ATI PN LEADERSHIP QUALIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing • Clara Barton is known for: • becoming the first black public health nurse. • establishing the Henry Street Settlement. • founding the American Red Cross. • publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools. ANS: C REF: p. 11 The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882, assisted in efforts to continue public health nursing. • 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 • Hill-Burton Act • Sheppard-Towner Act • U.S. Civil Service Act ANS: B REF: p. 13 The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to construct hospitals and to help states in plan for other health care facilities in accordance with the needs of communities.