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Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE fg
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. fg fg fg fg fg fg fg
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. fg fg fg fg fg fg
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
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ANS: C f g
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing costs, which cannot
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be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for the majority of escalating health ca
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re dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015.
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Politicians and the media both influence Americans’ perceptions about health care; however, t
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hey are not the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The new health care system will
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change the health care access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering any free serv
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ices to Americans. fg fg
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) fg fg fg
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this in
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volvement important? fg
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b. Nurses are primarily responUsibS
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system.
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d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals.
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ANS: C fg
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health ca
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re system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperatel
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y ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually believe that healt
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h care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, whose work is central to our current health c
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are delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care deliv
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ery system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series and are em
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ployed both inside and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as we
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ll. Nurses are often managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business ad
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ministration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) fg fg fg
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 c
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enters.
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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,Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
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Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE fg
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. fg fg fg fg fg fg fg
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. fg fg fg fg fg fg
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
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ANS: C f g
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing costs, which cannot
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be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for the majority of escalating health ca
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re dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015.
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Politicians and the media both influence Americans’ perceptions about health care; however, t
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hey are not the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The new health care system will
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change the health care access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering any free serv
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ices to Americans. fg fg
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) fg fg fg
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this in
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volvement important? fg
a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very v
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isible in American m e d iNa . R I G B.CM fg fg fg f g fg fg g
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b. Nurses are primarily responUsibS
le foNr mTanagingOthe various units in our health care
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system.
c. Nurses are the largest segment of health care providers. fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg
d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals.
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ANS: C fg
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health ca
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re system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperatel
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y ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually believe that healt
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h care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, whose work is central to our current health c
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are delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care deliv
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ery system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series and are em
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ployed both inside and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as we
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ll. Nurses are often managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business ad
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ministration.
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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 medical c
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enters.
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 fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg
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