TestvBankvforvContemporaryvNursingv8thvEditionvCherr
y
Test Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition
v v v v v v
Cherry
, TestvBankvforvContemporaryvNursingv8thvEditionvCherr
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
v v v v v v
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
v v v v v v v v v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. ClaravBartonvisvknownvfor:
a. becomingvthevfirstvblackvpublicvhealthvnurse.
b. establishingvthevHenryvStreetvSettlement.
c. foundingvthevAmericanvRedvCross.
d. publicizingvthevinadequaciesvofvhospital-basedvnursingvschools.
ANS:v C
ThevAmericanvRedvCross,vfoundedvbyvClaravBartonvinv1882,vassistedvinveffortsvtovcontinuevpubl
icvhealthvnursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF:v v p.v11
2. Studentsvarevassignedvtovwritevtovtheirvstatevleadersvaboutvanvissuevaffectingvtheirvcommunity.v
Onevstudentvwritesvaboutvthevneedvamongvruralvcommunityvforvgreatervaccessvtovacutevcarevser
vices.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvpiecesvofvlegislationvshouldvthevstudentvusevasvavreference?
a. SocialvSecurityvAct
b. Hill-BurtonvAct
c. Sheppard-Townerv Act
d. U.S.vCivilvServicevAct
ANS:v B
ThevpurposevofvthevHill-
BurtonvActvwasvtovprovidevfundingvtovconstructvhospitalsvandvtovhelpvstatesvinvplanvforvothervhealth
vcarevfacilitiesvinvaccordancevwithvthevneedsvofvcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF:v v p.v13
3. ThevpracticevofvpublicvhealthvnursingvandvthevHenryvStreetvSettlementvarevcreditedvto:
a. MaryvBreckenridge.
b. MaryvSeacole.
c. ClaravBarton.
d. LillianvWald.
ANS:v D
LillianvWald,vavpioneervinvpublicvhealthvnursing,visvbestvknownvforvthevdevelopmentvandvestablish
mentvofvthevHenryvStreetvSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF:v v p.v6
4. Occupationalvhealthvnursingvfeaturesvbeliefsvsimilarvtovthosevofvwhichvearlyvnursingvpioneer?
a. LillianvWald
b. FlorencevNightingale
c. ClaravBarton
d. MaryvSeacole
ANS:v A
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LillianvWaldvdevelopedvthevfirstvnursingvservicevforvoccupationalvhealth.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v10
5. Whatvhistoricalveventvfirstvledvtovthevrecognitionvofvthevcontributionvofvblacksvtovnursing?
a. FlorencevNightingale’svacceptancevofvblackvnursesvintovthevfirstvnursingvschool
b. ThevcontributionsvofvblackvnursesvatvthevPennsylvaniavHospital,vthevfirstvhospitalvinv
America
c. MaryvSeacole’sveffortsvtovcarevforvsoldiersvduringvthevCrimeanvWar
d. Thevworkvdonevbyvwivesvofvwealthyvblackvnoblesvwhovcarriedvfoodvandvmedicinevf
romvhousevtovhousevduringvthevMiddlevAges
ANS:v C
AlthoughvNightingale’svschoolvrefusedvSeacole,vshevwasvablevtovmakevavdifferencevinvthevCrime
anvWarvandvlatervwasvrecognizedvforvhervefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v pp.v8-9
6. WorldvWarvIvcontributedvtovthevadvancementvofvhealthvcarevby:
a. increasingvthevnumbervofvprivatevcarevhospitalsvandvdecreasingvthevrolevofvpublicv
healthvservices.
b. employingvavlargevnumbervofvciviliansvtovprovidevcarevtovreturningvsoldiersvthroughvt
hevRedvCross.
c. introducingvspecialistsvinvnursingvsuchvasvnursevanesthetists.
d. increasingvthevnumbervofvcommunityvhealthvnurses.
ANS:v C
WorldvWarvIvofferedvnursesvavchancevtoventervintovnewvfieldsvofvspecialization,vasvisvseenvinvthevexa
mplevofvnursevanesthetists,vwhovbecamevpartvofvsurgicalvteamsvatvthevfrontvlines.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v11
7. ThevprimaryvpurposevofvthevSocialvSecurityvActvofv1935vwasvto:
a. increasevresearchvthatvfocusedvonvminorityvgroups.
b. providevmedicalvcarevforvchemicallyvimpairedvpersons.
c. ensurevhealthvcarevforvoldervadultsvthroughvavnationalvinsurancevsystem.
d. decreasevthevpublic’svfinancialvburdenvbyvlimitingvservicesvofferedvbyvlocalvhealthv
departments.
