Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issue
g g g g g
s, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by Bar
g g g g g g
bara Cherry, Susan R. g g g
Jacob Chapter 1-28 g g
,Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
Chapterg01:gTheg EvolutiongofgProfessionalg Nursing
Cherry:gContemporaryg Nursing:g Issues,g Trends,g andg Management,g 9thg Edition
MULTIPLEg CHOICE
1. Whatg accomplishmentg isg ClaragBartong bestg knowng for?
a. Becomingg thegfirstg blackg publicghealthg nurse
b. Establishingg theg Henryg Streetg Settlement
c. Foundingg theg Americang Redg Cross
d. Publicizingg theg inadequaciesg ofg hospital-basedg nursingg schools
ANS:g C
Theg Americang Redg Crossg wasg foundedg bygClarag Bartong ing 1882,g tog begofg assistanceg ing effortsgtog
providegsuppliesg tog thegbattlefieldsg andg hospitals.g Bartong alsog setsgupg agpostwarg servicegtogfindg
missinggsoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsg areg assignedg tog writeg tog theirg stategleadersg aboutg angissueg affectingg theirgcommunity.g
Onegstudentg writesg aboutg theg needg amonggruralg communitygforg greaterg accessg tog acuteg caregser
vices.gWhichgpiecegofglegislationgshouldgthegstudentgusegasgagreference?
a. Socialg SecuritygAct
b. Hill-BurtongAct
c. Sheppard-Townerg Act
d. U.S.g Civilg Serviceg Act
ANS:g B
ThegpurposegofgthegHill-
Burtong Actg wasg tog providegfundingg tog constructg hospitalsg andg tog helpgstatesgingplang forgotherghea
lthg caregfacilitiesgingaccordanceg withgthegneedsgofg communities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. Thegpracticegofgpublicg healthg nursingg andg theg Henryg Streetg Settlementg areg creditedg to
a. MarygBreckenridge.
b. MarygSeacole.
c. Clarag Barton.
d. Lilliang Wald.
ANS:g D
LilliangWald,gag pioneerg ing publicghealthg nursing,g isg bestg knowng forgtheg developmentg andgestablishm
entgofgthegHenrygStreetgSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationalg healthg nursingg featuresg beliefsg similarg tog thoseg ofg whichg earlyg nursingg pioneer?
a. LilliangWald
b. Florenceg Nightingale
c. ClaragBarton
d. MarygSeacole
ANS:g A
,Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
LilliangWaldgwasgagpioneergingpublicghealthgnursing,gandgisgbestgknowngforgthegdevelopmentgand
gestablishmentgofgthegfirstgviable gpractice gfor gpublicghealthgnurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatghistoricalg eventgfirstg ledg tog thegrecognitiong ofg theg contributiong ofgblacksgtog nursing?
a. FlorencegNightingale‘sg acceptanceg ofg blackg nursesg intog theg firstg nursingg school
b. ThegcontributionsgofgblackgnursesgatgthegPennsylvaniagHospital,gthegfirstghospitalging
America
c. MarygWilliamsg andg Francesg Roseg areglistedg asg nursesg ing theg Cityg ofg Baltimoreg
Directory
d. Theg workg doneg bygwivesg ofg wealthygblackg noblesg whog carriedg foodg andg medicinegf
romghousegtoghousegduringgthegMiddlegAges
ANS:g C
1840—
Twog blackg women,g Maryg Williamsg andg Francesg Rose,g whog foundedg Nursingg Sistersg ofgthegHoly
gCross,g areglistedg asgnursesgingthegCitygofg BaltimoregDirectory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. Worldg Warg Igcontributedg tog theg advancementg ofg healthgcareg by
a. increasingg theg numberg ofg privateg careg hospitalsg andg decreasingg theg roleg ofg publicg
healthgservices.
b. employingg ag largeg numberg ofg civiliansg tog provideg caregtog returningg soldiersg throughgt
hegRedgCross.
c. introducingg specialistsg ing nursingg suchg asg nurseg anesthetists.
d. increasingg theg numberg ofg communityghealthg nurses.
