TEST BANK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING – REVISED REPRINT NEW 8 EDITION

Stanhope: Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition Chapter 03: Public Health and Primary Health Care Systems and Health Care Transformation Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. According to the 1999 Institute of Medicine report, as many as 98,000 deaths each year are caused by: a. Cardiovascular disease b. Obesity c. Medical error d. Drug overdose ANS: C In 2000, it was thought that our health care system was expensive and that access and quality were not optimal, but we had not considered this important fact: many people die of preventable medical errors in the United States. DIF: COG: Remembering REF: 49 OBJ: 1 2. In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: a. Prescription drugs b. Hospital care c. Physician services d. Public health services ANS: B The largest share of health care expenditures goes to pay for hospital care, with physician services the next largest item. The money spent for public health services is significantly lower than the other categories and prescription drugs accounted for only 10% of expenditures in 2008. DIF: COG: Remembering REF: 46 OBJ: 1 3. The number of uninsured Americans has dramatically increased because: a. Medicare took over payment of health care costs. b. With a declining population, the costs for health care rose. c. Nursing salaries greatly increased, causing health care costs to rise. d. Health insurance coverage was dropped from employment-based health plans. ANS: D