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8TH Edition by Mary
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A.Nies,MelanieMcEwen|Complete Guide WITH
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RATIONALES
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Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
MULTIPLE CHOICE s s
1. Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health car
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a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. s s s s ss ss s s s s s s
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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 s s
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing
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for the majority of escalating health care dollars, which increased
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of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015. Politicians
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and the media both influence Americans‘ perceptions about health care;
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however, they are not the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The
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new health care
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Americans.
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2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health
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a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very
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visible in American medi Na . ss ss s s s s s
b. Nurses are primarily responsible for m the various units in our
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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 s s
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the
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current health care system
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from peoplenot seeking care until they are desperately ill. Nurses, ss s s
as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually s s
believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, whose
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work is central to our
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delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a
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health care delivery system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in
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,s s several current TV series and are employed both inside and outside of
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