,
,Chapterg01:gHealth:gAgCommunitygView
Nies:gCommunity/PublicgHealthgNursing,g8thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhichgbestgdescribesgthegprimarygreasongthatgAmericansgaregconcernedgaboutghealthgcare?
a. Politiciansgaregdiscussingghowgtogimproveghealthgcare.
b. Thegmediaghasgprovidedg mixedgmessagesgaboutgtheghealthgcaregsystem.
c. Ourgnationalghealthgcaregcostsgkeepgincreasing.
d. ThegnewghealthgcaregsystemgoffersgfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
ANS:g C
Thegprimarygreasongforgthegfocusgonghealthgcaregisgthegconstantlygincreasinggcosts,gwhichgcan
ngotgbegsustained.gThegcostsgofgcaringgforgthegsickgaccountedgforgthegmajoritygofgescalatinggh
ealtghgcaregdollars,gwhichgincreasedgfromg5.7%gofgtheggrossgdomesticgproductging1965gtog17.
8%ging2015.gPoliticiansgandgthegmediagbothginfluencegAmericans‘gperceptionsgaboutghealthgc
are;ghogwever,gtheygare notgthegprimarygreasongwhygAmericansgaregconcerned.gThegnewghealt
yi
hgcaregsygstemgwillgchangegtheghealthgcaregaccessgandgavailability,gbutgwillgnotgnecessarilygbe
gofferinggagnygfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand (Comprehension)
yi
2. Agnurseghasgbegungtoglobbygwithgpoliticiansgforgchangesgtogtheghealthgcaregsystem.gWhygisgth
isginvolvementgimportant?
a. Nurses,gasgcentralgcharactersgingseveralgpopulargTVgseries,garegcurrentlygver
ygvisiblegingAmericangmedi Ngg a.R IgGgB.CM
b. Nursesgaregprimarilygresp on sib legfoNrgmT
U S anagingOtheg various unitsgin ourghealthgcare
yi yi
system.
c. Nursesgaregtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders.
d. Nursesgaregthegonlyggroupgthatgisgemployedgbothginsidegandgoutsidegofghospitals.
ANS:gC
Asgtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders,gnursesgareginformedgaboutgthegcurrentghealth
gcaregsystemgand allgthegproblemsgthatgresultgfromgpeoplegnotgseekinggcareguntilgtheygaregdes
yi
pegratelygill.gNurses,gasgthegAmericangNursesgAssociationg(ANA)gemphasize,gusuallygbelieve
gthatghealthgcaregisgagright,gnotgagprivilege.gTherefore,gnurses,gwhosegworkgisgcentralgtogourgc
urrentghealthgcaregdeliverygsystem,gcangalsogbeginstrumentalgingworkinggpoliticallygtogcreatega
ghealthgcaregdeliverygsystemgthatgwillgmeetghealthgneeds.gWhilegnursesgaregingseveralgcurrentg
TVgseriegsgandgaregemployedgbothginsidegandgoutside ofghospitals,gphysiciansgandgotherghealt
yi
hgcaregprovgidersgaregasgwell.gNursesgaregoftengmanagers,gbutgmanagersgoftenghavegothergbac
kgrounds,gsucghgasgbusinessgadministration.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand (Comprehension)
yi
3. Whatgconclusiongcangbegdrawngfromgexamininggwheregnursesgaregemployed?
a. Theregisgagtrendgtowardgconsolidationgofghealthgcaregintoglargegcentralgmedic
algcenters.
b. Theregisgangincreasedgemphasisgongcommunity-basedghealthgcare.
c. Theregisgangobviousgneedg togdecreaseghealthgcaregcostsgbygcuttinggpositions.
d. Managedgcaregorganizationsg(MCOs)garegemploying nursesgtogimprovegcustomer
yi
,
,Chapterg01:gHealth:gAgCommunitygView
Nies:gCommunity/PublicgHealthgNursing,g8thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhichgbestgdescribesgthegprimarygreasongthatgAmericansgaregconcernedgaboutghealthgcare?
a. Politiciansgaregdiscussingghowgtogimproveghealthgcare.
b. Thegmediaghasgprovidedg mixedgmessagesgaboutgtheghealthgcaregsystem.
c. Ourgnationalghealthgcaregcostsgkeepgincreasing.
d. ThegnewghealthgcaregsystemgoffersgfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
ANS:g C
Thegprimarygreasongforgthegfocusgonghealthgcaregisgthegconstantlygincreasinggcosts,gwhichgcan
ngotgbegsustained.gThegcostsgofgcaringgforgthegsickgaccountedgforgthegmajoritygofgescalatinggh
ealtghgcaregdollars,gwhichgincreasedgfromg5.7%gofgtheggrossgdomesticgproductging1965gtog17.
8%ging2015.gPoliticiansgandgthegmediagbothginfluencegAmericans‘gperceptionsgaboutghealthgc
are;ghogwever,gtheygare notgthegprimarygreasongwhygAmericansgaregconcerned.gThegnewghealt
yi
hgcaregsygstemgwillgchangegtheghealthgcaregaccessgandgavailability,gbutgwillgnotgnecessarilygbe
gofferinggagnygfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand (Comprehension)
yi
2. Agnurseghasgbegungtoglobbygwithgpoliticiansgforgchangesgtogtheghealthgcaregsystem.gWhygisgth
isginvolvementgimportant?
a. Nurses,gasgcentralgcharactersgingseveralgpopulargTVgseries,garegcurrentlygver
ygvisiblegingAmericangmedi Ngg a.R IgGgB.CM
b. Nursesgaregprimarilygresp on sib legfoNrgmT
U S anagingOtheg various unitsgin ourghealthgcare
yi yi
system.
c. Nursesgaregtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders.
d. Nursesgaregthegonlyggroupgthatgisgemployedgbothginsidegandgoutsidegofghospitals.
ANS:gC
Asgtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders,gnursesgareginformedgaboutgthegcurrentghealth
gcaregsystemgand allgthegproblemsgthatgresultgfromgpeoplegnotgseekinggcareguntilgtheygaregdes
yi
pegratelygill.gNurses,gasgthegAmericangNursesgAssociationg(ANA)gemphasize,gusuallygbelieve
gthatghealthgcaregisgagright,gnotgagprivilege.gTherefore,gnurses,gwhosegworkgisgcentralgtogourgc
urrentghealthgcaregdeliverygsystem,gcangalsogbeginstrumentalgingworkinggpoliticallygtogcreatega
ghealthgcaregdeliverygsystemgthatgwillgmeetghealthgneeds.gWhilegnursesgaregingseveralgcurrentg
TVgseriegsgandgaregemployedgbothginsidegandgoutside ofghospitals,gphysiciansgandgotherghealt
yi
hgcaregprovgidersgaregasgwell.gNursesgaregoftengmanagers,gbutgmanagersgoftenghavegothergbac
kgrounds,gsucghgasgbusinessgadministration.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand (Comprehension)
yi
3. Whatgconclusiongcangbegdrawngfromgexamininggwheregnursesgaregemployed?
a. Theregisgagtrendgtowardgconsolidationgofghealthgcaregintoglargegcentralgmedic
algcenters.
b. Theregisgangincreasedgemphasisgongcommunity-basedghealthgcare.
c. Theregisgangobviousgneedg togdecreaseghealthgcaregcostsgbygcuttinggpositions.
d. Managedgcaregorganizationsg(MCOs)garegemploying nursesgtogimprovegcustomer
yi
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