Test Bank for Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition by Mary A. Nies
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Course
Practical nursing
Institution
Practical Nursing
Test Bank for Community/Public Health Nursing, Promoting the Health of Populations8e 8th E by Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwen. ISBN 5319
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Unit 1: Introduction to Community Health Nursing 1. Health: A Community View 2. Historical Factors: Public Health Nursing in ...
1.Which statement 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 18% in
2018. 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
2. Why is it important for nurses to lobby with politicians for changes to
the health care system?
a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are
currently very visible in American media.
b. Nurses are primarily responsible for managing 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
Nurses constitute the largest segment of healthcare workers; therefore,
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