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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing.
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d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
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ANS: C
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of escal atin g health care dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product i
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n 1965 t o
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17.8% in 2015. Politicians and the media both influence Americans’ perceptions about he
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al
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h ealth care system will change the health care access and availability, but will not
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ne cessaril y be offering any free services to Americans.
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his involvement important?
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system.
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nt h ealt h care system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care
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until the y are d esperately ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasiz
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e, usually belie ve that health care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, wh
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3. What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?
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a. There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medic
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c p
1. Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
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a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. c p cp c p c p c p cp c p
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing.
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d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
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ANS: C
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing costs, which c
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a nnot be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for the majority
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of escal atin g health care dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product i
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n 1965 t o
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17.8% in 2015. Politicians and the media both influence Americans’ perceptions about he
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al
th care; however, they are not the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The ne w
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h ealth care system will change the health care access and availability, but will not
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ne cessaril y be offering any free services to Americans.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) cp cp cp
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is t
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his involvement important?
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a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently ve
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ry visible in American medi a . IGB.CM
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N N T
b. Nurses are primarily responUsi b S
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l e fo r m anagingOthe various units in our health care
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system.
c. Nurses are the largest segment of health care providers. c p c p c p c p c p c p c p cp
d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals.
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ANS: C c p
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the curre
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nt h ealt h care system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care
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until the y are d esperately ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasiz
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e, usually belie ve that health care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, wh
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3. What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?
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a. There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medic
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b. There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care.
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c. There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions.
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