ANS:g C
WorldgWarg Igofferedg nursesg ag chanceg tog enterg newgfieldsg ofg specialization,g asgisg seeng ing thegexampleg
ofgnurseganesthetists,gwhogbecamegpartgofgsurgicalgteamsgatgthegfrontglines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. WhatgwasgangoriginalgpurposegofgthegSocialgSecuritygActgofg1935?
a. Increaseg researchg thatg focusedg ong minorityg groups
b. Provideg medicalg careg forg chemicallyg impairedg persons
c. Ensureghealthg caregforg olderg adultsg throughg ag nationalg insuranceg system
d. Decreaseg theg public‘sg financialg burdeng byglimitingg servicesg offeredg byglocalg healthg
departments
ANS:g C
Bygprovidingghealthginsurancegforgoldergadults,gthegSocialgSecuritygActgofg1935gsetgthegprec
edentgforg thegpassageg ofg thegMedicaregandg Medicaidg Actsg thatg followedg ing 1965,g butg thegactgal
sogprovidedgmaternalgandgchildgwelfaregservices,grehabilitationgforgthegmentallygandgphysic
allygchallenged,gmedicalgcaregforgblindgindividualsgandgcrippledgchildren,gandgunemployme
ntgbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
, Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
8. Agclientgasksgthegnurse,g ―Cang yougexplaingthegamendmentgtogthegSocialgSecuritygActgcalledg
TitlegXVIIIgtogme?‖gThegnursegdemonstratesgangunderstandinggofgthisglegislationgwhengp
rovidinggwhatgresponse?
a. Itg ledg tog manyghospitalg closings,g alongg withg ag decreaseg ing acuteg careg hospital–
basedgnursinggcare.
b. Itg providedg medicalg insurancegtog thoseg youngerg adultsgorg childreng whog wereg notge
ligiblegforgprivateginsurancegbecausegofgcatastrophicgillnessesgsuchgasgcancer.
c. Itg providedg preventiveg caregforg women,g infants,gandg children.
d. Itg ensuredg thatg individualsgwithg end-stageg renalg diseaseghadg healthg careginsurance.
ANS:g D
ThegMedicaregprogramgprovidesghospitalginsurance,gPartgA,gandgmedicalginsurance,gPartgB,gtogal
lgpeoplegagedg65gandgoldergwhogaregeligiblegtogreceivegSocialgSecuritygbenefits;gpeoplegwithgtotal
,gpermanentgdisabilities;g andgpeoplegwithgend-stagegrenalgdisease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Agcomparisong ofgnursingg ing theg1980sgtog nursingging theg1990sg revealsg whatg factorgthatgc
ontributesgtoghealthgcaregasgwegknowgitgtoday?
a. Ing theg 1990sg nursingg experiencedg ag significantg reductiong occurredg ing preventableg
diseasesgcausedgbygunsafe/unhealthyglifestyles.
b. Tuberculosisg wasg theg primaryg concerng forg nursingg ing theg 1980s,g whereasg theg AIDSg
epidemicgemergedg andg wasgitsgfocusgduringg theg1990s.
c. Ag decreaseg ing ambulatoryg servicesg ing theg 1980sg promptedg angincreaseg ing publicg
healthgnursesgingtheg1990s.
d. Theg demandg forg advancedg practiceg nursesg increasedg ing theg 1980sg andg theg 1990sg
becausegofgthegeconomygandgconcerngaboutgtheghealthgofgthegnation.
ANS:g D
Thegnumbersgofgadvancedgnursegpractitionersg increasedgasgevidencegofgtheirgcost-
effectivenessgasgprovidersgofg primarygandgpreventiveghealthgcaregbecamegestablished.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Whichg statementg accuratelyg describesg theg historicalg perspectiveg ofg nursingg practice?
a. Nursingghasgexistedgtogmeetgthegneedsgofgpopulations,g individuals,g andgaggregatesgb
ygprovidinggcaregthatgisgdeterminedgbygthegneedsgandgbeliefsgofgsocietygingdifferentghis
toricalgcontexts.
b. Asgmeng begang togbecomeginterestedg ing nursing,gitg changedg intog agrespectedg
professiongbasedgongscientificgfactgrathergthangsuperstition.
c. Nursingg hasg historicallyg acceptedg individualsg fromg allg socialg andg ethnicg
backgrounds.
d. Theg Unitedg Statesg hasg ledg theg waygthroughoutg historygtog advanceg nursingg andg
healthg caregbygprovidinggthegfirstghospitalgandgmedicalgschool.
ANS:g A
Nursingghasgexistedgsincegbiblicalgtimesgtogaddressgneedsgranginggfromgcontagiousgdiseasesginge
arlygtimesgtoghealthgpreventiongingthegpresentgtime,gwithgcaregbasedgonghealthgneedsgandgbelie
fsgofgthegtime.
