Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issue
n n n n nn
s, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by Bar
n n n n nn n
bara Cherry, Susan R. n n n
Jacob Chapter 1-28 n n
,Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
Chaptern01:nThen EvolutionnofnProfessionaln Nursing
Cherry:nContemporaryn Nursing:nIssues,n Trends,n andnManagement,n 9thnEdition
MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. Whatn accomplishmentn isn Claran Bartonn bestn knownn for?
a. Becomingn thenfirstn blackn publicn healthn nurse
b. Establishingn then Henryn Streetn Settlement
c. Foundingn then Americann Redn Cross
d. Publicizingn then inadequaciesn ofn hospital-basedn nursingn schools
ANS:n C
ThenAmericannRednCrossnwasnfoundednbynClaranBartonninn1882,ntonbenofnassistanceninneffortsn t
onprovidensuppliesntonthenbattlefieldsnandnhospitals.nBartonnalsonsetsnupnanpostwarnservicentonfin
dnmissingnsoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsnarenassignedntonwritentontheirnstatenleadersnaboutnannissuenaffectingntheirncommunity.nO
nenstudentnwritesnaboutnthenneednamongnruralncommunitynforngreaternaccessntonacutencarenservic
es.n Whichn piecenofn legislationn shouldn thenstudentn usen asn anreference?
a. Socialn SecuritynAct
b. Hill-Burtonn Act
c. Sheppard-Townern Act
d. U.S.n Civiln Servicen Act
ANS:n B
ThenpurposenofnthenHill-
BurtonnActnwasntonprovidenfundingntonconstructnhospitalsnandntonhelpnstatesninnplannfornothernhealt
hncarenfacilitiesninnaccordancenwithnthenneedsnofncommunities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. Thenpracticenofn publicn healthn nursingn andn then Henryn Streetn Settlementn aren creditedn to
a. Maryn Breckenridge.
b. MarynSeacole.
c. Claran Barton.
d. Lilliann Wald.
ANS:n D
LilliannWald,nanpioneerninnpublicnhealthnnursing,nisnbestnknownnfornthendevelopmentnandn
establishmentnofnthenHenrynStreetnSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationaln healthn nursingn featuresn beliefsn similarn ton thosen ofn whichn earlyn nursingn pioneer?
a. Lilliann Wald
b. Florencen Nightingale
c. ClaranBarton
d. MarynSeacole
ANS:n A
,Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
LilliannWaldnwasnanpioneerninnpublicnhealthnnursing,nandnisnbestnknownnfornthendevelopmentna
ndnestablishmentnofnthenfirstnviablenpracticenfornpublicnhealthnnurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatnhistoricaln eventn firstn ledn ton thenrecognitionnofn then contributionn ofnblacksnton nursing?
a. FlorencenNightingale‘sn acceptancen ofn blackn nursesn inton then firstn nursingn school
b. ThencontributionsnofnblacknnursesnatnthenPennsylvanianHospital,nthenfirstnhospitalninn
America
c. MarynWilliamsnandnFrancesnRosenarenlistednasnnursesninnthenCitynofnBaltimorenD
irectory
d. Thenworkndonenbynwivesnofnwealthynblacknnoblesnwhoncarriednfoodnandnmedicinenfr
omnhousentonhousenduringnthenMiddlenAges
ANS:n C
1840—
Twonblacknwomen,nMarynWilliamsnandnFrancesnRose,nwhonfoundednNursingnSistersnofnthenHol
yn Cross,n arenlistedn asnnursesn inn thenCitynofn Baltimoren Directory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. Worldn Warn Incontributedn ton then advancementn ofn healthn caren by
a. increasingnthennumbernofnprivatencarenhospitalsnandndecreasingnthenrolenofnpublicnh
ealthnservices.
b. employingnanlargennumbernofnciviliansntonprovidencarentonreturningnsoldiersnthroughn
thenRednCross.
c. introducingn specialistsn inn nursingn suchn asn nursen anesthetists.
d. increasingn then numbern ofn communityn healthn nurses.