ANS:v C
Byvprovidingvhealthvinsurancevforvoldervadults,vthevSocialvSecurityvActvofv1935vsetvthevprecede
ntvforvthevpassagevofvthevMedicarevandvMedicaidvActsvthatvfollowedvinv1965,vbutvthevactvalsovpr
ovidedvmaternalvandvchildvwelfarevservices,vrehabilitationvforvthevmentallyvandvphysicallyvchall
enged,vmedicalvcarevforvblindvindividualsvandvcrippledvchildren,vandvunemploymentvbenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v12
8. Avclientvasksvthevnurse,v“CanvyouvexplainvMedicare,vanvamendmentvtovthevSocialvSecurityv
Act?”vThevnursevrespondsvthatvMedicare:
a. ledvtovmanyvhospitalvclosings,valongvwithvavdecreasevinvacutevcarevhospital–
basedvnursingvcare.
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b. providedvmedicalvinsurancevtovthosevyoungervadultsvorvchildrenvwhovwerevnotv
eligiblevforvprivatevinsurancevbecausevofvcatastrophicvillnessesvsuchvasvcancer.
c. providedvpreventivevcarevforvwomen,vinfants,vandvchildren.
d. ensuredvthatvindividualsvagesv65vandvoldervandvthosevwithvend-
stagevrenalvdiseasevorvpermanentvdisabilitiesvhadvhealthvcarevinsurance.
ANS:v D
ThevMedicarevprogramvprovidesvhospitalvinsurance,vPartvA,vandvmedicalvinsurance,vPartvB,vtova
llvpeoplevagesv65vandvoldervwhovareveligiblevtovreceivevSocialvSecurityvbenefits;vpeoplevwithvtot
al,vpermanentvdisabilities;vandvpeoplevwithvend-stagevrenalvdisease.
DIF:v v Comprehension REF:v v p.v14
9. Avcomparisonvofvnursingvinvthev1980svtovnursingvinvthev1990svrevealsvthat:
a. invthev1990svnursingvexperiencedvavsignificantvreductionvoccurredvinvpreventablev
diseasesvcausedvbyvunsafe/unhealthyvlifestyles.
b. tuberculosisvwasvthevprimaryvconcernvforvnursingvinvthev1980s,vwhereasvthevAIDS
epidemicvemergedvandvwasvitsvfocusvduringvthev1990s.
c. avdecreasevinvambulatoryvservicesvinvthev1980svpromptedvanvincreasevinvpublicvh
ealthvnursesvinvthev1990s.
d. thevdemandvforvadvancedvpracticevnursesvincreasedvinvthev1980svandvthev1990svasvavr
esultvofvtheveconomyvandvconcernvaboutvthevhealthvofvthevnation.
ANS:v D
Thevnumbersvofvadvancedvnursevpractitionersvincreasedvasvevidencevofvtheirvcost-
effectivenessvasvprovidersvofvprimaryvandvpreventivevhealthvcarevbecamevestablished.
DIF:v v Comprehension REF:v v pp.v16-17
10. Whichvstatementvaccuratelyvdescribesvthevhistoricalvperspectivevofvnursingvpractice?
a. Nursingvhasvexistedvtovmeetvthevneedsvofvpopulations,vindividuals,vandvaggregatesvb
yvprovidingvcarevthatvisvdeterminedvbyvthevneedsvandvbeliefsvofvsocietyvinvdifferentvhi
storicalvcontexts.
b. Asvmenvbeganvtovbecomevinterestedvinvnursing,vitvchangedvintovavrespectedv
professionvbasedvonvscientificvfactvrathervthanvsuperstition.
c. Nursingvhasvhistoricallyvacceptedvindividualsvfromvallvsocialvandvethnicv
backgrounds.
d. ThevUnitedvStatesvhasvledvthevwayvthroughoutvhistoryvtovadvancevnursingvandv
healthvcarevbyvprovidingvthevfirstvhospitalvandvmedicalvschool.
ANS:v A
Nursingvhasvexistedvsincevbiblicalvtimesvtovaddressvneedsvrangingvfromvcontagiousvdiseasesvinve
arlyvtimesvtovhealthvpreventionvinvthevpresentvtime,vwithvcarevbasedvonvhealthvneedsvandvbeliefsv
ofvthevtime.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v3v|pp.v18-19
11. Thevusevofvherbsvhasvbecomevavpopularvalternativevtovprescriptionvdrugsvinvtoday’svhealthvcarev
milieu.vDuringvwhichvothervhistoricalvperiodsvdidvhealthvpracticesvfocusvonvthevusevofvherbs?
a. PrehistoricvtimesvandvthevMiddlevAges
b. CivilvWarvperiodvandvWorldvWarvI
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Test Bank Contemporary Nursing 8th Edition
v v v v v v
Cherry
, TestvBankvforvContemporaryvNursingv8thvEditionvCherr
y
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
v v v v v v
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition
v v v v v v v v v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. ClaravBartonvisvknownvfor:
a. becomingvthevfirstvblackvpublicvhealthvnurse.
b. establishingvthevHenryvStreetvSettlement.
c. foundingvthevAmericanvRedvCross.
d. publicizingvthevinadequaciesvofvhospital-basedvnursingvschools.