DIF:Comprehension
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issue
g g g g g
s, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by Bar
g g g g g g
bara Cherry, Susan R. g g g
Jacob Chapter 1-28 g g
,Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
Chapterg01:gTheg EvolutiongofgProfessionalg Nursing
Cherry:gContemporaryg Nursing:g Issues,g Trends,g andg Management,g 9thg Edition
MULTIPLEg CHOICE
1. Whatg accomplishmentg isg ClaragBartong bestg knowng for?
a. Becomingg thegfirstg blackg publicghealthg nurse
b. Establishingg theg Henryg Streetg Settlement
c. Foundingg theg Americang Redg Cross
d. Publicizingg theg inadequaciesg ofg hospital-basedg nursingg schools
ANS:g C
Theg Americang Redg Crossg wasg foundedg bygClarag Bartong ing 1882,g tog begofg assistanceg ing effortsgtog
providegsuppliesg tog thegbattlefieldsg andg hospitals.g Bartong alsog setsgupg agpostwarg servicegtogfindg
missinggsoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsg areg assignedg tog writeg tog theirg stategleadersg aboutg angissueg affectingg theirgcommunity.g
Onegstudentg writesg aboutg theg needg amonggruralg communitygforg greaterg accessg tog acuteg caregser
vices.gWhichgpiecegofglegislationgshouldgthegstudentgusegasgagreference?
a. Socialg SecuritygAct
b. Hill-BurtongAct
c. Sheppard-Townerg Act
d. U.S.g Civilg Serviceg Act
ANS:g B
ThegpurposegofgthegHill-
Burtong Actg wasg tog providegfundingg tog constructg hospitalsg andg tog helpgstatesgingplang forgotherghea
lthg caregfacilitiesgingaccordanceg withgthegneedsgofg communities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. Thegpracticegofgpublicg healthg nursingg andg theg Henryg Streetg Settlementg areg creditedg to
a. MarygBreckenridge.
b. MarygSeacole.
c. Clarag Barton.
d. Lilliang Wald.
ANS:g D
LilliangWald,gag pioneerg ing publicghealthg nursing,g isg bestg knowng forgtheg developmentg andgestablishm
entgofgthegHenrygStreetgSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationalg healthg nursingg featuresg beliefsg similarg tog thoseg ofg whichg earlyg nursingg pioneer?
a. LilliangWald
b. Florenceg Nightingale
c. ClaragBarton
d. MarygSeacole
ANS:g A
,Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
LilliangWaldgwasgagpioneergingpublicghealthgnursing,gandgisgbestgknowngforgthegdevelopmentgand
gestablishmentgofgthegfirstgviable gpractice gfor gpublicghealthgnurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatghistoricalg eventgfirstg ledg tog thegrecognitiong ofg theg contributiong ofgblacksgtog nursing?
a. FlorencegNightingale‘sg acceptanceg ofg blackg nursesg intog theg firstg nursingg school
b. ThegcontributionsgofgblackgnursesgatgthegPennsylvaniagHospital,gthegfirstghospitalging
America
c. MarygWilliamsg andg Francesg Roseg areglistedg asg nursesg ing theg Cityg ofg Baltimoreg
Directory
d. Theg workg doneg bygwivesg ofg wealthygblackg noblesg whog carriedg foodg andg medicinegf
romghousegtoghousegduringgthegMiddlegAges
ANS:g C
1840—
Twog blackg women,g Maryg Williamsg andg Francesg Rose,g whog foundedg Nursingg Sistersg ofgthegHoly
gCross,g areglistedg asgnursesgingthegCitygofg BaltimoregDirectory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. Worldg Warg Igcontributedg tog theg advancementg ofg healthgcareg by
a. increasingg theg numberg ofg privateg careg hospitalsg andg decreasingg theg roleg ofg publicg
healthgservices.
b. employingg ag largeg numberg ofg civiliansg tog provideg caregtog returningg soldiersg throughgt
hegRedgCross.
c. introducingg specialistsg ing nursingg suchg asg nurseg anesthetists.
d. increasingg theg numberg ofg communityghealthg nurses.
