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MULTIPLE fWCHOICE

1. Which fWbest fWdescribes fWthe fWprimary fWreason fWthat fWAmericans fWare fWconcerned fWabout fWhealth
fW care?
a. Politicians fWare fWdiscussing fWhow fWto fWimprove fWhealth fWcare.
b. The fWmedia fWhas fWprovided fWmixed fWmessages fWabout fWthe fWhealth fWcare fWsystem.
c. Our fWnational fWhealth fWcare fWcosts fWkeep fWincreasing.
d. The fWnew fWhealth fWcare fWsystem fWoffers fWfree fWservices fWto fWAmericans.

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The fWprimary fWreason fWfor fWthe fWfocus fWon fWhealth fWcare fWis fWthe fWconstantly fWincreasing fWcosts,
fW which fWcannot fWbe fWsustained. fWThe fWcosts fWof fWcaring fWfor fWthe fWsick fWaccounted fWfor fWthe
fW majority fWof fWescalating fWhealth fWcare fWdollars, fWwhich fWincreased fWfrom fW5.7% fWof fWthe
fW gross fWdomestic fWproduct fWin fW1965 fWto fW17.8% fWin fW2015. fWPoliticians fWand fWthe fWmedia
fW both fWinfluence fWAmericans‘ fWperceptions fWabout fWhealth fWcare; fWhowever, fWthey fWare fWnot
fW the fWprimary fWreason fWwhy fWAmericans fWare fWconcerned. fWThe fWnew fWhealth fWcare fWsystem
fW will fWchange fWthe fWhealth fWcare fWaccess fWand fWavailability, fWbut fWwill fWnot fWnecessarily fWbe
fW offering fWany fWfree fWservices fWto fWAmericans.

DIF: Cognitive fWLevel: fWUnderstand fW(Comprehension)


2. A fWnurse fWhas fWbegun fWto fWlobby fWwith fWpoliticians fWfor fWchanges fWto fWthe fWhealth fWcare
fW system. fWWhy fWis fWthis fWinvolvement fWimportant?
a. Nurses, fWas fWcentral fWcharacters fWin fWseveral fWpopular fWTV fWseries, fWare

fW currently fWvery fWvisible fWin fWAmerican fWm e d iNa . f W
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b. Nurses fWare fWprimarily fWresponUsibS
le fWfoNr fWmTanagingOthe fW various fWunits fWin fWour fWhealth fWcare
system.
c. Nurses fWare fWthe fWlargest fWsegment fWof fWhealth fWcare fWproviders.
d. Nurses fWare fWthe fWonly fWgroup fWthat fWis fWemployed fWboth fWinside fWand fWoutside fWof fWhospitals.

ANS: fWC
As fWthe fWlargest fWsegment fWof fWhealth fWcare fWproviders, fWnurses fWare fWinformed fWabout fWthe

, fW current fWhealth fWcare fWsystem fWand fWall fWthe fWproblems fWthat fWresult fWfrom fWpeople fWnot
fW seeking fWcare fWuntil fWthey fWare fWdesperately fWill. fWNurses, fWas fWthe fWAmerican fWNurses
fW Association fW(ANA) fWemphasize, fWusually fWbelieve fWthat fWhealth fWcare fWis fWa fWright, fWnot fWa
fW privilege. fWTherefore, fWnurses, fWwhose fWwork fWis fWcentral fWto fWour fWcurrent fWhealth fWcare
fW delivery fWsystem, fWcan fWalso fWbe fWinstrumental fWin fWworking fWpolitically fWto fWcreate fWa fWhealth
fW care fWdelivery fWsystem fWthat fWwill fWmeet fWhealth fWneeds. fWWhile fWnurses fWare fWin fWseveral
fW current fWTV fWseries fWand fWare fWemployed fWboth fWinside fWand fWoutside fWof fWhospitals,
fWphysicians fWand fWother fWhealth fWcare fWproviders fWare fWas fWwell. fWNurses fWare fWoften
fW managers, fWbut fWmanagers fWoften fWhave fWother fWbackgrounds, fWsuch fWas fWbusiness
fW administration.

DIF: Cognitive fWLevel: fWUnderstand fW(Comprehension)


3. What fWconclusion fWcan fWbe fWdrawn fWfrom fWexamining fWwhere fWnurses fWare fWemployed?
a. There fWis fWa fWtrend fWtoward fWconsolidation fWof fWhealth fWcare fWinto fWlarge
fWcentral fWmedical fWcenters.
b. There fWis fWan fWincreased fWemphasis fWon fWcommunity-based fWhealth fWcare.
c. There fWis fWan fWobvious fWneed fWto fWdecrease fWhealth fWcare fWcosts fWby fWcutting fWpositions.
d. Managed fWcare fWorganizations fW(MCOs) fWare fWemploying fWnurses fWto fWimprove fWcustomer