TEST BANK FOR COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, 7TH EDITION MARY, MELANIE |RATIONALE | LATEST ISBN-13: 978-0323528948 ISBN-10: 0323528945

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NURSING, 7TH EDITION MARY, MELANIE
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NURSING, 7TH EDITION MARY, MELANIE
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Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
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1. Which fWof fWthe fWfollowing fWbest fWdescribes fWthe fWprimary fWreason fWthat fWAmericans fWare fWconcerned
fWabout fWhealth fW care?


a. Politicians fWare fWdiscussing fWhow fWto
fWimprove fW health fW care.


b. The fWmedia fWhas fWprovided fWmixed
fWmessages fW about fWthe fW health fW care

fWsystem.


c. Our fWnational fWhealth fWcare fWcosts fWkeep
fWincreasing.



d. The fWnew fWhealth fWcare fWsystem fWoffers fWfree
fWservices fWto fW Americans.



ANS: f W C
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

fWmajority fWof fWescalating fWhealth fWcare fW dollars, fW which fWincreased fW from fW5.7% fW of fWthe fWgross

fWdomestic fWproduct fWin fW 1965 fWto fW17.6% fWin fW2009.

Politicians fWand fWthe fWmedia fWboth fWinfluence fWAmericans‘ fWperceptions fWabout fWhealth fWcare;
fWhowever, fWthey fW are fWnot fWthe fW primary fWreason fW why fW Americans fWare fW concerned. fW The fWnew

fWhealth fW care fWsystem fW will fWchange fWthe fWhealth fW care fWaccess fW and fWavailability fWbut fW will fWnot

fWnecessarily fWbe fW offering fW any fW free fWservices fWto fW Americans.




DIF: Cognitive fWLevel: fWUnderstand fW(Comprehension) REF: f W p. fW2

2. A fWnurse fWhas fWbegun fWto fWlobby fWwith fWpoliticians fWfor fWchanges fWto fWthe fWhealth fWcare fWsystem.
fWWhy fWis fWthis fWinvolvement fWimportant?


a. Nurses, fWas fWcentral fWcharacters fWin fWseveral
fWpopular fW TV fWseries, fW are fW currently

fWvery fW visible fWin fW American fW media.



b. Nurses fWare fWprimarily fWresponsible fWfor
fW managing fWthe fWvarious fWunits fWin fWour

fWhealth

care fWsystem.
c. Nurses fWare fWthe fWlargest fWgroup fWof fWhealth
fWcare fW providers.


d. Nurses fWare fWthe fWonly fWgroup fWthat fWis
fW employed fWboth fWinside fWand fWoutside fWof

fWhospitals.



ANS: f W C
As fWthe fWlargest fWgroup fWof fWhealth fWcare fWproviders, fWnurses fWare fWinformed fWabout fWthe fWcurrent
fWhealth fW care fWsystem fWand fWall fWthe fWproblems fWthat fWresult fWfrom fWpeople fWnot fWseeking fWcare

fWuntil fWthey fWare fWdesperately fWill. fW Nurses, fW as fWthe fWAmerican fW Nurses fW Association fW (ANA)

fW emphasize, fW usually fWbelieve fWthat fWhealth fW care fWis fWa fWright, fW not fW a fW privilege. fWTherefore,

,fW nurses, fWwhose fWwork fWis fWcentral fWto fWour fWcurrent fWhealth fWcare

, delivery fWsystem, fWcan fWalso fWbe fWinstrumental fWin fWworking fWpolitically fWto fWcreate fWa fWhealth
fW care fWdelivery fWsystem fWthat fW will fW meet fWhealth fW needs. fW While fWnurses fWare fWin fWseveral

fW current fW TV fW series fWand fW are fWemployed fWboth fWinside fWand fWoutside fWof fWhospitals, fWphysicians

fWand fWother fWhealth fWcare fWproviders fWare fWas fW well. fWNurses fWare fWoften fW managers, fW but

fW managers fWoften fWhave fWother fWbackgrounds, fWsuch fWas fWbusiness fW administration.




DIF: Cognitive fWLevel: fWUnderstand fW(Comprehension) REF: f W p. fW2

3. What fWconclusion fWcan fWbe fWdrawn fWfrom fWexamining fWwhere fWnurses fWare fWemployed?
a. There fWis fWa fWtrend fWtoward fWconsolidation
fWof fWhealth fWcare fWinto fWlarge fW central

fW medical

centers.
b. There fWis fWan fWincreased fWemphasis
fWon fWcommunity-based fW health

fW care.


c. There fWis fWan fWobvious fWneed fWto
fWdecrease fWhealth fWcare fWcosts fWby fWcutting

fWpositions.


d. Managed fWcare fWorganizations fW(MCOs) fWare
fW employing fWnurses fWto fW improve

fW customer

relations.
ANS: f W B
MCOs fWare fWemploying fWnurses fWin fWmany fWcapacities. fWAlthough fWhospitals fWare fWclosing fWand
fWacute fWcare fWis fWincreasingly fWfound fWin fW central fW medical fWcenters, fWthe fW same fWtrend fW may fWbe

fWseen fWin fWan fWincrease fWin fWneighborhood-based fW practice fW centers. fW While fWpositions fW are fWcut

fWin fW most fWindustries, fWhealth fW care fWis fW recognized fW as fWan fWarea fW where fW growth fWin

fW employment fWis fWexpected. fW However, fWnurses fWare fWincreasingly fW employed fWin fWcommunity

fWsettings fW as fWopposed fWto fWhospitals. fW This fWchange fWreflects fWthe fW move fWtoward fWcommunity-

based fWcare fWrather fWthan fWhospital-based fWtertiary fWcare. fWTo fWhelp fWdecrease fWthe fWcontinued fWrise
fWin fWhealth fW care fW costs, fWthe fWincreased fWemphasis fWis fWon fWdisease fW prevention fWrather fWthan

fWhigh-cost fWtreatment.




DIF: Cognitive fWLevel: fWUnderstand fW(Comprehension) REF: f W p. fW2

4. Which fWethical fWbelief fWwould fWbe fWmost fWhelpful fWin fWthe fWcurrent fWhealth fWcare fWcrisis?
a. Emphasis fWshould fWbe fWon fWindividual
fW and fW corporation fWfreedom fWin fWthe

fWmarketplace.


b. Emphasis fWshould fWbe fWon fWindividual
fW autonomy fWand fWfreedom fWof fWchoice.



c. Emphasis fWshould fWbe fWon fWsocial fWjustice
fWand fWcollective fW responsibility.


d. Emphasis fWshould fWbe fWon fWthe
fWeffectiveness fW of fWtechnology fWin

fWresolving fWproblems.