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Chapterb 01:b Theb Evolutionb ofb Professionalb Nursing
Cherryb &b Jacob:b Contemporaryb Nursing:b Issues,b Trends,b andb Management,b 8thbEditio
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. ClarabBartonbisbknownbfor:
a. becomingbthebfirstbblackbpublicbhealthbnurse.
b. establishingb theb Henryb Streetb Settlement.
c. foundingb theb Americanb Redb Cross.
d. publicizingb theb inadequaciesb ofb hospital-basedb nursingb schools.
ANS:b C
Theb Americanb Redb Cross,b foundedb bybClarab Bartonb inb 1882,b assistedb inb effortsb tob continuebpu
blicbhealthbnursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF: b p.b11
2. Studentsbarebassignedbtobwritebtobtheirbstatebleadersbaboutbanbissuebaffectingbtheirbcommunity.b
Oneb studentb writesb aboutb theb needb amongb ruralb communitybforb greaterb accessb tob acuteb carebser
vices.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbpiecesbofblegislationbshouldbthebstudentbusebasbabreference?
a. Socialb SecuritybAct
b. Hill-BurtonbAct
c. Sheppard-Townerb Act
d. U.S.b Civilb Serviceb Act
ANS:b B
ThebpurposebofbthebHill-
BurtonbActbwasbtobprovidebfundingbtobconstructbhospitalsbandbtobhelpbstatesbinbplanbforbotherbh
ealthbcarebfacilities binbaccordancebwithbthebneedsbofbcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF: b p.b13
3. ThebpracticebofbpublicbhealthbnursingbandbthebHenrybStreetbSettlementbarebcreditedbto:
a. Maryb Breckenridge.
b. Maryb Seacole.
c. Clarab Barton.
d. Lillianb Wald.
ANS:b D
LillianbWald,babpioneerbinbpublicbhealthbnursing,bisbbestbknownbforbthebdevelopmentbandb
establishmentbofbthebHenrybStreetbSettlement.
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4. Occupationalb healthb nursingb featuresb beliefsb similarb tob thoseb ofb whichb earlyb nursingb pioneer?
a. LillianbWald
b. Florenceb Nightingale
c. ClarabBarton
d. MarybSeacole
ANS:b A
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LillianbWaldbdevelopedbthebfirstbnursingbservicebforboccupationalbhealth.
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5. Whatbhistoricalbeventbfirstbledbtobthebrecognitionbofbthebcontributionbofbblacksbtobnursing?
a. FlorencebNightingale’sbacceptancebofbblackbnursesbintobthebfirstbnursingbschool
b. ThebcontributionsbofbblackbnursesbatbthebPennsylvaniabHospital,bthebfirstbhospitalbinb
America
c. MarybSeacole’sb effortsb tob careb forb soldiersb duringb theb Crimeanb War
d. Theb workb doneb byb wivesb ofb wealthybblackb noblesb whob carriedb foodb andb medicinebf
rombhousebtobhousebduringbthebMiddlebAges
ANS:b C
AlthoughbNightingale’sbschoolbrefusedbSeacole,bshebwasbablebtobmakebabdifferencebinbtheb
CrimeanbWarbandblaterbwasbrecognizedbforbherbefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF: bb pp.b8-9
6. Worldb Warb Ibcontributedb tob theb advancementb ofb healthb careb by:
a. increasingbthebnumberbof bprivatebcarebhospitalsbandbdecreasingbthebrolebofbpublicb
healthbservices.
b. employingb ab largeb numberb ofb civiliansb tob provideb careb tob returningb soldiersb throughbt
hebRedbCross.
c. introducingb specialistsb inb nursingb suchb asb nurseb anesthetists.
d. increasingb theb numberb ofb communityb healthb nurses.
ANS:b C
WorldbWarbIbofferedbnursesbabchancebtobenterbintobnewbfieldsbofbspecialization,basbisbseenbinbthebe
xamplebofbnursebanesthetists,bwhobbecamebpartbofbsurgicalbteamsbatbthebfrontblines.
DIF: Comprehension REF: b p.b11
7. ThebprimarybpurposebofbthebSocialbSecuritybActbofb1935bwasbto:
a. increaseb researchb thatb focusedb onb minorityb groups.
b. provideb medicalb careb forb chemicallyb impairedb persons.
c. ensurebhealthbcarebforbolderbadultsbthroughbabnationalbinsurancebsystem.
d. decreaseb theb public’sb financialb burdenb byb limitingb servicesb offeredb byb localb healthb
departments.
