The use of herbs has become a popular alternative to prescription drugs in today’s health care
milieu. During which other historical periods did
... [Show More] health practices focus on the use of herbs?
a. Prehistoric times and the Middle Ages
b. Civil War period and World War I
c. Renaissance and Reformation periods and the Colonial American period
d. Crimean War and Civil War periods
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, tribes used herbs to rid themselves of disease; in the Middle Ages,
women used herbs.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 6
12. A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-filled sack over a client who is
complaining of painful joints and chest pain with exertion. This ritual represents health care
during:
a. the prehistoric period.
b. early civilization in Egypt.
c. the Renaissance.
d. the Middle Ages.
ANS: A
During prehistoric times, illness was thought to be caused by evil spirits that providers
attempted to scare away through rituals and dances.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 3
13. A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a baccalaureate degree in
nursing would want to ensure that the program is accredited by the:
a. American Nurses Association.
b. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
c. National Institutes of Health.
d. National Nursing Council.
ANS: B
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the agency that exclusively
accredits baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing programs.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4, Box 1-1
14. Nursing in the 1990s was characterized by:
a. men leaving nursing to enter the armed services.
b. traditional 8-hour shifts to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue.
c. a focus on preventable diseases.
d. a decrease in nursing research.
ANS: C
Health promotion and disease prevention were recognized as the means to reduce the high
number of mortalities associated with preventable diseases—Healthy People 2000 was
published as a nationwide effort to reduce preventable deaths.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 16-17
15. A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is provided with
statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction survey felt they lacked
sufficient information about new drugs started while hospitalized and continued after
discharge. In addition, charts noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that a
formalized patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient
information about new medications. The committee is using which component of the Institute
of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
a. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effective members of an
interdisciplinary team.
b. Nurses should have a minimum of a master’s degree to sit on policy committees
that affect an entire facility.
c. Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians since the committee is
interdisciplinary.
d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
ANS: D
The IOM report initiatives include effective workforce planning and policymaking based on
better data collection and improved infrastructure.
DIF: Application REF: p. 16| p. 18
16. The Affordable Care Act of 2011:
a. requires that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a bachelor’s degree at
minimum.
b. would provide health care benefits to millions who were previously uninsurable or
unable to afford insurance.
c. caps the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures.
d. subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing health care costs for
individuals who have chronic or catastrophic illness such as cancer.
ANS: B
It is anticipated that the ACA (2011) will make insurance coverage possible for millions who
have previously not had insurance or had been denied insurance.
DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 18-19
17. It has been said that “history repeats itself because no one was listening the first time.” Which
statement is true when comparing the nursing care provided in the Civil War (1861 to 1865)
to that provided during the Crimean War?
a. Epidemics such as smallpox and typhoid were the primary emphasis of nursing
care in both wars.
b. Soldiers were housed in substandard conditions, but due to Nightingale’s push for
sanitary conditions, in the Civil War soldiers were housed in aseptic conditions.
c. Black nurses were widely accepted by society and the profession, receiving equal
compensation during the Civil War due in large part to the efforts of Mary Seacole
during the Crimean War.
d. Both Nightingale (Crimean War) and Dix (Civil War) completed nursing training
before accepting positions as nurses in the wars.
ANS: A
Numerous epidemics plagued the country, including syphilis, gonorrhea, malaria, smallpox,
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