ANS:n C
WorldnWarnInofferednnursesnanchancentonenternnewnfieldsnofnspecialization,nasnisnseenninnthenexamp
lenofnnursenanesthetists,nwhonbecamenpartnofnsurgicalnteamsnatnthenfrontnlines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. Whatnwasn ann originaln purposenofnthenSocialn Securityn Actn ofn 1935?
a. Increasen researchn thatn focusedn onn minorityn groups
b. Providen medicaln caren forn chemicallyn impairedn persons
c. Ensurenhealthn carenforn oldern adultsn throughn an nationaln insurancen system
d. Decreasenthenpublic‘snfinancialnburdennbynlimitingnservicesnofferednbynlocalnhealthnd
epartments
ANS:n C
Bynprovidingnhealthninsurancenfornoldernadults,nthenSocialnSecuritynActnofn1935nsetnthenpre
cedentnfornthenpassagenofnthenMedicarenandnMedicaidnActsnthatnfollowedninn1965,nbutnthenactn
alsonprovidednmaternalnandnchildnwelfarenservices,nrehabilitationnfornthenmentallynandnphy
sicallynchallenged,nmedicalncarenfornblindnindividualsnandncripplednchildren,nandnunemplo
ymentnbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
, Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
8. Anclientnasksnthennurse,n―CannyounexplainnthenamendmentntonthenSocialnSecuritynActncalledn
TitlenXVIIIntonme?‖nThennursendemonstratesnannunderstandingnofnthisnlegislationnwhennp
rovidingnwhatnresponse?
a. Itnledntonmanynhospitalnclosings,nalongnwithnandecreaseninnacutencarenhospital–
basednnursingncare.
b. Itnprovidednmedicalninsurancentonthosenyoungernadultsnornchildrennwhonwerennotn
eligiblenfornprivateninsurancenbecausenofncatastrophicnillnessesnsuchnasncancer.
c. Itn providedn preventiven carenforn women,ninfants,nandn children.
d. Itn ensuredn thatn individualsnwithn end-stagenrenaln diseasenhadn healthn careninsurance.
ANS:n D
ThenMedicarenprogramnprovidesnhospitalninsurance,nPartnA,nandnmedicalninsurance,nPartnB,ntonal
lnpeoplenagedn65nandnoldernwhonareneligiblentonreceivenSocialnSecuritynbenefits;npeoplenwithntotal
,npermanentn disabilities;n andn peoplen withn end-stagen renaln disease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Ancomparisonnofnnursingninnthen1980sntonnursingninnthen1990snrevealsnwhatnfactornthatn
contributesntonhealthncarenasnwenknownitntoday?
a. Innthen1990snnursingnexperiencednansignificantnreductionnoccurredninnpreventablend
iseasesncausednbynunsafe/unhealthynlifestyles.
b. Tuberculosisnwasnthenprimarynconcernnfornnursingninnthen1980s,nwhereasnthenAIDSne
pidemicnemergedn andn wasnitsnfocusnduringn then1990s.
c. Andecreaseninnambulatorynservicesninnthen1980snpromptednannincreaseninnpublicnh
ealthnnursesninnthen1990s.
d. Thendemandnfornadvancednpracticennursesnincreasedninnthen1980snandnthen1990sn
becausenofntheneconomynandnconcernnaboutnthenhealthnofnthennation.
ANS:n D
Thennumbersnofnadvancednnursenpractitionersnincreasednasnevidencenofntheirncost-
effectivenessn asn providersn ofn primaryn andn preventivenhealthn caren becamen established.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Whichn statementn accuratelyn describesn then historicaln perspectiven ofn nursingn practice?
a. Nursingnhasnexistedntonmeetnthenneedsn ofnpopulations,n individuals,n andnaggregatesnby
providingncarenthatnisndeterminednbynthenneedsnandnbeliefsnofnsocietyninndifferentnhist
n
oricalncontexts.
b. Asnmennbeganntonbecomeninterestedninnnursing,nitnchangednintonanrespectedn
professionnbasednonnscientificnfactnrathernthannsuperstition.
c. Nursingnhasnhistoricallynacceptednindividualsnfromnallnsocialnandnethnicnb
ackgrounds.
d. ThenUnitednStatesnhasnlednthenwaynthroughoutnhistoryntonadvancennursingnandnh
ealthn carenbynprovidingnthenfirstnhospitalnandnmedicalnschool.
ANS:n A
Nursingnhasnexistednsincenbiblicalntimesntonaddressnneedsnrangingnfromncontagiousndiseasesninnearl
yntimesntonhealthnpreventionninnthenpresentntime,nwithncarenbasednonnhealthnneedsnandnbeliefsnofn
thentime.
