Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issu
m m m m mm
es, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by B
m m m m mm m
arbara Cherry, Susan R. m m m
Jacob Chapter 1-28 m m
,Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
Chapterm01:m Them Evolutionmof m Professionalm Nursing
Cherry:mContemporarym Nursing:m Issues,m Trends,m andmManagement,m 9thmEdition
MULTIPLE m CHOICE
1. Whatm accomplishmentm ismClara mBarton m bestm known m for?
a. Becomingmthe mfirstmblack m public mhealth m nurse
b. Establishingm them Henry mStreetm Settlement
c. Foundingmthem American m Red m Cross
d. Publicizingm them inadequacies m of m hospital-based m nursingm schools
ANS: m C
ThemAmericanmRed mCrossmwasmfounded mbymClaramBarton minm1882,mto mbemofmassistanceminmeffo
rtsm to mprovidemsuppliesmto mthembattlefieldsmand mhospitals.mBartonmalso msetsmup mampostwarmservi
cemto mfind mmissingmsoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsmare massignedmto mwritemto mtheirmstatemleadersmaboutman missuemaffectingmtheirmcommunit
y.mOnemstudentmwritesmaboutmthemneedmamongmruralmcommunitymformgreatermaccessmto macutemca
remservices.m Which m piecemof m legislation m should m themstudentm usem asm amreference?
a. SocialmSecurity mAct
b. Hill-Burton m Act
c. Sheppard-Townerm Act
d. U.S.m Civilm Service m Act
ANS: m B
Thempurpose mof mthemHill-
Burton mActmwasmto mprovidemfundingmto mconstructmhospitalsmand mto mhelp mstatesmin mplan mformother
mhealth mcare mfacilities min maccordance mwith mthe mneeds mof mcommunities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. The mpractice mof mpublic mhealth mnursingm and m them Henry m StreetmSettlementm aremcredited m to
a. Mary mBreckenridge.
b. Mary mSeacole.
c. Claram Barton.
d. Lillian m Wald.
ANS: m D
Lillian mWald,mampioneermin mpublic mhealth mnursing,mismbestmknown mformthemdevelopmentm
and mestablishmentmof mthemHenry mStreetmSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationalm healthm nursingmfeaturesm beliefsm similarm tom thosem ofm which m early mnursingm pioneer?
a. Lillian m Wald
b. Florence mNightingale
c. ClaramBarton
d. Mary mSeacole
ANS: m A
,Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
Lillian mWald mwasmampioneermin mpublicmhealth mnursing,mandmismbestmknown mformthemdevelopm
entmand mestablishmentmof mthemfirstmviablempracticemformpublic mhealth mnurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatmhistoricalmeventmfirstmled m to mthemrecognition mof m them contribution m of mblacksmto m nursing?
a. Florence mNightingale‘sm acceptance m of m black m nursesminto m them firstm nursingm school
b. Themcontributionsmofmblack mnursesmatmthemPennsylvania mHospital,mthemfirstmhospital
min mAmerica
c. Mary mWilliamsmandmFrancesmRosemaremlisted masmnursesminmthemCitymofmBaltimo
remDirectory
d. Themwork mdonemby mwivesmofmwealthymblackmnoblesmwhomcarriedmfoodmand mmedici
nemfrommhouse mto mhouse mduringmthemMiddlemAges
ANS: m C
1840—
Two mblack mwomen,mMarymWilliamsmandmFrancesmRose,mwho mfoundedmNursingmSistersmofmthem
Holy m Cross,m aremlisted m asmnursesm in m themCity mof m Baltimore m Directory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. World m Warm Imcontributed m to m themadvancementm of m health m care m by
a. increasingmthemnumbermofmprivatemcaremhospitalsmandmdecreasingmthemrolemofmpubl
icmhealth mservices.
b. employingmamlargemnumbermof mciviliansmto mprovide mcare mto mreturningmsoldiersmthro
ugh mthemRed mCross.
c. introducingmspecialistsm in m nursingm such m asm nurse m anesthetists.
d. increasingm them numberm of m community mhealth m nurses.
