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8TH Edition by Mary
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Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health
care?
a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care.
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
c. Our national health care costs keep increasing.
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
ANS: C
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing
costs, which cannot be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick
accounted for the majority of escalating healthcare dollars, which increased
from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in
2015. Politicians and the media both influence Americans‘ perceptions about
health care; however, they are not the primary reason why Americans are
concerned. The new health care system will change the health care
access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering
any free services to Americans.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health
care system. Why is this involvement important?
a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very
visible in American m e d i Na .
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b. Nurses are primarily responsible for m the various units in
our health care system.
c. Nurses are the largest segment of health care providers.
d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of
hospitals.
ANS: C
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about
the current health care system and all the problemsthat result
from peoplenot seeking care until they are desperately ill. Nurses,
as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually
believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses,
whose work is central to our current health care
delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create
a health care delivery system that will meet health needs. While nurses
, are in several current TV series and are employed both inside and outside
of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as well. Nurses
are often managers, but managers often
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, have other backgrounds, such as business administration.
TESTBANKforCommunityPublic Health Nursing
a
d
8TH Edition by Mary
A.Nies,MelanieMcEwen|Complete Guide WITH
RATIONALES
Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health
care?
a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care.
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
c. Our national health care costs keep increasing.
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
ANS: C
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing
costs, which cannot be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick
accounted for the majority of escalating healthcare dollars, which increased
from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in
2015. Politicians and the media both influence Americans‘ perceptions about
health care; however, they are not the primary reason why Americans are
concerned. The new health care system will change the health care
access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering
any free services to Americans.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health
care system. Why is this involvement important?
a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very
visible in American m e d i Na .
da da
b. Nurses are primarily responsible for m the various units in
our health care system.
c. Nurses are the largest segment of health care providers.
d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of
hospitals.
ANS: C
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about
the current health care system and all the problemsthat result
from peoplenot seeking care until they are desperately ill. Nurses,
as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually
believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses,
whose work is central to our current health care
delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create
a health care delivery system that will meet health needs. While nurses
, are in several current TV series and are employed both inside and outside
of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as well. Nurses
are often managers, but managers often
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Achieverszone
, have other backgrounds, such as business administration.
