Throughout the history of health care in our nation, one particular piece of federal legislation provided funds for hospital construction
As the number of hospitals rapidly increased, the need for nurses to staff hospitals also increased, and the shift from community-based nursing care to hospital-based nursing care began. This fundamental piece of legislation was the:
a. Sheppard-Towner Act.
b. Hill-Burton Act.
c. Veterans Bill.
d. Access to Health Care Bill.
ANS: B
Correct: The Hill-Burton Act, also known as the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, was enacted in 1950. This act provided funding that resulted in a boom in the construction of hospitals across the country. As the number of hospitals increased rapidly, so did the need for nurses to staff the hospitals. Thus the nurse's role was shifted from community and public health settings to the acute care setting.
Incorrect:
a. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 was the first federal policy that provided funding for nursing services and established prenatal and child health centers staffed by public health nurses, with the goal of reducing maternal and infant mortality rates by teaching women about personal hygiene and infant care.
c. "Veterans Bill" is an invented term and not the name of any bill passed by Congress.
d. "Access to Health Care Bill" is an invented term and not the name of any bill passed by Congress.
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