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Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
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1. Which gbest gdescribes gthe gprimary greason gthat gAmericans gare gconcerned gabout ghealth gcare?
a. Politicians gare gdiscussing ghow gto gimprove ghealth gcare.
b. The gmedia ghas gprovided gmixed gmessages gabout gthe ghealth gcare gsystem.
c. Our gnational ghealth gcare gcosts gkeep gincreasing.
d. The gnew ghealth gcare gsystem goffers gfree gservices gto gAmericans.
ANS: g C
The gprimary greason gfor gthe gfocus gon ghealth gcare gis gthe gconstantly gincreasing gcosts, gwhich
gcannot gbe gsustained. gThe gcosts gof gcaring gfor gthe gsick gaccounted gfor gthe gmajority gof
gescalating ghealth gcare gdollars, gwhich gincreased gfrom g5.7% gof gthe ggross gdomestic gproduct gin
g1965 gto g17.8% gin g2015. gPoliticians gand gthe gmedia gboth ginfluence gAmericans‘ gperceptions
gabout ghealthgcare; ghowever, gthey gare gnot gthe gprimary greason gwhy gAmericans gare gconcerned.
gThe gnew ghealthgcare gsystem gwill gchange gthe ghealth gcare gaccess gand gavailability, gbut gwill gnot
gnecessarily gbe goffering gany gfree gservices g to gAmericans.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gUnderstand g(Comprehension)
2. A gnurse ghas gbegun gto globby gwith gpoliticians gfor gchanges gto gthe ghealth gcare gsystem. gWhy gis
g thisginvolvement gimportant?
a. Nurses, gas gcentral gcharacters gin gseveral gpopular gTV gseries, gare gcurrently gvery
visible gin gAmerican gmedia.
b. Nurses gare gprimarily gvarious gunits gin gour ghealth gcare gsystem.
c. Nurses gare gthe glargest gsegment gof ghealth gcare gproviders.
d. Nurses gare gthe gonly ggroup gthat gis gemployed gboth ginside gand goutside gof ghospitals.
ANS: g C
As gthe glargest gsegment gof ghealth gcare gproviders, gnurses gare ginformed gabout gthe gcurrent
ghealth gcare gsystem gand gall gthe gproblems gthat gresult gfrom gpeople gnot gseeking gcare guntil gthey
gare gdesperately gill. gNurses, gas gthe gAmerican gNurses gAssociation g(ANA) gemphasize, gusually
gbelieve gthat ghealth gcare gis ga gright, gnot ga gprivilege. gTherefore, gnurses, gwhose gwork gis gcentral
gto gour gcurrent ghealth gcare gdelivery gsystem, gcan galso gbe ginstrumental gin gworking gpolitically
gto gcreate ga ghealth gcare gdelivery gsystem gthat gwill gmeet ghealth gneeds. gWhile gnurses gare gin
gseveral gcurrent gTV gseries gand gare gemployed gboth ginside gand goutside gof ghospitals, gphysicians
gand gotherg health gcare gproviders gare gas gwell. gNurses gare goften gmanagers, gbut gmanagers goften
ghave gother gbackgrounds, gsuch gas gbusiness gadministration.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gUnderstand g(Comprehension)
3. What gconclusion gcan gbe gdrawn gfrom gexamining gwhere gnurses gare gemployed?
a. There gis ga gtrend gtoward gconsolidation gof ghealth gcare ginto glarge gcentral
g medicalgcenters.
b. There gis gan gincreased gemphasis gon gcommunity-based ghealth gcare.
c. There gis gan gobvious gneed gto gdecrease ghealth gcare gcosts gby gcutting gpositions.
d. Managed gcare gorganizations g(MCOs) gare gemploying gnurses gto gimprove gcustomer
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MCOs gare gemploying gnurses gin gmany gcapacities. gAlthough ghospitals gare gclosing gand gacute
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is gincreasingly gfound gin gcentral gmedical gcenters, gthe gsame gtrend gmay gbe gseen gin gan
gincrease gin gneighborhood-based gpractice gcenters. gWhile gpositions gare gcut gin gmost gindustries,
ghealth gcare gisg
recognized gas gan garea gwhere ggrowth gin gemployment gis gexpected. gHowever,
gnurses gare gincreasingly gemployed gin gcommunity gsettings gas gopposed gto ghospitals. gThis
gchange greflects gthegmove gtoward gcommunity-based gcare grather gthan ghospital-based gtertiary
gcare. gTo ghelp gdecrease gthe gcontinued grise gin ghealth gcare gcosts, gthe gincreased gemphasis gis gon
gdisease gprevention grather gthan ghigh-cost gtreatment.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gUnderstand g(Comprehension)
4. Which gethical gbelief gwould gbe gmost ghelpful gin gthe gcurrent ghealth gcare gcrisis?
a. Emphasis gshould gbe gon gindividual gand gcorporation gfreedom gin gthe gmarketplace.
b. Emphasis gshould gbe gon gindividual gautonomy gand gfreedom gof gchoice.
c. Emphasis gshould gbe gon gsocial gjustice gand gcollective gresponsibility.
d. Emphasis gshould gbe gon gthe geffectiveness gof gtechnologygin gresolving gproblems.
ANS: g C
Public ghealth grecognizes gthe gneU cessSityNof gcT
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gand gin gegalitarian gtradition gand gvision. gAn goverinvestment gin gtechnology gand gseeking gof
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within gthe gmarket gjustice gsystem ghas gstifled gthe gevolution gof ga ghealth gsystem gto gprotect
gand gpreserve gthe ghealth gof gthe gpopulation. gAlthough gindividual gautonomy gand gfreedom gof
gchoiceg are gimportant, gso gis gthe grecognition gof gcollective gresponsibility gin gensuring gsocial
gjustice, gwhich gentitles gall gpeople g to gbasic gnecessities.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gApply g(
5. What gis gthe gprimary gproblem gseen gin gHealthy gPeople g2020’s gemphasis gon gchoosing
ghealthyglifestyle gbehaviors, gsuch g as gdaily gexercise gor ghealthy gfood gchoices?
a. Emphasis gon gother glifestyle gchoices, gsuch gas gnot gsmoking gand gminimal guse
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alcohol gor gdrugs, gis galso gneeded.
b. All gof gus gmust gwork gtogether gto gmake gunhealthy gbehaviors gsocially gunacceptable.
c. It gcosts gmore gto gmake ghealthy gchoices, gsuch gas gbuying gand geating gfresh gfruits
gandgvegetables gas gopposed gto gquick gand gcheap gfast-food gchoices.
d. Public gpolicy gemphasizes gpersonal gresponsibility gbut gignores gsocial
gandgenvironmental gchanges gneeded gfor gwell-being.
ANS: g D
Although gall gresponses gare gaccurate, gthe gprimary gproblem gis gthe gemphasis gon gpersonal
gchoicesgin gthe gHealthy gPeople g2020 gobjectives. gEmphasis gon gpersonal gchoices gignores gthe
gneed gfor gcommunity gresponsibility gand gaction gthat gaddresses genvironmental gor gcultural
grestraints gto ghealth.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gApply g(Application)
6. What gresponsibilitygdoes gthe gAmerican gNurses gAssociation g(ANA) gCode gof gEthics grequire
gofgthe gnurse gbeyond ggiving gexcellent gcare gto gpatients?
a. Accept glonger gwork gschedules gto gensure gthat gprofessional gcare gis galways gavailable