ANS:v C
ThevAmericanvRedvCross,vfoundedvbyvClaravBartonvinv1882,vassistedvinveffortsvtovcontinuevpubl
icvhealthvnursing.
DIF: Knowledge REF:v v p.v11
2. Studentsvarevassignedvtovwritevtovtheirvstatevleadersvaboutvanvissuevaffectingvtheirvcommunity.v
Onevstudentvwritesvaboutvthevneedvamongvruralvcommunityvforvgreatervaccessvtovacutevcarevser
vices.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvpiecesvofvlegislationvshouldvthevstudentvusevasvavreference?
a. SocialvSecurityvAct
b. Hill-BurtonvAct
c. Sheppard-Townerv Act
d. U.S.vCivilvServicevAct
ANS:v B
ThevpurposevofvthevHill-
BurtonvActvwasvtovprovidevfundingvtovconstructvhospitalsvandvtovhelpvstatesvinvplanvforvothervhealth
vcarevfacilitiesvinvaccordancevwithvthevneedsvofvcommunities.
DIF: Knowledge REF:v v p.v13
3. ThevpracticevofvpublicvhealthvnursingvandvthevHenryvStreetvSettlementvarevcreditedvto:
a. MaryvBreckenridge.
b. MaryvSeacole.
c. ClaravBarton.
d. LillianvWald.
ANS:v D
LillianvWald,vavpioneervinvpublicvhealthvnursing,visvbestvknownvforvthevdevelopmentvandvestablish
mentvofvthevHenryvStreetvSettlement.
DIF: Knowledge REF:v v p.v6
4. Occupationalvhealthvnursingvfeaturesvbeliefsvsimilarvtovthosevofvwhichvearlyvnursingvpioneer?
a. LillianvWald
b. FlorencevNightingale
c. ClaravBarton
d. MaryvSeacole
ANS:v A
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y
LillianvWaldvdevelopedvthevfirstvnursingvservicevforvoccupationalvhealth.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v10
5. Whatvhistoricalveventvfirstvledvtovthevrecognitionvofvthevcontributionvofvblacksvtovnursing?
a. FlorencevNightingale’svacceptancevofvblackvnursesvintovthevfirstvnursingvschool
b. ThevcontributionsvofvblackvnursesvatvthevPennsylvaniavHospital,vthevfirstvhospitalvinv
America
c. MaryvSeacole’sveffortsvtovcarevforvsoldiersvduringvthevCrimeanvWar
d. Thevworkvdonevbyvwivesvofvwealthyvblackvnoblesvwhovcarriedvfoodvandvmedicinevf
romvhousevtovhousevduringvthevMiddlevAges
ANS:v C
AlthoughvNightingale’svschoolvrefusedvSeacole,vshevwasvablevtovmakevavdifferencevinvthevCrime
anvWarvandvlatervwasvrecognizedvforvhervefforts.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v pp.v8-9
6. WorldvWarvIvcontributedvtovthevadvancementvofvhealthvcarevby:
a. increasingvthevnumbervofvprivatevcarevhospitalsvandvdecreasingvthevrolevofvpublicv
healthvservices.
b. employingvavlargevnumbervofvciviliansvtovprovidevcarevtovreturningvsoldiersvthroughvt
hevRedvCross.
c. introducingvspecialistsvinvnursingvsuchvasvnursevanesthetists.
d. increasingvthevnumbervofvcommunityvhealthvnurses.
ANS:v C
WorldvWarvIvofferedvnursesvavchancevtoventervintovnewvfieldsvofvspecialization,vasvisvseenvinvthevexa
mplevofvnursevanesthetists,vwhovbecamevpartvofvsurgicalvteamsvatvthevfrontvlines.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v11
7. ThevprimaryvpurposevofvthevSocialvSecurityvActvofv1935vwasvto:
a. increasevresearchvthatvfocusedvonvminorityvgroups.
b. providevmedicalvcarevforvchemicallyvimpairedvpersons.
c. ensurevhealthvcarevforvoldervadultsvthroughvavnationalvinsurancevsystem.
d. decreasevthevpublic’svfinancialvburdenvbyvlimitingvservicesvofferedvbyvlocalvhealthv
departments.