ANS: m C
World mWarmImoffered mnursesmamchance mto mentermnewmfieldsmof mspecialization,masmismseen min mtheme
xample mof mnursemanesthetists,mwho mbecame mpartmof msurgicalmteamsmatmthemfrontmlines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. Whatmwasman moriginalm purpose mof mthe mSocialm Security m Actmof m 1935?
a. Increase mresearch m thatm focused m on m minority m groups
b. Provide m medicalm care m form chemically m impaired m persons
c. Ensure mhealth m care mformoldermadultsmthrough m am nationalm insurance msystem
d. Decrease mthempublic‘smfinancialmburden mby mlimitingmservicesmofferedmbymlocalmhealt
h mdepartments
ANS: m C
By mprovidingmhealth minsurance mformoldermadults,mthemSocialmSecurity mActmof m1935 msetmth
emprecedentmformthempassagemof mthemMedicaremand mMedicaid mActsmthatmfollowed min m1965,mb
utmthemactmalso mprovided mmaternalmand mchild mwelfare mservices,mrehabilitation mformthemmen
tally mand mphysically mchallenged,mmedicalmcaremformblind mindividualsmand mcrippled mchildr
en,mand munemploymentmbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
, Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
8. Amclientmasksmthemnurse,m―Canmyoumexplain mthemamendmentmtomthemSocialmSecurity mActmca
lled mTitlemXVIIImto mme?‖mThemnursemdemonstratesman munderstandingmof mthismlegislation
mwhen mprovidingmwhatmresponse?
a. Itmled mto mmany mhospitalmclosings,malongmwith mamdecrease min macute mcare mhospital–
based mnursingmcare.
b. Itmprovided mmedicalminsurance mto mthose myoungermadultsmormchildren mwho mwere m
notmeligiblemformprivate minsurance mbecause mof mcatastrophic millnessesmsuch masm
cancer.
c. Itmprovided m preventive mcare mform women, minfants,mand m children.
d. Itmensured mthatmindividualsmwith mend-stagemrenalmdisease mhad mhealth m care minsurance.
ANS: m D
ThemMedicaremprogrammprovidesmhospitalminsurance,mPartmA,mand mmedicalminsurance,mPartmB,mt
o mallmpeoplemaged m65 mand moldermwho maremeligiblemto mreceivemSocialmSecurity mbenefits;mpeoplem
with mtotal,mpermanentm disabilities;m and m people m with m end-stagem renalm disease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Amcomparison mof mnursingmin mthem1980smto mnursingmin mthem1990smrevealsmwhatmfactorm
thatmcontributesmto mhealth mcaremasmwemknowmitmtoday?
a. In mthem1990smnursingmexperiencedmamsignificantmreductionmoccurred minmpreventabl
emdiseasesmcaused mby munsafe/unhealthy mlifestyles.
b. Tuberculosismwasmthemprimary mconcernmformnursingmin mthem1980s,mwhereasmthemAID
Smepidemic memerged m and m wasmitsmfocusmduringm them1990s.
c. Amdecreasemin mambulatorymservicesmin mthem1980smprompted man mincreasemin mpubl
icmhealth mnursesmin mthem1990s.
d. Themdemand mformadvanced mpracticemnursesmincreased minmthem1980smand mthe m19
90smbecause mof mthemeconomy mand mconcern maboutmthemhealth mof mthemnation.
ANS: m D
Themnumbersmof madvanced mnursempractitionersmincreased masmevidence mof mtheirmcost-
effectivenessm asm providersm of m primary m and m preventive mhealth m carem became m established.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Which m statementm accurately mdescribesm them historicalm perspective m of m nursingm practice?
a. Nursingmhasmexisted mto mmeetmthemneedsm of mpopulations, m individuals, m and maggregate
smby mprovidingmcaremthatmismdetermined mby mthemneedsmand mbeliefsmof msociety min mdiffe
rentmhistoricalmcontexts.
b. Asmmen mbegan mto mbecome minterested min mnursing,mitmchanged minto mamrespec
ted mprofession mbased mon mscientific mfactmrathermthan msuperstition.
c. Nursingmhasmhistoricallymaccepted mindividualsmfrommallmsocialmandmethni
cmbackgrounds.
d. ThemUnited mStatesmhasmledmthemway mthroughoutmhistorymto madvance mnursingma
nd mhealth m caremby mprovidingmthemfirstmhospitalmand mmedicalmschool.
ANS: m A
Nursingmhasmexisted msincembiblicalmtimesmto maddressmneedsmrangingmfrommcontagiousmdiseasesmin
mearly mtimes mto mhealth mprevention min mthe mpresentmtime, mwith mcare mbased mon mhealth mneeds mand m
beliefsmof mthemtime.