DIF:Comprehension
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issue
n n n n nn
s, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by Bar
n n n n nn n
bara Cherry, Susan R. n n n
Jacob Chapter 1-28 n n
,Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
Chaptern01:nThen EvolutionnofnProfessionaln Nursing
Cherry:nContemporaryn Nursing:nIssues,n Trends,n andnManagement,n 9thnEdition
MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. Whatn accomplishmentn isn Claran Bartonn bestn knownn for?
a. Becomingn thenfirstn blackn publicn healthn nurse
b. Establishingn then Henryn Streetn Settlement
c. Foundingn then Americann Redn Cross
d. Publicizingn then inadequaciesn ofn hospital-basedn nursingn schools
ANS:n C
ThenAmericannRednCrossnwasnfoundednbynClaranBartonninn1882,ntonbenofnassistanceninneffortsn t
onprovidensuppliesntonthenbattlefieldsnandnhospitals.nBartonnalsonsetsnupnanpostwarnservicentonfin
dnmissingnsoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsnarenassignedntonwritentontheirnstatenleadersnaboutnannissuenaffectingntheirncommunity.nO
nenstudentnwritesnaboutnthenneednamongnruralncommunitynforngreaternaccessntonacutencarenservic
es.n Whichn piecenofn legislationn shouldn thenstudentn usen asn anreference?
a. Socialn SecuritynAct
b. Hill-Burtonn Act
c. Sheppard-Townern Act
d. U.S.n Civiln Servicen Act
ANS:n B
ThenpurposenofnthenHill-
BurtonnActnwasntonprovidenfundingntonconstructnhospitalsnandntonhelpnstatesninnplannfornothernhealt
hncarenfacilitiesninnaccordancenwithnthenneedsnofncommunities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. Thenpracticenofn publicn healthn nursingn andn then Henryn Streetn Settlementn aren creditedn to
a. Maryn Breckenridge.
b. MarynSeacole.
c. Claran Barton.
d. Lilliann Wald.
ANS:n D
LilliannWald,nanpioneerninnpublicnhealthnnursing,nisnbestnknownnfornthendevelopmentnandn
establishmentnofnthenHenrynStreetnSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationaln healthn nursingn featuresn beliefsn similarn ton thosen ofn whichn earlyn nursingn pioneer?
a. Lilliann Wald
b. Florencen Nightingale
c. ClaranBarton
d. MarynSeacole
ANS:n A
,Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
LilliannWaldnwasnanpioneerninnpublicnhealthnnursing,nandnisnbestnknownnfornthendevelopmentna
ndnestablishmentnofnthenfirstnviablenpracticenfornpublicnhealthnnurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatnhistoricaln eventn firstn ledn ton thenrecognitionnofn then contributionn ofnblacksnton nursing?
a. FlorencenNightingale‘sn acceptancen ofn blackn nursesn inton then firstn nursingn school
b. ThencontributionsnofnblacknnursesnatnthenPennsylvanianHospital,nthenfirstnhospitalninn
America
c. MarynWilliamsnandnFrancesnRosenarenlistednasnnursesninnthenCitynofnBaltimorenD
irectory
d. Thenworkndonenbynwivesnofnwealthynblacknnoblesnwhoncarriednfoodnandnmedicinenfr
omnhousentonhousenduringnthenMiddlenAges
ANS:n C
1840—
Twonblacknwomen,nMarynWilliamsnandnFrancesnRose,nwhonfoundednNursingnSistersnofnthenHol
yn Cross,n arenlistedn asnnursesn inn thenCitynofn Baltimoren Directory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. Worldn Warn Incontributedn ton then advancementn ofn healthn caren by
a. increasingnthennumbernofnprivatencarenhospitalsnandndecreasingnthenrolenofnpublicnh
ealthnservices.
b. employingnanlargennumbernofnciviliansntonprovidencarentonreturningnsoldiersnthroughn
thenRednCross.
c. introducingn specialistsn inn nursingn suchn asn nursen anesthetists.
d. increasingn then numbern ofn communityn healthn nurses.
