Test Bank 1-2
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Clara Barton is known for
A. becoming the first African-American public health nurse.
B. establishing the Henry
... [Show More] Street Settlement.
C. founding the American Red Cross.
D. publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
ANS: C
(C) is correct because the American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in 1882,
assisted in efforts to continue public health nursing. (A) is incorrect because Jessie
Sleet Scales was the first African-American public health nurse. (B) is incorrect
because Lillian Wald, a pioneer in public health nursing, is best known for the
development and establishment of the Henry Street Settlement. (D) is incorrect
because The Goldmark Report criticized the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing
schools and recommended enhanced educational standards.
DIF: Knowledge REF: Page 16
2. Which bill provided for construction of hospitals?
A. Social Security Act
B. Hill-Burton Act
C. Sheppard-Towner Act
D. U.S. Civil Service Act
ANS: B
(B) is correct because the purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to provide funding to
construct hospitals and to assist states in planning for other health care facilities in
accordance with the needs of communities. (A) is incorrect because the main
purposes of the 1935 Social Security Act were to provide (1) a national insurance
system for the elderly; (2) monies to states for maternal and child welfare services;
(3) vocational rehabilitation services for the physically and mentally challenged; (4)
medical care for crippled children and blind people; (5) a plan to boost public health
services; and (6) a federal/state unemployment system. (C) is incorrect because the
Sheppard-Towner Act provided federal aid for maternal and child health care. (D) is
incorrect because the U.S. Civil Service Act is landmark U.S. legislation establishing
the tradition and mechanism of permanent federal employment based on merit rather
than on political party affiliation (the spoils system).
DIF: Knowledge REF: Page 18
3. The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to
A. Mary Breckenridge.
B. Mary Seacole.
C. Clara Barton. [Show Less]