Community Public Health Nursing 8TH Edition by Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwen | Complete Guide A+ GRADE TEST BANK

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




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1. Whichbestdescribestheprimaryreason thatAmericans are concernedabouthealth care?
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2015.Politiciansand themediaboth influence Americans‘ perceptions about health care;
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however, theyare not theprimary reason why Americans are concerned.Thenewhealthcare
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d. Nursesaretheonlygroupthatisemployed bothinsideandoutside ofhospitals. .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0 .l0




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As thelargest segment ofhealth care providers, nursesareinformedaboutthecurrent health care
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outside ofhospitals, physicians andother health careproviders areas well. Nurses areoften
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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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