Community Nursing Test Banks
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Question and Answers, With Rationales
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Newly updated 2021
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,Community Nursing Test Banks
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WhicheofetheefollowingebestedescribesetheeprimaryereasonethateAmericanseareeconcernedeaboutehealthecare?
a. Politicianseareediscussingehowetoeimproveeh
ealthecare.
b. Theemediaehaseprovidedemixedemessagesea
boutetheehealthecareesystem.
c. Ourenationalehealthecareecostsekeepeincreasi
ng.
d. Theenewehealthecareesystemeoffersefreeeserv
icesetoeAmericans.
ANS:e C
Theeprimaryereasoneforetheefocuseonehealthecareeisetheeconstantlyeincreasingecosts,ewhichecannotebe
esustained.eTheecostseofecaringeforetheesickeaccountedeforetheemajorityeofeescalatingehealthecareedolla
rs,ewhicheincreasedefrome5.7%eofetheegrossedomesticeproducteine1965etoe17.6%eine2009.
PoliticianseandetheemediaebotheinfluenceeAmericans’eperceptionseaboutehealthecare;ehowever,etheyea
reenotetheeprimaryereasonewhyeAmericanseareeconcerned.eTheenewehealthecareesystemewillechangeet
heehealthecareeaccesseandeavailablity,ebutewillenotenecessarilyebeeofferingeanyefreeeservicesetoeAmeri
cans.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension) REF:e p.e2
2. Aenurseehasebegunetoelobbyewithepoliticianseforechangesetoetheehealthecareesystem.eWhyeisethisein
volvementeimportant?
a. Nurses,easecentralecharacterseineseveralepop
ulareTVeseries,eareecurrentlyeveryevisibleein
eAmericanemedia.
b. Nurseseareeprimarilyeresponsibleeforemana
gingetheevariouseunitseineourehealthecareesys
tem.
c. Nurseseareetheelargestegroupeofehealthecaree
providers.
d. Nurseseareetheeonlyegroupethateiseemployed
ebotheinsideeandeoutsideeofehospitals.
ANS:e C
Asetheelargestegroupeofehealthecareeproviders,enurseseareeinformedeaboutetheecurrentehealthecareesyst
emeandealletheeproblemsethateresultefromepeopleenoteseekingecareeuntiletheyeareedesperatelyeill.eNurse
s,easetheeAmericaneNurseseAssociatione(ANA)eemphasize,eusuallyebelieveethatehealthecareeiseaeright,
enoteaeprivilege.eTherefore,enurses,ewhoseeworkeisecentraletoeourecurrent ehealthecare
, deliveryesystem,ecanealsoebeeinstrumentaleineworkingepoliticallyetoecreateeaehealthecareedeliveryesyst
emethatewillemeetehealtheneeds.eWhileenurseseareeineseveralecurrenteTVeserieseandeareeemployedebot
heinsideeandeoutsideeofehospitals,ephysicianseandeotherehealthecareeproviderseareeasewell.eNursesearee
oftenemanagers,ebutemanagerseoftenehaveeotherebackgrounds,esucheasebusinesseadministration.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension) REF:e p.e2
3. Whateconclusionecanebeedrawnefromeexaminingewhereenurseseareeemployed?
a. Thereeiseaetrendetowardeconsolidationeofehe
althecareeintoelargeecentralemedicalecenters.
b. Thereeiseaneincreasedeemphasiseone
community-basedehealthecare.
c. Thereeiseaneobviouseneedetoedecreaseehealt
hecareecostsebyecuttingepositions.
d. Managedecareeorganizationse(MCOs)eareee
mployingenursesetoeimproveecustomererelat
ions.
ANS:e B
MCOseareeemployingenurseseinemanyecapacities.eAlthoughehospitalseareeclosingeandeacuteecareeisein
creasinglyefoundeinecentralemedicalecenters,etheesameetrendemayebeeseeneineaneincreaseeineneighborh
ood-
basedepracticeecenters.eWhileepositionseareecuteinemosteindustries,ehealthecareeiserecognizedeaseanear
eaewhereegrowtheineemploymenteiseexpected.eHowever,enurseseareeincreasinglyeemployedeinecomm
unityesettingseaseopposedetoehospitals.eThisechangeereflectsetheemoveetowardecommunity-
basedecareeratherethanehospital-
basedetertiaryecare.eToehelpedecreaseetheecontinuederiseeinehealthecareecosts,etheeincreasedeemphasise
iseonediseaseepreventioneratherethanehigh-costetreatment.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension) REF:e p.e2
4. Whicheethicalebeliefewouldebeemostehelpfuleinetheecurrentehealthecareecrisis?
a. Emphasiseshouldebeeoneindividualeandecor
porationefreedomeinetheemarketplace.
b. Emphasiseshouldebeeoneindividualeautonom
yeandefreedomeofechoice.
c. Emphasiseshouldebeeonesocialejusticeeandec
ollectiveeresponsibility.
d. Emphasiseshouldebeeonetheeeffectivenesseof
etechnologyeineresolvingeproblems.
