Community Public Health Nursing 7th Edition Test Bank by Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwen All Chapters (1-34) | A+ ULTIMATE GUIDE 2022
Community Public Health Nursing 7th Edition Test Bank by Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwen All Chapters (1-34) | A+ ULTIMATE GUIDE 2022
Community Public Health Nursing 7th...
1. Which hbest hdescribes hthe hprimary hreason hthat hAmericans hare hconcerned habout hhealth hcare?
a. Politicians hare hdiscussing hhow hto himprovehealth hcare.
b. The hmedia hhas hprovided hmixed hmessages habout hthe hhealth hcaresystem.
c. Our hnational hhealth hcare hcosts hkeep hincreasing.
d. The hnew hhealth hcare hsystem hoffers hfree hservices hto hAmericans.
ANS: hC
The hprimary hreason hfor hthe hfocus hon hhealth hcare his hthe hconstantly hincreasing hcosts,
hwhich hcannot hbe hsustained. hThe hcosts hof hcaring hfor hthe hsick haccounted hfor hthe
hmajority hof hescalating hhealth hcare hdollars, hwhich hincreased hfrom h5.7% hof hthe hgross
hdomestic hproduct hin h1965 hto h17.8% hin h2015. hPoliticians hand hthe hmedia hboth hinfluence
hAmericans‘ hperceptions habout hhealth hcare; hhowever, hthey hare hnot hthe hprimary hreason
hwhy hAmericans hare hconcerned. hThe hnew hhealthhcare hsystem hwill hchange hthe hhealth
hcare haccess hand havailability, hbut hwill hnot hnecessarily hbe hoffering hany hfree hservices hto
hAmericans.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hUnderstand(Comprehension)
2. A hnurse hhas hbegun hto hlobby hwith hpoliticians hfor hchanges hto hthe hhealth hcare hsystem.
hWhy his hthishinvolvement himportant?
e. Nurses, has hcentral hcharacters hin hseveral hpopular hTV hseries, hare hcurrently hvery
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visible hin hAmerican hmed hi a. h h h h
f. Nurses hare hprimarilyhresponUsibS
le h foNr hmTanagingOthe h various hunits hin hour
hhealth hcare hsystem.
g. Nurses hare hthe hlargest hsegment hof hhealth hcare hproviders.
h. Nurses hare hthe honly hgroup hthat his hemployed hboth hinside hand houtside hof hhospitals.
ANS: hC
As hthe hlargest hsegment hof hhealth hcare hproviders, hnurses hare hinformed habout hthe
hcurrent hhealth hcare hsystem hand hall hthe hproblems hthat hresult hfrom hpeople hnot hseeking
hcare huntil hthey hare hdesperately hill. hNurses, has hthe hAmerican hNurses hAssociation
h(ANA) hemphasize, husually hbelieve hthat hhealth hcare his ha hright, hnot ha hprivilege.
hTherefore, hnurses, hwhose hwork his hcentral hto hour hcurrent hhealth hcare hdelivery hsystem,
hcan halso hbe hinstrumental hin hworking hpolitically hto hcreate ha hhealth hcare hdelivery
hsystem hthat hwill hmeet hhealth hneeds. hWhile hnurses hare hin hseveral hcurrent hTV hseries
hand hare hemployed hboth hinside hand houtside hof hhospitals, hphysicians hand hotherhhealth
hcare hproviders hare has hwell. hNurses hare hoften hmanagers, hbut hmanagers hoften hhave
hother hbackgrounds, hsuch has hbusiness hadministration.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hUnderstand(Comprehension)
3. What hconclusion hcan hbe hdrawn hfrom hexamining hwhere hnurses hare hemployed?
i. There his ha htrend htoward hconsolidation hof hhealth hcare hinto hlarge hcentral
hmedicalhcenters.
j. There his han hincreased hemphasis hon hcommunity-based hhealth hcare.
k. There his han hobvious hneed hto hdecrease hhealth hcare hcosts hby hcutting hpositions.
Managed hcare horganizations h(MCOs) hare hemploying hnurses hto himprove
hcustomer
, relations.
ANS: hB
MCOs hare hemploying hnurses hin hmany hcapacities. hAlthough hhospitals hare hclosing hand
hacute hcarehis hincreasingly hfound hin hcentral hmedical hcenters, hthe hsame htrend hmay hbe
hseen hin han hincrease hin hneighborhood-based hpractice hcenters. hWhile hpositions hare hcut hin
hmost hindustries, hhealth hcare his hrecognized has han harea hwhere hgrowth hin hemployment his
hexpected. hHowever, hnurses hare hincreasingly hemployed hin hcommunity hsettings has
hopposed hto hhospitals. hThis hchange hreflects hthehmove htoward hcommunity-based hcare
hrather hthan hhospital-based htertiary hcare. hTo hhelp hdecrease hthe hcontinued hrise hin hhealth
hcare hcosts, hthe hincreased hemphasis his hon hdisease hprevention hrather hthan hhigh-cost
htreatment.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hUnderstand(Comprehension)
4. Which hethical hbelief hwould hbe hmost hhelpful hin hthe hcurrent hhealth hcare hcrisis?
a. Emphasis hshould hbe hon hindividual hand hcorporation hfreedom hin hthe hmarketplace.
b. Emphasis hshould hbe hon hindividual hautonomy hand hfreedom hofchoice.
c. Emphasis hshould hbe hon hsocial hjustice hand hcollective hresponsibility.
d. Emphasis hshould hbe hon hthe heffectiveness hof htechnology hin hresolving hproblems.
ANS: hC
Public hhealth hrecognizes hthe hnecessity hof hcollective haction hin hkeeping hthe henvironment
hsafe handhin hegalitarian htradition hand hvision. hAn hoverinvestment hin htechnology hand
hseeking hof hcures hwithin hthe hmarket hjustice hsystem hhas hstifled hthe hevolution hof ha
hhealth hsystem hto hprotect hand hpreserve hthe hhealth hof hthe hpopulation. hAlthough
hindividual hautonomy hand hfreedom hof hchoice hare himportant, hso his hthe hrecognition hof
hcollective hresponsibility hin hensuring hsocial hjustice, hwhich hentitles hall hpeople hto hbasic
hnecessities.
U h S hN hT O
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hApply(Application)
5. What his hthe hprimary hproblem hseen hin hHealthy hPeople h2020’s hemphasis hon hchoosing
hhealthyhlifestyle hbehaviors, hsuch has hdaily hexercise hor hhealthy hfood hchoices?
a. Emphasis hon hother hlifestyle hchoices, hsuch has hnot hsmoking hand hminimal
huse hofhalcohol hor hdrugs, his halso hneeded.
b. All hof hus hmust hwork htogether hto hmake hunhealthy hbehaviors hsocially hunacceptable.
c. It hcosts hmore hto hmake hhealthy hchoices, hsuch has hbuying hand heating hfresh
hfruits handhvegetables has hopposed hto hquick hand hcheap hfast-food hchoices.
d. Public hpolicy hemphasizes hpersonal hresponsibility hbut hignores hsocial
handhenvironmental hchanges hneeded hfor hwell-being.
ANS: hD
Although hall hresponses hare haccurate, hthe hprimary hproblem his hthe hemphasis hon hpersonal
hchoiceshin hthe hHealthy hPeople h2020 hobjectives. hEmphasis hon hpersonal hchoices hignores
hthe hneed hfor hcommunity hresponsibility hand haction hthat haddresses henvironmental hor
hcultural hrestraints hto hhealth.
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