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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Manage
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ment,7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs
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in today’s health care milieu. During which other historical periods did h
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ealth practices focus on the use ofherbs?
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a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages n n n n n
b. Civil War period and World War n n n n n n
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period n n n n n n n n
d. Crimean War and Civil War periods n n n n n
ANS: A n
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disea
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se; in the MiddleAges, women used herbs.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 6 n n
2. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-
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filled sack over a client who iscomplaining of painful joints and chest p
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ain with exertion. This ritual represents health care during:
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a. the prehistoric period. n n
b. early civilization in Egypt. n n n
c. the Renaissance. n
d. the Middle Ages. n n
ANS: A n
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil spi
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rits thatproviders attempted to scare away through rituals and danc
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es.
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3. A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a ba
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ccalaureate degreein nursing would want to ensure that the program is ac
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credited by the: n n
a. American Nurses Association. n n
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. n n n n
c. National Institutes of Health. n n n
d. National Nursing Council. n n
ANS: B n
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the agency th
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at exclusivelyaccredits baccalaureate and graduate-
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degree nursing programs.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4, Box 1-1
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4. Nursing in the 1990s was characterized by:
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a. men leaving nursing to enter the armed services.
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b. traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue.
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c. a focus on preventable diseases.
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d. a decrease in nursing research.
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ANS: C n
Health promotion and disease prevention were recognized as the mea
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ns to reduce the high number of mortalities associated with preventabl
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e diseases—
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Healthy People 2000was published as a nationwide effort to reduce pre
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ventable deaths. n
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17 n n
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5. A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is prov
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ided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction sur
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vey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs started while ho
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spitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts noted high reci
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divism rates. The committee recommended that aformalized patient educati
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on plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient infor
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mation about new medications. The committee is using which component of
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nthe Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
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a.
Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effect n n n n n n n n n
ive members ofan interdisciplinary team.
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b.
Nurses should have a minimum of a master’s degree t n n n n n n n n n
o sit on policycommittees that affect an entire facility.
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c.
Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians sin
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ce the committeeis interdisciplinary.
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d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
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ANS: D n
The IOM report initiatives include effective workforce planning and polic
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ymaking basedon better data collection and improved infrastructure.
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DIF: Application REF: p. 16| p. 18 n n n n
6. The Affordable Care Act of 2011:
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a.
requires that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a b n n n n n n n n n n
achelor’s degreeat minimum. n n n
b.
would provide health care benefits to millions who were previ
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ously uninsurableor unable to afford insurance.
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c. caps the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures.
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d.
subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing n n n n n n
health care costsfor individuals who have chronic or catastr
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ophic illness such as cancer. n n n n
ANS: B n
It is anticipated that the ACA (2011) will make insurance coverage possib
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le for millionswho have previously not had insurance or had been denied
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insurance.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 18-19 n n
7. It has been said that “history repeats itself because no one was listening the
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N N N N N N
ENDS AND M ANAGEMENT 7 TH E DITION CHERRY N N N N N
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
n n n n n n
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Manage
n n n n n n n n
ment,7th Edition
n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs
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in today’s health care milieu. During which other historical periods did h
n n n n n n n n n n n
ealth practices focus on the use ofherbs?
n n n n n n n
a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages n n n n n
b. Civil War period and World War n n n n n n
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period n n n n n n n n
d. Crimean War and Civil War periods n n n n n
ANS: A n
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disea
n n n n n n n n n n
se; in the MiddleAges, women used herbs.
n n n n n n n
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 6 n n
2. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-
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filled sack over a client who iscomplaining of painful joints and chest p
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
ain with exertion. This ritual represents health care during:
n n n n n n n n
a. the prehistoric period. n n
b. early civilization in Egypt. n n n
c. the Renaissance. n
d. the Middle Ages. n n
ANS: A n
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil spi
n n n n n n n n n n n
rits thatproviders attempted to scare away through rituals and danc
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es.
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3. A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a ba
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ccalaureate degreein nursing would want to ensure that the program is ac
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credited by the: n n
a. American Nurses Association. n n
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. n n n n
c. National Institutes of Health. n n n
d. National Nursing Council. n n
ANS: B n
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the agency th
n n n n n n n n n n
at exclusivelyaccredits baccalaureate and graduate-
n n n n n
degree nursing programs.
n n
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4, Box 1-1
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4. Nursing in the 1990s was characterized by:
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a. men leaving nursing to enter the armed services.
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b. traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue.
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c. a focus on preventable diseases.
n n n n
d. a decrease in nursing research.
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ANS: C n
Health promotion and disease prevention were recognized as the mea
n n n n n n n n n
ns to reduce the high number of mortalities associated with preventabl
n n n n n n n n n n
e diseases—
n
Healthy People 2000was published as a nationwide effort to reduce pre
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ventable deaths. n
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17 n n
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5. A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is prov
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ided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction sur
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vey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs started while ho
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spitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts noted high reci
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divism rates. The committee recommended that aformalized patient educati
n n n n n n n n n
on plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient infor
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mation about new medications. The committee is using which component of
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nthe Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
n n n n n n
a.
Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effect n n n n n n n n n
ive members ofan interdisciplinary team.
n n n n n
b.
Nurses should have a minimum of a master’s degree t n n n n n n n n n
o sit on policycommittees that affect an entire facility.
n n n n n n n n n
c.
Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians sin
n n n n n n n n n n
ce the committeeis interdisciplinary.
n n n n
d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
n n n n n n n n n n n
ANS: D n
The IOM report initiatives include effective workforce planning and polic
n n n n n n n n n
ymaking basedon better data collection and improved infrastructure.
n n n n n n n n
DIF: Application REF: p. 16| p. 18 n n n n
6. The Affordable Care Act of 2011:
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a.
requires that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a b n n n n n n n n n n
achelor’s degreeat minimum. n n n
b.
would provide health care benefits to millions who were previ
n n n n n n n n n
ously uninsurableor unable to afford insurance.
n n n n n n
c. caps the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures.
n n n n n n n n n n
d.
subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing n n n n n n
health care costsfor individuals who have chronic or catastr
n n n n n n n n n
ophic illness such as cancer. n n n n
ANS: B n
It is anticipated that the ACA (2011) will make insurance coverage possib
n n n n n n n n n n n
le for millionswho have previously not had insurance or had been denied
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
insurance.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 18-19 n n
7. It has been said that “history repeats itself because no one was listening the
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