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Chapter 01: Health: ACommunity View oi oi oi oi oi




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1. Whichbest describestheprimaryreason thatAmericans are concerned abouthealth care?
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a. Politiciansare discussinghowtoimprovehealth care. 2
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b. Themediahasprovided mixed messagesaboutthehealth care system. 2c 2
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c. Ournationalhealth carecostskeep increasing. 2c 2c 2c




d. Thenewhealth care systemoffers freeservicesto Americans. 2c 2c 2c 2c 2c




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The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly
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2 increasing costs, which cannot be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for
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the majority of escalatinghealth care dollars, which increased from 5.7% of
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2 the gross domestic product in 1965 to17.8% in 2015. Politicians and the media
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both influence Americans‘ perceptions about health care; however, they are not the primary
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reason why Americans are concerned. Thenew health care system will change the
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2 health care access and availability, but willnot necessarily be offering any
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free services to Americans.
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2. Anursehasbegun to lobbywith politiciansforchangestothehealth caresystem.Whyis this 2c 2c 2c 2c 2
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involvementimportant?
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d. Nursesaretheonlygroupthatisemployed bothinsideandoutside ofhospitals. 2
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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
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care until they aredesperately ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses
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Association (ANA) emphasize, usuallybelieve that health care is a right, not a privilege.
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healthneeds. While nurses are in several current TV series and are employed both inside and
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outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as well. Nurses are often
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managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business administration.
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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
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medical centers.
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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
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