,
,Chapterg01:gHealth:gAgCommunitygView
Nies:gCommunity/PublicgHealthgNursing,g7thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhichgbestgdescribesgthegprimarygreasongthatgAmericansgaregconcernedgaboutghealthgcare?
a. Politiciansgaregdiscussingghowgtogimproveghealthgcare.
b. Thegmediaghasgprovidedgmixedgmessagesgaboutgtheghealthgcaregsystem.
c. Ourgnationalghealthgcaregcostsgkeepgincreasing.
d. ThegnewghealthgcaregsystemgoffersgfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
ANS:g C
Thegprimarygreasongforgthegfocusgonghealthgcaregisgthegconstantlygincreasinggcosts,gwhichgcan
notgbegsustained.gThegcostsgofgcaringgforgthegsickgaccountedgforgthegmajoritygofgescalatingghe
althgcaregdollars,gwhichgincreasedgfromg5.7%gofgtheggrossgdomesticgproductging1965gtog17.8
%ging2015.gPoliticiansgandgthegmediagbothginfluencegAmericans’gperceptionsgaboutghealthgcar
e;ghowever,gtheygaregnotgthegprimarygreasongwhygAmericansgaregconcerned.gThegnewghealthgc
aregsystemgwillgchangegtheghealthgcaregaccessgandgavailability,gbutgwillgnotgnecessarilygbegoff
eringganygfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstandg(Comprehension)
2. Agnurseghasgbegungtoglobbygwithgpoliticiansgforgchangesgtogtheghealthgcaregsystem.gWhygisgth
isginvolvementgimportant?
a. Nurses,gasgcentralgcharactersgingseveralgpopulargTVgseries,garegcurrentlygver
ygvisiblegingAmericangm e d iNa . g RgIgGgB.CgM
b. NursesgaregprimarilygresponUsibS le gfoNrgmTanagingOthe gvariousgunitsgingourghealthgcare
system.
c. Nursesgaregtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders.
d. Nursesgaregthegonlyggroupgthatgisgemployedgbothginsidegandgoutsidegofghospitals.
ANS:gC
Asgtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders,gnursesgareginformedgaboutgthegcurrentghealth
gcaregsystemgandgallgthegproblemsgthatgresultgfromgpeoplegnotgseekinggcareguntilgtheygaregdes
peratelygill.gNurses,gasgthegAmericangNursesgAssociationg(ANA)gemphasize,gusuallygbelieveg
thatghealthgcaregisgagright,gnotgagprivilege.gTherefore,gnurses,gwhosegworkgisgcentralgtogourgcu
rrentghealthgcaregdeliverygsystem,gcangalsogbeginstrumentalgingworkinggpoliticallygtogcreategag
healthgcaregdeliverygsystemgthatgwillgmeetghealthgneeds.gWhilegnursesgaregingseveralgcurrentg
TVgseriesgandgaregemployedgbothginsidegandgoutsidegofghospitals,gphysiciansgandgotherghealth
gcaregprovidersgaregasgwell.gNursesgaregoftengmanagers,gbutgmanagersgoftenghavegothergbackg
rounds,gsuchgasgbusinessgadministration.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstandg(Comprehension)
3. Whatgconclusiongcangbegdrawngfromgexamininggwheregnursesgaregemployed?
a. Theregisgagtrendgtowardgconsolidationgofghealthgcaregintoglargegcentralgmedic
algcenters.
b. Theregisgangincreasedgemphasisgongcommunity-basedghealthgcare.
c. Theregisgangobviousgneedgtogdecreaseghealthgcaregcostsgbygcuttinggpositions.
d. Managedgcaregorganizationsg(MCOs)garegemployinggnursesgtogimprovegcustomer
,
,Chapterg01:gHealth:gAgCommunitygView
Nies:gCommunity/PublicgHealthgNursing,g7thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhichgbestgdescribesgthegprimarygreasongthatgAmericansgaregconcernedgaboutghealthgcare?
a. Politiciansgaregdiscussingghowgtogimproveghealthgcare.
b. Thegmediaghasgprovidedgmixedgmessagesgaboutgtheghealthgcaregsystem.
c. Ourgnationalghealthgcaregcostsgkeepgincreasing.
d. ThegnewghealthgcaregsystemgoffersgfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
ANS:g C
Thegprimarygreasongforgthegfocusgonghealthgcaregisgthegconstantlygincreasinggcosts,gwhichgcan
notgbegsustained.gThegcostsgofgcaringgforgthegsickgaccountedgforgthegmajoritygofgescalatingghe
althgcaregdollars,gwhichgincreasedgfromg5.7%gofgtheggrossgdomesticgproductging1965gtog17.8
%ging2015.gPoliticiansgandgthegmediagbothginfluencegAmericans’gperceptionsgaboutghealthgcar
e;ghowever,gtheygaregnotgthegprimarygreasongwhygAmericansgaregconcerned.gThegnewghealthgc
aregsystemgwillgchangegtheghealthgcaregaccessgandgavailability,gbutgwillgnotgnecessarilygbegoff
eringganygfreegservicesgtogAmericans.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstandg(Comprehension)
2. Agnurseghasgbegungtoglobbygwithgpoliticiansgforgchangesgtogtheghealthgcaregsystem.gWhygisgth
isginvolvementgimportant?
a. Nurses,gasgcentralgcharactersgingseveralgpopulargTVgseries,garegcurrentlygver
ygvisiblegingAmericangm e d iNa . g RgIgGgB.CgM
b. NursesgaregprimarilygresponUsibS le gfoNrgmTanagingOthe gvariousgunitsgingourghealthgcare
system.
c. Nursesgaregtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders.
d. Nursesgaregthegonlyggroupgthatgisgemployedgbothginsidegandgoutsidegofghospitals.
ANS:gC
Asgtheglargestgsegmentgofghealthgcaregproviders,gnursesgareginformedgaboutgthegcurrentghealth
gcaregsystemgandgallgthegproblemsgthatgresultgfromgpeoplegnotgseekinggcareguntilgtheygaregdes
peratelygill.gNurses,gasgthegAmericangNursesgAssociationg(ANA)gemphasize,gusuallygbelieveg
thatghealthgcaregisgagright,gnotgagprivilege.gTherefore,gnurses,gwhosegworkgisgcentralgtogourgcu
rrentghealthgcaregdeliverygsystem,gcangalsogbeginstrumentalgingworkinggpoliticallygtogcreategag
healthgcaregdeliverygsystemgthatgwillgmeetghealthgneeds.gWhilegnursesgaregingseveralgcurrentg
TVgseriesgandgaregemployedgbothginsidegandgoutsidegofghospitals,gphysiciansgandgotherghealth
gcaregprovidersgaregasgwell.gNursesgaregoftengmanagers,gbutgmanagersgoftenghavegothergbackg
rounds,gsuchgasgbusinessgadministration.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstandg(Comprehension)
3. Whatgconclusiongcangbegdrawngfromgexamininggwheregnursesgaregemployed?
a. Theregisgagtrendgtowardgconsolidationgofghealthgcaregintoglargegcentralgmedic
algcenters.
b. Theregisgangincreasedgemphasisgongcommunity-basedghealthgcare.
c. Theregisgangobviousgneedgtogdecreaseghealthgcaregcostsgbygcuttinggpositions.
d. Managedgcaregorganizationsg(MCOs)garegemployinggnursesgtogimprovegcustomer
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