DIF:Comprehension
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
Test Bank For Contemporary Nursing Issu
m m m m mm
es, Trends, &Management 9th Edition by B
m m m m mm m
arbara Cherry, Susan R. m m m
Jacob Chapter 1-28 m m
,Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
Chapterm01:m Them Evolutionmof m Professionalm Nursing
Cherry:mContemporarym Nursing:m Issues,m Trends,m andmManagement,m 9thmEdition
MULTIPLE m CHOICE
1. Whatm accomplishmentm ismClara mBarton m bestm known m for?
a. Becomingmthe mfirstmblack m public mhealth m nurse
b. Establishingm them Henry mStreetm Settlement
c. Foundingmthem American m Red m Cross
d. Publicizingm them inadequacies m of m hospital-based m nursingm schools
ANS: m C
ThemAmericanmRed mCrossmwasmfounded mbymClaramBarton minm1882,mto mbemofmassistanceminmeffo
rtsm to mprovidemsuppliesmto mthembattlefieldsmand mhospitals.mBartonmalso msetsmup mampostwarmservi
cemto mfind mmissingmsoldiers.
DIF:Knowledge
2. Studentsmare massignedmto mwritemto mtheirmstatemleadersmaboutman missuemaffectingmtheirmcommunit
y.mOnemstudentmwritesmaboutmthemneedmamongmruralmcommunitymformgreatermaccessmto macutemca
remservices.m Which m piecemof m legislation m should m themstudentm usem asm amreference?
a. SocialmSecurity mAct
b. Hill-Burton m Act
c. Sheppard-Townerm Act
d. U.S.m Civilm Service m Act
ANS: m B
Thempurpose mof mthemHill-
Burton mActmwasmto mprovidemfundingmto mconstructmhospitalsmand mto mhelp mstatesmin mplan mformother
mhealth mcare mfacilities min maccordance mwith mthe mneeds mof mcommunities.
DIF:Knowledge
3. The mpractice mof mpublic mhealth mnursingm and m them Henry m StreetmSettlementm aremcredited m to
a. Mary mBreckenridge.
b. Mary mSeacole.
c. Claram Barton.
d. Lillian m Wald.
ANS: m D
Lillian mWald,mampioneermin mpublic mhealth mnursing,mismbestmknown mformthemdevelopmentm
and mestablishmentmof mthemHenry mStreetmSettlement.
DIF:Knowledge
4. Occupationalm healthm nursingmfeaturesm beliefsm similarm tom thosem ofm which m early mnursingm pioneer?
a. Lillian m Wald
b. Florence mNightingale
c. ClaramBarton
d. Mary mSeacole
ANS: m A
,Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
Lillian mWald mwasmampioneermin mpublicmhealth mnursing,mandmismbestmknown mformthemdevelopm
entmand mestablishmentmof mthemfirstmviablempracticemformpublic mhealth mnurses.
DIF:Comprehension
5. Whatmhistoricalmeventmfirstmled m to mthemrecognition mof m them contribution m of mblacksmto m nursing?
a. Florence mNightingale‘sm acceptance m of m black m nursesminto m them firstm nursingm school
b. Themcontributionsmofmblack mnursesmatmthemPennsylvania mHospital,mthemfirstmhospital
min mAmerica
c. Mary mWilliamsmandmFrancesmRosemaremlisted masmnursesminmthemCitymofmBaltimo
remDirectory
d. Themwork mdonemby mwivesmofmwealthymblackmnoblesmwhomcarriedmfoodmand mmedici
nemfrommhouse mto mhouse mduringmthemMiddlemAges
ANS: m C
1840—
Two mblack mwomen,mMarymWilliamsmandmFrancesmRose,mwho mfoundedmNursingmSistersmofmthem
Holy m Cross,m aremlisted m asmnursesm in m themCity mof m Baltimore m Directory.
DIF:Comprehension
6. World m Warm Imcontributed m to m themadvancementm of m health m care m by
a. increasingmthemnumbermofmprivatemcaremhospitalsmandmdecreasingmthemrolemofmpubl
icmhealth mservices.
b. employingmamlargemnumbermof mciviliansmto mprovide mcare mto mreturningmsoldiersmthro
ugh mthemRed mCross.
c. introducingmspecialistsm in m nursingm such m asm nurse m anesthetists.
d. increasingm them numberm of m community mhealth m nurses.
ANS: m C
World mWarmImoffered mnursesmamchance mto mentermnewmfieldsmof mspecialization,masmismseen min mtheme
xample mof mnursemanesthetists,mwho mbecame mpartmof msurgicalmteamsmatmthemfrontmlines.
