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Health Nursing 7th Edition by Mary
A. Nies, Melanie McEwen | Complete
Guide 2023
,Chapter6401:64Health:64A64Community64View6 4
Nies:64Community/Public64Health64Nursing,647th64Edition6 4
MULTIPLE64CHOICE
1. Which64best64describes64the64primary64reason64that64Americans64are64concerned64about64health64car
a. Politicians64are64discussing64how64to64improve64health64care.
b. The64media64has64provided64mixed64messages64about64the64health64care64system.
c. Our64national64health64care64costs64keep64increasing.
d. The64new64health64care64system64offers64free64services64to64Americans.
ANS:64C
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ng6 4 costs,6 4 which6 4 cannot64be64sustained.64The64costs64of64caring64for64the64sick64accounted6
4for64the64majority64of64escalating64health6 4 care6 4 dollars,6 4 which6 4 increased6 4 from6 4 5.7%6
4 of6 4 the6 4 gross6 4 domestic6 4 product6 4 in6 4 19656 4 to6 4 17.8%64in642015.64Politicians64and64th
e64media64both64influence64Americans’64perceptions64about64health64care;64however,64they64are
64not64the64primary64reason64why64Americans64are64concerned.64The64new64health64care6 4 syste
m6 4 will6 4 change6 4 the6 4 health6 4 care6 4 access6 4 and6 4 availability,6 4 but6 4 will64not6 4 necessar
ily6 4 be64offering64any64free64services64to64Americans.
DIF: Cognitive64Level:64Understand64(Comprehension)
2. A64nurse64has64begun64to64lobby64with64politicians64for64changes64to64the64health64care64
system.64Why64is64this64involvement64important?
a. Nurses,64as64central64characters64in64several64popular64TV64series,64are64currently64very
visible64in64American64med iN
a.
b. Nurses64are64primarily64responsible64for64m
the64various64units64in64our64h
ealth64care64system.
c. Nurses64are64the64largest64segment64of64health64care64providers.
d. Nurses64are64the64only64group64that64is64employed64both64inside64and64outside64of64hospitals.
ANS:64C
As64the64largest64segment64of64health64care64providers,64nurses64are64informed64about64the64cur
rent64health64care6 4 system6 4 and6 4 all6 4 the6 4 problems6 4 that6 4 result6 4 from6 4 people6 4 not6 4 s
eeking6 4 care6 4 until6 4 they6 4 are6 4 desperately6 4 ill.6 4 Nurses,6 4 as6 4 the6 4 American6 4 Nurses6
4 Association6 4 (ANA)6 4 emphasize,6 4 usually64believe64that64health64care64is64a64right,64not64a6
4privilege.64Therefore,64nurses,64whose64work64is64central64to
our6 4 current6 4 health6 4 care6 4 delivery6 4 system,6 4 can6 4 also6 4 be6 4 instrumental6 4 in6 4 workin
g6 4 politically6 4 to64create64a64health64care64delivery64system64that64will64meet64health64needs.64
While64nurses64are64in64several64current64TV64series64and64are64employed64both64inside64and64o
,utside64of64hospitals,64physicians64and64other64health64care64providers64are64as64well.64Nurses64
are64often64managers,64but64managers64often64have64other64backgrounds,64such64as64business64a
dministration.
, DIF: Cognitive64Level:64Understand64(Comprehension)
3. What64conclusion64can64be64drawn64from64examining64where64nurses64are64employed?
a. There64is64a64trend64toward64consolidation64of64health64care64into64la
rge64central64medical64centers.
b. There64is64an64increased64emphasis64on64community-based64health64care.
c. There64is64an64obvious64need64to64decrease64health64care64costs64by64cutting64positions.
d. Managed64care64organizations64(MCOs)64are64employing64nurses64to64improve64customer
Health Nursing 7th Edition by Mary
A. Nies, Melanie McEwen | Complete
Guide 2023
,Chapter6401:64Health:64A64Community64View6 4
Nies:64Community/Public64Health64Nursing,647th64Edition6 4
MULTIPLE64CHOICE
1. Which64best64describes64the64primary64reason64that64Americans64are64concerned64about64health64car
a. Politicians64are64discussing64how64to64improve64health64care.
b. The64media64has64provided64mixed64messages64about64the64health64care64system.
c. Our64national64health64care64costs64keep64increasing.
d. The64new64health64care64system64offers64free64services64to64Americans.
ANS:64C
The6 4 primary6 4 reason6 4 for6 4 the6 4 focus6 4 on6 4 health6 4 care6 4 is6 4 the6 4 constantly6 4 increasi
ng6 4 costs,6 4 which6 4 cannot64be64sustained.64The64costs64of64caring64for64the64sick64accounted6
4for64the64majority64of64escalating64health6 4 care6 4 dollars,6 4 which6 4 increased6 4 from6 4 5.7%6
4 of6 4 the6 4 gross6 4 domestic6 4 product6 4 in6 4 19656 4 to6 4 17.8%64in642015.64Politicians64and64th
e64media64both64influence64Americans’64perceptions64about64health64care;64however,64they64are
64not64the64primary64reason64why64Americans64are64concerned.64The64new64health64care6 4 syste
m6 4 will6 4 change6 4 the6 4 health6 4 care6 4 access6 4 and6 4 availability,6 4 but6 4 will64not6 4 necessar
ily6 4 be64offering64any64free64services64to64Americans.
DIF: Cognitive64Level:64Understand64(Comprehension)
2. A64nurse64has64begun64to64lobby64with64politicians64for64changes64to64the64health64care64
system.64Why64is64this64involvement64important?
a. Nurses,64as64central64characters64in64several64popular64TV64series,64are64currently64very
visible64in64American64med iN
a.
b. Nurses64are64primarily64responsible64for64m
the64various64units64in64our64h
ealth64care64system.
c. Nurses64are64the64largest64segment64of64health64care64providers.
d. Nurses64are64the64only64group64that64is64employed64both64inside64and64outside64of64hospitals.
ANS:64C
As64the64largest64segment64of64health64care64providers,64nurses64are64informed64about64the64cur
rent64health64care6 4 system6 4 and6 4 all6 4 the6 4 problems6 4 that6 4 result6 4 from6 4 people6 4 not6 4 s
eeking6 4 care6 4 until6 4 they6 4 are6 4 desperately6 4 ill.6 4 Nurses,6 4 as6 4 the6 4 American6 4 Nurses6
4 Association6 4 (ANA)6 4 emphasize,6 4 usually64believe64that64health64care64is64a64right,64not64a6
4privilege.64Therefore,64nurses,64whose64work64is64central64to
our6 4 current6 4 health6 4 care6 4 delivery6 4 system,6 4 can6 4 also6 4 be6 4 instrumental6 4 in6 4 workin
g6 4 politically6 4 to64create64a64health64care64delivery64system64that64will64meet64health64needs.64
While64nurses64are64in64several64current64TV64series64and64are64employed64both64inside64and64o
,utside64of64hospitals,64physicians64and64other64health64care64providers64are64as64well.64Nurses64
are64often64managers,64but64managers64often64have64other64backgrounds,64such64as64business64a
dministration.
, DIF: Cognitive64Level:64Understand64(Comprehension)
3. What64conclusion64can64be64drawn64from64examining64where64nurses64are64employed?
a. There64is64a64trend64toward64consolidation64of64health64care64into64la
rge64central64medical64centers.
b. There64is64an64increased64emphasis64on64community-based64health64care.
c. There64is64an64obvious64need64to64decrease64health64care64costs64by64cutting64positions.
d. Managed64care64organizations64(MCOs)64are64employing64nurses64to64improve64customer
