like the Red Cross
c. By introducing specialized nursing roles such as nurse anesthetists
d. By expanding the number of community health centers
ANS: C
World War I facilitated the emergence of new nursing specializations, exemplified by nurse anesthetists who
became integral members of surgical teams on the front lines.
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,7. What was an original purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
a. To enhance research focusing on minority groups
b. To provide medical care for chemically impaired individuals
c. To ensure healthcare for older adults through a national insurance system
d. To reduce the financial burden on the public by limiting services offered by local health departments
ANS: C The Social Security Act of 1935 established health insurance for older adults, laying the groundwork for
subsequent legislation such as Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Additionally, it provided various other services
including maternal and child welfare, rehabilitation, and unemployment benefits.
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1. Aclientasksthenurse,―CanyouexplaintheamendmenttotheSocialSecurityActcalled Title
XVIII to me?‖ The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this legislation when
providing what response?
a. Itledtomanyhospitalclosings,alongwithadecreaseinacutecarehospital–based
nursing care.
b. Itprovidedmedicalinsurancetothose youngeradultsorchildrenwhowerenot
eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. Itprovidedpreventivecareforwomen,infants,and children.
d. Itensuredthatindividualswithend-stagerenaldiseasehadhealthcareinsurance.
ANS:D
TheMedicareprogram provideshospitalinsurance, PartA,andmedicalinsurance, PartB,to
allpeopleaged 65and olderwho areeligibleto receive SocialSecuritybenefits;people with total,
permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
DIF:Comprehension
2. Acomparisonofnursinginthe1980stonursinginthe1990srevealswhatfactorthat
contributes to health care as we know it today?
a. Inthe1990snursingexperiencedasignificantreductionoccurredinpreventable
diseases caused by unsafe/unhealthy lifestyles.
b. Tuberculosiswastheprimaryconcernfornursinginthe1980s,whereastheAIDS
epidemic emerged and was its focus during the 1990s.
c. Adecreaseinambulatoryservicesinthe1980spromptedanincreaseinpublic health
nurses in the 1990s.
d. Thedemandforadvancedpracticenursesincreasedinthe1980sandthe1990s
becauseoftheeconomyaNn d R
conI
cernGaboBu.
tCthehMe a l t hofthenation.
ANS:D
Thenumbersofadvancednursepractitionersincreasedasevidenceoftheircost-effectiveness as
providers of primary and preventive health care became established.
DIF:Comprehension
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