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Where is the greatest population growth in the world Ans✓✓✓under
developed countries
Population is decreased where? Ans✓✓✓US and other developed
countries
What to expect with aging baby boomer generation Ans✓✓✓-Expect an
enormous impact on Medicare
-Leaving the workforce
Who are the largest minority group Ans✓✓✓Hispanic persons now
outnumber African Americans as the largest minority group
what is the number one cause of death in all ethnic groups in the US
Ans✓✓✓HEART DISEASE
Changing composition of US households Ans✓✓✓Declining mortality
for both genders in all age groups
Changing lifestyles: Ans✓✓✓-To be healthy one must take care of one's
self
, -Many combine traditional medicine with complementary and
alternative therapies
Growing appreciation of the quality of life: Ans✓✓✓Shift in values
changing the importance of financial success
Changing composition of families and living patterns: Ans✓✓✓-Rising
household incomes (dual-income families)
-Average per-person income is increasing
-Gap between the richest and the poorest is widening
Changing type of services offered at hospitals: Ans✓✓✓-Reduced bed
capacity as care became more community based
-Expanded services to include mental health, substance abuse, and long-
term care facilities
-Many hospital services were diminished by the COVID-19 crisis
Current nursing shortage: Ans✓✓✓-27% of RNs plan to retire within
one year (2017 Healthcare Survey of Registered Nurses)
-Retiring baby boomers
By 2026, expected to be at least 438,100 new nursing positions (BLS,
2018c)
Not enough primary-care providers: Ans✓✓✓-Especially in the most
underserved areas (i.e., inner cites, very rural areas)