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Chapter 07: The Nurses, Ideas, and Forces That Define the Profession
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
ANS: C
When she learned of the lack of medical and nursing care for British troops during
the Crimean
War (1853-1856), Nightingale organized a group of 38 nurses to travel to the Crimea
in southern
Russia. Despite societal opposition, she and her team reached the Crimean
battlefields in 1854.
They found overcrowding in the hospitals, no medical supplies, and limited space
for the sick
and injured. Using her own funds, Nightingale obtained supplies, cleaned up the
unsanitary
conditions, and established laundries to wash linens. At the end of 6 months,
Nightingale and her
nurses had decreased the death rate from 42% to 2%.
ANS: D
Linda Richards is known as America’s first trained nurse. Isabel Hampton Robb
reduced student
nurse working hours and promoted licensure exams. Mildred Montag worked to create
associate
degree programs as a shorter route into nursing.
3. Which is the dominant focus of patient care in the current health care
environment?
ANS: B
The dominant focus of patient care in the current health care environment is to
contain rising
costs. Hospitals, faced with financial difficulties, are merging into large health
care systems.
Managed care, an insurance-based approach to reducing costs, has invaded patient
care in every
setting. Nurses are challenged to deliver quality nursing care in an environment
that limits
consumers’ options.
OBJ: Describe the effect of managed care and merging health care services on the
nursing
profession. TOP: Nursing in the Current Health Care Environment
ANS: C
ANS: A
ANS: C
Clara Barton is known as the Angel of the Battlefield, Lavinia Dock fought for
women’s rights,
Florence Nightingale is known as the Lady with the Lamp, and Linda Richards was
America’s
first trained nurse.
The nurse works with the health care team to set outcomes and plan interventions
a.
for the patient.
b. The same nurse admits the patient and then discharges him the next day.
c. The nurse works with the patient to set outcomes and plan interventions.
d. The nurse sends the provider in for an immediate assessment of the patient.
ANS: C
In the nursing process, nurses work with patients to set expected outcomes and plan
interventions
to meet these outcomes.
8. What is the major social factor that has developed the role of nursing to
what it is today?
ANS: A
Society’s attitude toward the role of women is a major social factor that has
developed the role of
nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 102
9. _____ defined nursing as “that care which puts a person in the best
possible condition for
nature to restore or to preserve health, and to prevent or to cure disease
or injury.”
a. Barton
b. Nightingale
c. Breckenridge
d. Dix
ANS: B
10. The nurse responsible for promotion of associate degree programs is:
a. Lavinia Dock.
b. Mildred Montag.
c. Linda Richards.
d. Lillian Wald.
ANS: B
Mildred Montag promoted associate degrees as a way for nurses to enter the field of
nursing in a
shorter time period. Lavinia Dock fought for women’s rights and the right to vote.
Linda
Richards, America’s first trained nurse, improved nursing education. Lillian Wald
cared for
tenement families by establishing a visiting nurse service.
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Based on what you know, what events would you select to show the
contributions that
Isabel Hampton Robb made to nursing? (Select all that apply.)
ANS: B, D
Isabel Hampton Robb reduced student working hours and promoted licensure exams.
Mary
Adelaide Nutting wrote a book on the history of nursing, Lillian Wald established a
visiting
nurse service, and Lavinia Dock fought for women’s rights and the right to vote.
The elderly utilize more health care dollars per person than younger members
of
a.
society.
b. The elderly rely minimally on Social Security.
c. The elderly have chronic illnesses.
d. The elderly typically have fewer years of schooling.
e. Some elderly are widowed and need assistance with care.
ANS: A, C, D, E
The elderly currently utilize more health care dollars per person than the younger
members of
society. They typically rely heavily on Social Security, have chronic illnesses,
have fewer years
of schooling, and are widowed.
MATCHING
a. Clara Barton
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Lillian Wald
d. Mary Breckenridge
1. Organized the American Red Cross