ANS:b C
Bybprovidingbhealthbinsurancebforbolderbadults,bthebSocialbSecuritybActbofb1935bsetbthebpre
cedentbforbthebpassagebofbthebMedicarebandbMedicaidbActsbthatbfollowedbinb1965,bbutbthebactb
alsobprovidedbmaternalbandbchildbwelfarebservices,brehabilitationbforbthebmentallybandbphys
icallybchallenged,bmedicalbcarebforbblindbindividualsbandbcrippledbchildren,bandbunemploy
mentbbenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF: b p.b12
8. Abclientbasksbthebnurse,b“CanbyoubexplainbMedicare,banbamendmentbtobthebSocialbSecurityb
Act?”bThebnursebrespondsbthatbMedicare:
a. ledb tob manybhospitalb closings,b alongb withb ab decreaseb inb acuteb careb hospital–
basedbnursingbcare.
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b. providedbmedicalbinsurancebtobthosebyoungerbadultsborbchildrenbwhobwerebnotb
eligibleb forb privateb insuranceb becauseb ofb catastrophicb illnessesb suchb asb cancer.
c. providedbpreventivebcarebforbwomen,binfants,bandbchildren.
d. ensuredbthatbindividualsbagesb65bandbolderbandbthosebwithbend-
stagebrenalbdiseaseborbpermanentbdisabilities bhadbhealthbcarebinsurance.
ANS:b D
ThebMedicarebprogrambprovidesbhospitalbinsurance,bPartbA,bandbmedicalbinsurance,bPartbB,btobal
lbpeoplebagesb65bandbolderbwhobarebeligiblebtobreceivebSocialbSecuritybbenefits;bpeoplebwithbtot
al,bpermanentbdisabilities;bandbpeoplebwithbend-stagebrenalbdisease.
DIF: Comprehension REF: b p.b14
9. Abcomparisonbofbnursingbinbtheb1980sbtobnursingbinbtheb1990sbrevealsbthat:
a. inb theb 1990sb nursingb experiencedb ab significantb reductionb occurredb inb preventableb
diseasesbcausedbbybunsafe/unhealthy blifestyles.
b. tuberculosisb wasb theb primaryb concernb forb nursingb inb theb 1980s,b whereasb theb AIDSb
epidemicbemergedbandbwasbitsbfocusbduringbtheb1990s.
c. abdecreasebinbambulatorybservicesbinbtheb1980sbpromptedbanbincreasebinbpublicb
healthbnursesbinbtheb1990s.
d. thebdemandbforbadvancedbpracticebnursesbincreasedbinbtheb1980sbandbtheb1990sbasbabr
esultbofbthebeconomybandbconcernbaboutbthebhealthbofbthebnation.
ANS:b D
Theb numbersb ofb advancedb nurseb practitionersb increasedb asb evidenceb ofb theirb cost-
effectivenessbasbprovidersbofbprimarybandbpreventivebhealthbcarebbecamebestablished.
DIF: Comprehension REF: b pp.b16-17
10. Whichb statementb accuratelyb describesb theb historicalb perspectiveb ofb nursingb practice?
a. Nursingbhasbexistedbtobmeetbthebneedsbofbpopulations, bindividuals,bandbaggregatesb
bybprovidingb careb thatb isb determinedb bybtheb needsb andb beliefsb ofb societybinb differentb
historicalbcontexts.
b. Asbmenbbeganbtobbecomebinterestedbinbnursing,bitbchangedbintobabrespectedb
professionbbasedbonbscientificbfactbratherbthanbsuperstition.
c. Nursingb hasb historicallyb acceptedb individualsb fromb allb socialb andb ethnicb
backgrounds.
d. Theb Unitedb Statesb hasb ledb theb waybthroughoutb historyb tob advanceb nursingb andb
healthbcarebbybprovidingbthebfirstbhospitalbandbmedicalbschool.
ANS:b A
Nursingbhasbexistedbsincebbiblicalbtimesbtobaddressbneedsbrangingbfrombcontagiousbdiseasesbinb
earlybtimesbtobhealthbpreventionbinbthebpresentbtime,bwithbcarebbasedbonbhealthbneedsbandbbel
iefsbofbthebtime.
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11. Thebusebofbherbsbhasbbecomebabpopularbalternativebtobprescriptionbdrugsbinbtoday’sbhealthbcareb
milieu.bDuringbwhichbotherbhistoricalbperiodsbdidbhealthbpracticesbfocusbonbthebusebofbherbs?
a. PrehistoricbtimesbandbthebMiddlebAges
b. CivilbWarbperiodbandbWorldbWarbI
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