ANS:n C
WorldnWarnInofferednnursesnanchancentonenternnewnfieldsnofnspecialization,nasnisnseenninnthenexamp
lenofnnursenanesthetists,nwhonbecamenpartnofnsurgicalnteamsnatnthenfrontnlines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. Whatnwasn ann originaln purposenofnthenSocialn Securityn Actn ofn 1935?
a. Increasen researchn thatn focusedn onn minorityn groups
b. Providen medicaln caren forn chemicallyn impairedn persons
c. Ensurenhealthn carenforn oldern adultsn throughn an nationaln insurancen system
d. Decreasenthenpublic‘snfinancialnburdennbynlimitingnservicesnofferednbynlocalnhealthnd
epartments
ANS:n C
Bynprovidingnhealthninsurancenfornoldernadults,nthenSocialnSecuritynActnofn1935nsetnthenpre
cedentnfornthenpassagenofnthenMedicarenandnMedicaidnActsnthatnfollowedninn1965,nbutnthenactn
alsonprovidednmaternalnandnchildnwelfarenservices,nrehabilitationnfornthenmentallynandnphy
sicallynchallenged,nmedicalncarenfornblindnindividualsnandncripplednchildren,nandnunemplo
ymentnbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
, Testn Bankn Forn Contemporaryn Nursingn Issues,n Trends,n &Managementn 9thn Editionn byn Barbaran Cherry,n Susan
n R.
Jacobn Chaptern 1-
28
8. Anclientnasksnthennurse,n―CannyounexplainnthenamendmentntonthenSocialnSecuritynActncalledn
TitlenXVIIIntonme?‖nThennursendemonstratesnannunderstandingnofnthisnlegislationnwhennp
rovidingnwhatnresponse?
a. Itnledntonmanynhospitalnclosings,nalongnwithnandecreaseninnacutencarenhospital–
basednnursingncare.
b. Itnprovidednmedicalninsurancentonthosenyoungernadultsnornchildrennwhonwerennotn
eligiblenfornprivateninsurancenbecausenofncatastrophicnillnessesnsuchnasncancer.
c. Itn providedn preventiven carenforn women,ninfants,nandn children.
d. Itn ensuredn thatn individualsnwithn end-stagenrenaln diseasenhadn healthn careninsurance.
ANS:n D
ThenMedicarenprogramnprovidesnhospitalninsurance,nPartnA,nandnmedicalninsurance,nPartnB,ntonal
lnpeoplenagedn65nandnoldernwhonareneligiblentonreceivenSocialnSecuritynbenefits;npeoplenwithntotal
,npermanentn disabilities;n andn peoplen withn end-stagen renaln disease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Ancomparisonnofnnursingninnthen1980sntonnursingninnthen1990snrevealsnwhatnfactornthatn
contributesntonhealthncarenasnwenknownitntoday?
a. Innthen1990snnursingnexperiencednansignificantnreductionnoccurredninnpreventablend
iseasesncausednbynunsafe/unhealthynlifestyles.
b. Tuberculosisnwasnthenprimarynconcernnfornnursingninnthen1980s,nwhereasnthenAIDSne
pidemicnemergedn andn wasnitsnfocusnduringn then1990s.
c. Andecreaseninnambulatorynservicesninnthen1980snpromptednannincreaseninnpublicnh
ealthnnursesninnthen1990s.
d. Thendemandnfornadvancednpracticennursesnincreasedninnthen1980snandnthen1990sn
becausenofntheneconomynandnconcernnaboutnthenhealthnofnthennation.
ANS:n D
Thennumbersnofnadvancednnursenpractitionersnincreasednasnevidencenofntheirncost-
effectivenessn asn providersn ofn primaryn andn preventivenhealthn caren becamen established.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Whichn statementn accuratelyn describesn then historicaln perspectiven ofn nursingn practice?
a. Nursingnhasnexistedntonmeetnthenneedsn ofnpopulations,n individuals,n andnaggregatesnby
providingncarenthatnisndeterminednbynthenneedsnandnbeliefsnofnsocietyninndifferentnhist
n
oricalncontexts.
b. Asnmennbeganntonbecomeninterestedninnnursing,nitnchangednintonanrespectedn
professionnbasednonnscientificnfactnrathernthannsuperstition.
c. Nursingnhasnhistoricallynacceptednindividualsnfromnallnsocialnandnethnicnb
ackgrounds.
d. ThenUnitednStatesnhasnlednthenwaynthroughoutnhistoryntonadvancennursingnandnh
ealthn carenbynprovidingnthenfirstnhospitalnandnmedicalnschool.
ANS:n A
Nursingnhasnexistednsincenbiblicalntimesntonaddressnneedsnrangingnfromncontagiousndiseasesninnearl
yntimesntonhealthnpreventionninnthenpresentntime,nwithncarenbasednonnhealthnneedsnandnbeliefsnofn
thentime.
DIF:Comprehension