ANS:g C
WorldgWarg Igofferedg nursesg ag chanceg tog enterg newgfieldsg ofg specialization,g asgisg seeng ing thegexampleg
ofgnurseganesthetists,gwhogbecamegpartgofgsurgicalgteamsgatgthegfrontglines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. WhatgwasgangoriginalgpurposegofgthegSocialgSecuritygActgofg1935?
a. Increaseg researchg thatg focusedg ong minorityg groups
b. Provideg medicalg careg forg chemicallyg impairedg persons
c. Ensureghealthg caregforg olderg adultsg throughg ag nationalg insuranceg system
d. Decreaseg theg public‘sg financialg burdeng byglimitingg servicesg offeredg byglocalg healthg
departments
ANS:g C
Bygprovidingghealthginsurancegforgoldergadults,gthegSocialgSecuritygActgofg1935gsetgthegprec
edentgforg thegpassageg ofg thegMedicaregandg Medicaidg Actsg thatg followedg ing 1965,g butg thegactgal
sogprovidedgmaternalgandgchildgwelfaregservices,grehabilitationgforgthegmentallygandgphysic
allygchallenged,gmedicalgcaregforgblindgindividualsgandgcrippledgchildren,gandgunemployme
ntgbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
, Testg Bankg Forg Contemporaryg Nursingg Issues,g Trends,g &Managementg 9thg Editiong byg Barbarag Cherry,g Susan
g R.
Jacobg Chapterg 1-
28
8. Agclientgasksgthegnurse,g ―Cang yougexplaingthegamendmentgtogthegSocialgSecuritygActgcalledg
TitlegXVIIIgtogme?‖gThegnursegdemonstratesgangunderstandinggofgthisglegislationgwhengp
rovidinggwhatgresponse?
a. Itg ledg tog manyghospitalg closings,g alongg withg ag decreaseg ing acuteg careg hospital–
basedgnursinggcare.
b. Itg providedg medicalg insurancegtog thoseg youngerg adultsgorg childreng whog wereg notge
ligiblegforgprivateginsurancegbecausegofgcatastrophicgillnessesgsuchgasgcancer.
c. Itg providedg preventiveg caregforg women,g infants,gandg children.
d. Itg ensuredg thatg individualsgwithg end-stageg renalg diseaseghadg healthg careginsurance.
ANS:g D
ThegMedicaregprogramgprovidesghospitalginsurance,gPartgA,gandgmedicalginsurance,gPartgB,gtogal
lgpeoplegagedg65gandgoldergwhogaregeligiblegtogreceivegSocialgSecuritygbenefits;gpeoplegwithgtotal
,gpermanentgdisabilities;g andgpeoplegwithgend-stagegrenalgdisease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Agcomparisong ofgnursingg ing theg1980sgtog nursingging theg1990sg revealsg whatg factorgthatgc
ontributesgtoghealthgcaregasgwegknowgitgtoday?
a. Ing theg 1990sg nursingg experiencedg ag significantg reductiong occurredg ing preventableg
diseasesgcausedgbygunsafe/unhealthyglifestyles.
b. Tuberculosisg wasg theg primaryg concerng forg nursingg ing theg 1980s,g whereasg theg AIDSg
epidemicgemergedg andg wasgitsgfocusgduringg theg1990s.
c. Ag decreaseg ing ambulatoryg servicesg ing theg 1980sg promptedg angincreaseg ing publicg
healthgnursesgingtheg1990s.
d. Theg demandg forg advancedg practiceg nursesg increasedg ing theg 1980sg andg theg 1990sg
becausegofgthegeconomygandgconcerngaboutgtheghealthgofgthegnation.
ANS:g D
Thegnumbersgofgadvancedgnursegpractitionersg increasedgasgevidencegofgtheirgcost-
effectivenessgasgprovidersgofg primarygandgpreventiveghealthgcaregbecamegestablished.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Whichg statementg accuratelyg describesg theg historicalg perspectiveg ofg nursingg practice?
a. Nursingghasgexistedgtogmeetgthegneedsgofgpopulations,g individuals,g andgaggregatesgb
ygprovidinggcaregthatgisgdeterminedgbygthegneedsgandgbeliefsgofgsocietygingdifferentghis
toricalgcontexts.
b. Asgmeng begang togbecomeginterestedg ing nursing,gitg changedg intog agrespectedg
professiongbasedgongscientificgfactgrathergthangsuperstition.
c. Nursingg hasg historicallyg acceptedg individualsg fromg allg socialg andg ethnicg
backgrounds.
d. Theg Unitedg Statesg hasg ledg theg waygthroughoutg historygtog advanceg nursingg andg
healthg caregbygprovidinggthegfirstghospitalgandgmedicalgschool.
ANS:g A
Nursingghasgexistedgsincegbiblicalgtimesgtogaddressgneedsgranginggfromgcontagiousgdiseasesginge
arlygtimesgtoghealthgpreventiongingthegpresentgtime,gwithgcaregbasedgonghealthgneedsgandgbelie
fsgofgthegtime.
DIF:Comprehension