ANS:v C
Byvprovidingvhealthvinsurancevforvoldervadults,vthevSocialvSecurityvActvofv1935vsetvthevprecede
ntvforvthevpassagevofvthevMedicarevandvMedicaidvActsvthatvfollowedvinv1965,vbutvthevactvalsovpr
ovidedvmaternalvandvchildvwelfarevservices,vrehabilitationvforvthevmentallyvandvphysicallyvchall
enged,vmedicalvcarevforvblindvindividualsvandvcrippledvchildren,vandvunemploymentvbenefits.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v12
8. Avclientvasksvthevnurse,v“CanvyouvexplainvMedicare,vanvamendmentvtovthevSocialvSecurityv
Act?”vThevnursevrespondsvthatvMedicare:
a. ledvtovmanyvhospitalvclosings,valongvwithvavdecreasevinvacutevcarevhospital–
basedvnursingvcare.
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y
b. providedvmedicalvinsurancevtovthosevyoungervadultsvorvchildrenvwhovwerevnotv
eligiblevforvprivatevinsurancevbecausevofvcatastrophicvillnessesvsuchvasvcancer.
c. providedvpreventivevcarevforvwomen,vinfants,vandvchildren.
d. ensuredvthatvindividualsvagesv65vandvoldervandvthosevwithvend-
stagevrenalvdiseasevorvpermanentvdisabilitiesvhadvhealthvcarevinsurance.
ANS:v D
ThevMedicarevprogramvprovidesvhospitalvinsurance,vPartvA,vandvmedicalvinsurance,vPartvB,vtova
llvpeoplevagesv65vandvoldervwhovareveligiblevtovreceivevSocialvSecurityvbenefits;vpeoplevwithvtot
al,vpermanentvdisabilities;vandvpeoplevwithvend-stagevrenalvdisease.
DIF:v v Comprehension REF:v v p.v14
9. Avcomparisonvofvnursingvinvthev1980svtovnursingvinvthev1990svrevealsvthat:
a. invthev1990svnursingvexperiencedvavsignificantvreductionvoccurredvinvpreventablev
diseasesvcausedvbyvunsafe/unhealthyvlifestyles.
b. tuberculosisvwasvthevprimaryvconcernvforvnursingvinvthev1980s,vwhereasvthevAIDS
epidemicvemergedvandvwasvitsvfocusvduringvthev1990s.
c. avdecreasevinvambulatoryvservicesvinvthev1980svpromptedvanvincreasevinvpublicvh
ealthvnursesvinvthev1990s.
d. thevdemandvforvadvancedvpracticevnursesvincreasedvinvthev1980svandvthev1990svasvavr
esultvofvtheveconomyvandvconcernvaboutvthevhealthvofvthevnation.
ANS:v D
Thevnumbersvofvadvancedvnursevpractitionersvincreasedvasvevidencevofvtheirvcost-
effectivenessvasvprovidersvofvprimaryvandvpreventivevhealthvcarevbecamevestablished.
DIF:v v Comprehension REF:v v pp.v16-17
10. Whichvstatementvaccuratelyvdescribesvthevhistoricalvperspectivevofvnursingvpractice?
a. Nursingvhasvexistedvtovmeetvthevneedsvofvpopulations,vindividuals,vandvaggregatesvb
yvprovidingvcarevthatvisvdeterminedvbyvthevneedsvandvbeliefsvofvsocietyvinvdifferentvhi
storicalvcontexts.
b. Asvmenvbeganvtovbecomevinterestedvinvnursing,vitvchangedvintovavrespectedv
professionvbasedvonvscientificvfactvrathervthanvsuperstition.
c. Nursingvhasvhistoricallyvacceptedvindividualsvfromvallvsocialvandvethnicv
backgrounds.
d. ThevUnitedvStatesvhasvledvthevwayvthroughoutvhistoryvtovadvancevnursingvandv
healthvcarevbyvprovidingvthevfirstvhospitalvandvmedicalvschool.
ANS:v A
Nursingvhasvexistedvsincevbiblicalvtimesvtovaddressvneedsvrangingvfromvcontagiousvdiseasesvinve
arlyvtimesvtovhealthvpreventionvinvthevpresentvtime,vwithvcarevbasedvonvhealthvneedsvandvbeliefsv
ofvthevtime.
DIF: Comprehension REF:v v p.v3v|pp.v18-19
11. Thevusevofvherbsvhasvbecomevavpopularvalternativevtovprescriptionvdrugsvinvtoday’svhealthvcarev
milieu.vDuringvwhichvothervhistoricalvperiodsvdidvhealthvpracticesvfocusvonvthevusevofvherbs?
a. PrehistoricvtimesvandvthevMiddlevAges
b. CivilvWarvperiodvandvWorldvWarvI
