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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
1. Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. z z z z z z
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
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ans and the media both influence Americans‘ perceptions about health care; however, they are no
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ANS: C z
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system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperately ill.
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ry system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care delivery system t
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side and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as well. Nurses are oft
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en managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) z z z
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 medical ce
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nters.
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c. There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions.
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,Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
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Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
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. z z z z z z z
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. z z z z z z
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
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ANS: C z
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing costs, which cannot b
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e sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for the majority of escalating health care do
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llars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015. Politici
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ans and the media both influence Americans‘ perceptions about health care; however, they are no
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t the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The new health care system will change the h
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ealth care access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering any free services to Americ
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ans.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) z z z
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this invo
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lvement important? z
a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very vis
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ible in American m e d iNa . R I G B.CM z z z z z z z
b. Nurses are primarily responUsibS
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system.
c. Nurses are the largest segment of health care providers. z z z z z z z z
d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals.
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ANS: C z
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health care
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system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperately ill.
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Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually believe that health care i
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s a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, whose work is central to our current health care delive
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ry system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care delivery system t
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hat will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series and are employed both in
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side and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as well. Nurses are oft
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en managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) z z z
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 medical ce
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nters.
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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d. Managed care organizations (MCOs) are employing nurses to improve customer z z z z z z z z z
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