DIF:Comprehension
7. Whatmwasman moriginalm purpose mof mthe mSocialm Security m Actmof m 1935?
a. Increase mresearch m thatm focused m on m minority m groups
b. Provide m medicalm care m form chemically m impaired m persons
c. Ensure mhealth m care mformoldermadultsmthrough m am nationalm insurance msystem
d. Decrease mthempublic‘smfinancialmburden mby mlimitingmservicesmofferedmbymlocalmhealt
h mdepartments
ANS: m C
By mprovidingmhealth minsurance mformoldermadults,mthemSocialmSecurity mActmof m1935 msetmth
emprecedentmformthempassagemof mthemMedicaremand mMedicaid mActsmthatmfollowed min m1965,mb
utmthemactmalso mprovided mmaternalmand mchild mwelfare mservices,mrehabilitation mformthemmen
tally mand mphysically mchallenged,mmedicalmcaremformblind mindividualsmand mcrippled mchildr
en,mand munemploymentmbenefits.
DIF:Comprehension
, Test m Bankm Form Contemporarym Nursing m Issues,m Trends,m &Managementm 9thmEditionm bymBarbaram Cherry,m S
usan mR.
Jacob m Chapterm 1-
28
8. Amclientmasksmthemnurse,m―Canmyoumexplain mthemamendmentmtomthemSocialmSecurity mActmca
lled mTitlemXVIIImto mme?‖mThemnursemdemonstratesman munderstandingmof mthismlegislation
mwhen mprovidingmwhatmresponse?
a. Itmled mto mmany mhospitalmclosings,malongmwith mamdecrease min macute mcare mhospital–
based mnursingmcare.
b. Itmprovided mmedicalminsurance mto mthose myoungermadultsmormchildren mwho mwere m
notmeligiblemformprivate minsurance mbecause mof mcatastrophic millnessesmsuch masm
cancer.
c. Itmprovided m preventive mcare mform women, minfants,mand m children.
d. Itmensured mthatmindividualsmwith mend-stagemrenalmdisease mhad mhealth m care minsurance.
ANS: m D
ThemMedicaremprogrammprovidesmhospitalminsurance,mPartmA,mand mmedicalminsurance,mPartmB,mt
o mallmpeoplemaged m65 mand moldermwho maremeligiblemto mreceivemSocialmSecurity mbenefits;mpeoplem
with mtotal,mpermanentm disabilities;m and m people m with m end-stagem renalm disease.
DIF:Comprehension
9. Amcomparison mof mnursingmin mthem1980smto mnursingmin mthem1990smrevealsmwhatmfactorm
thatmcontributesmto mhealth mcaremasmwemknowmitmtoday?
a. In mthem1990smnursingmexperiencedmamsignificantmreductionmoccurred minmpreventabl
emdiseasesmcaused mby munsafe/unhealthy mlifestyles.
b. Tuberculosismwasmthemprimary mconcernmformnursingmin mthem1980s,mwhereasmthemAID
Smepidemic memerged m and m wasmitsmfocusmduringm them1990s.
c. Amdecreasemin mambulatorymservicesmin mthem1980smprompted man mincreasemin mpubl
icmhealth mnursesmin mthem1990s.
d. Themdemand mformadvanced mpracticemnursesmincreased minmthem1980smand mthe m19
90smbecause mof mthemeconomy mand mconcern maboutmthemhealth mof mthemnation.
ANS: m D
Themnumbersmof madvanced mnursempractitionersmincreased masmevidence mof mtheirmcost-
effectivenessm asm providersm of m primary m and m preventive mhealth m carem became m established.
DIF:Comprehension
10. Which m statementm accurately mdescribesm them historicalm perspective m of m nursingm practice?
a. Nursingmhasmexisted mto mmeetmthemneedsm of mpopulations, m individuals, m and maggregate
smby mprovidingmcaremthatmismdetermined mby mthemneedsmand mbeliefsmof msociety min mdiffe
rentmhistoricalmcontexts.
b. Asmmen mbegan mto mbecome minterested min mnursing,mitmchanged minto mamrespec
ted mprofession mbased mon mscientific mfactmrathermthan msuperstition.
c. Nursingmhasmhistoricallymaccepted mindividualsmfrommallmsocialmandmethni
cmbackgrounds.
d. ThemUnited mStatesmhasmledmthemway mthroughoutmhistorymto madvance mnursingma
nd mhealth m caremby mprovidingmthemfirstmhospitalmand mmedicalmschool.
ANS: m A
Nursingmhasmexisted msincembiblicalmtimesmto maddressmneedsmrangingmfrommcontagiousmdiseasesmin
mearly mtimes mto mhealth mprevention min mthe mpresentmtime, mwith mcare mbased mon mhealth mneeds mand m
beliefsmof mthemtime.
DIF:Comprehension
