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Test Bank For Community/Public Health Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations 8th Edition by Mary
A. Nies, Melanie McEwen
,Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
MULTIPLE CHOICES:
1. Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care.
b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
c. Our national health care costs keep increasing.
d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
ANS: C
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing costs, which cannot
be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for the majority of escalating health care
dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015.
Politicians and the media both influence Americans’ perceptions about health care; however,
they are not the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The new health care system will
change the health care access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering any free
services to Americans.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is
this involvement important?
a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very
visible in American mediNa .
b. Nurses are primarily responsible for m the various units in our health care system.
c. Nurses are the largest segment of health care providers.
d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals.
,ANS: C
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health care
system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperately ill.
Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually believe that health care
is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, whose work is central to our current health care
delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care delivery
system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series and are
employed both inside and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as
well. Nurses are often managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business
administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
3. What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?
a. There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical centers.
b. There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care.
c. There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions.
d. Managed care organizations (MCOs) are employing nurses to improve customer
relations.
ANS: B
MCOs are employing nurses in many capacities. Although hospitals are closing and acute care is
increasingly found in central medical centers, the same trend may be seen in an increase in
neighborhood-based practice centers. While positions are cut in most industries, health care is
recognized as an area where growth in employment is expected. However, nurses are
increasingly employed in community settings as opposed to hospitals. This change reflects the
move toward community-based care rather than hospital-based tertiary care. To help decrease the
continued rise in health care costs, the increased emphasis is on disease prevention rather than
high-cost treatment.
4. Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis?
a. Emphasis should be on individual and corporation freedom in the marketplace.
b. Emphasis should be on individual autonomy and freedom of choice.
c. Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility.
d. Emphasis should be on the effectiveness of technology in resolving problems.
ANS: C
Public health recognizes the necessity of collective action in keeping the environment safe and in
egalitarian tradition and vision. An overinvestment in technology and seeking of cures within the
market justice system has stifled the evolution of a health system to protect and preserve the
health of the population. Although individual autonomy and freedom of choice are important, so
is the recognition of collective responsibility in ensuring social justice, which entitles all people
to basic necessities.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
5. What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020’s emphasis on choosing
healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices?
a. Emphasis on other lifestyle choices, such as not smoking and minimal use of alcohol or
drugs, is also needed.
b. All of us must work together to make unhealthy behaviors socially unacceptable.
c. It costs more to make healthy choices, such as buying and eating fresh fruits and
vegetables as opposed to quick and cheap fast-food choices.
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