ANS:e C
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Question and Answers, With Rationales
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Newly updated 2021
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,
,Community Nursing Test Banks
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WhicheofetheefollowingebestedescribesetheeprimaryereasonethateAmericanseareeconcernedeaboutehealthecare?
a. Politicianseareediscussingehowetoeimproveeh
ealthecare.
b. Theemediaehaseprovidedemixedemessagesea
boutetheehealthecareesystem.
c. Ourenationalehealthecareecostsekeepeincreasi
ng.
d. Theenewehealthecareesystemeoffersefreeeserv
icesetoeAmericans.
ANS:e C
Theeprimaryereasoneforetheefocuseonehealthecareeisetheeconstantlyeincreasingecosts,ewhichecannotebe
esustained.eTheecostseofecaringeforetheesickeaccountedeforetheemajorityeofeescalatingehealthecareedolla
rs,ewhicheincreasedefrome5.7%eofetheegrossedomesticeproducteine1965etoe17.6%eine2009.
PoliticianseandetheemediaebotheinfluenceeAmericans’eperceptionseaboutehealthecare;ehowever,etheyea
reenotetheeprimaryereasonewhyeAmericanseareeconcerned.eTheenewehealthecareesystemewillechangeet
heehealthecareeaccesseandeavailablity,ebutewillenotenecessarilyebeeofferingeanyefreeeservicesetoeAmeri
cans.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension) REF:e p.e2
2. Aenurseehasebegunetoelobbyewithepoliticianseforechangesetoetheehealthecareesystem.eWhyeisethisein
volvementeimportant?
a. Nurses,easecentralecharacterseineseveralepop
ulareTVeseries,eareecurrentlyeveryevisibleein
eAmericanemedia.
b. Nurseseareeprimarilyeresponsibleeforemana
gingetheevariouseunitseineourehealthecareesys
tem.
c. Nurseseareetheelargestegroupeofehealthecaree
providers.
d. Nurseseareetheeonlyegroupethateiseemployed
ebotheinsideeandeoutsideeofehospitals.
ANS:e C
Asetheelargestegroupeofehealthecareeproviders,enurseseareeinformedeaboutetheecurrentehealthecareesyst
emeandealletheeproblemsethateresultefromepeopleenoteseekingecareeuntiletheyeareedesperatelyeill.eNurse
s,easetheeAmericaneNurseseAssociatione(ANA)eemphasize,eusuallyebelieveethatehealthecareeiseaeright,
enoteaeprivilege.eTherefore,enurses,ewhoseeworkeisecentraletoeourecurrent ehealthecare
, deliveryesystem,ecanealsoebeeinstrumentaleineworkingepoliticallyetoecreateeaehealthecareedeliveryesyst
emethatewillemeetehealtheneeds.eWhileenurseseareeineseveralecurrenteTVeserieseandeareeemployedebot
heinsideeandeoutsideeofehospitals,ephysicianseandeotherehealthecareeproviderseareeasewell.eNursesearee
oftenemanagers,ebutemanagerseoftenehaveeotherebackgrounds,esucheasebusinesseadministration.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension) REF:e p.e2
3. Whateconclusionecanebeedrawnefromeexaminingewhereenurseseareeemployed?
a. Thereeiseaetrendetowardeconsolidationeofehe
althecareeintoelargeecentralemedicalecenters.
b. Thereeiseaneincreasedeemphasiseone
community-basedehealthecare.
c. Thereeiseaneobviouseneedetoedecreaseehealt
hecareecostsebyecuttingepositions.
d. Managedecareeorganizationse(MCOs)eareee
mployingenursesetoeimproveecustomererelat
ions.
ANS:e B
MCOseareeemployingenurseseinemanyecapacities.eAlthoughehospitalseareeclosingeandeacuteecareeisein
creasinglyefoundeinecentralemedicalecenters,etheesameetrendemayebeeseeneineaneincreaseeineneighborh
ood-
basedepracticeecenters.eWhileepositionseareecuteinemosteindustries,ehealthecareeiserecognizedeaseanear
eaewhereegrowtheineemploymenteiseexpected.eHowever,enurseseareeincreasinglyeemployedeinecomm
unityesettingseaseopposedetoehospitals.eThisechangeereflectsetheemoveetowardecommunity-
basedecareeratherethanehospital-
basedetertiaryecare.eToehelpedecreaseetheecontinuederiseeinehealthecareecosts,etheeincreasedeemphasise
iseonediseaseepreventioneratherethanehigh-costetreatment.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension) REF:e p.e2
4. Whicheethicalebeliefewouldebeemostehelpfuleinetheecurrentehealthecareecrisis?
a. Emphasiseshouldebeeoneindividualeandecor
porationefreedomeinetheemarketplace.
b. Emphasiseshouldebeeoneindividualeautonom
yeandefreedomeofechoice.
c. Emphasiseshouldebeeonesocialejusticeeandec
ollectiveeresponsibility.
d. Emphasiseshouldebeeonetheeeffectivenesseof
etechnologyeineresolvingeproblems.
ANS:e C
