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tsand2

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What is causing hospitals to address the impact of consumerism?
 
  1. Restricting medical malpractice insurance
  2. Better education of the public
  3. A national health policy
  4. The nursing shortage

Question 2

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991 brought about what changes and nursing issues?
 
  1. The act has allowed people to make decisions in advance about their future health care.
  2. Nurses must ensure that the client's living will or durable power of attorney is understood.
  3. Issues such as the right to die, assisted suicide, and other ethical dilemmas are of daily concern to nurses in all practice settings.
  4. The act assists people with information on what to do with their financial investments.
  5. It has increased the scope and accountability of the nurse.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2

Consumerism is likely to become a force as the public becomes more discontent with the current state of health care. Some key factors in consumer discontent are a better-educated public, intensive media coverage of healthcare issues, activities of advocacy groups, and the emergence of complementary alternative medicine. Restrictions on medical malpractice insurance, development of a national health policy, and the nursing shortage have not been identified as key factors of consumer discontent or consumerism.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991 has brought about fundamental changes and created nursing issues. The act has allowed people to make decisions in advance about their future health care, where in the past they could not. The act has also increased nurses' responsibilities, for example nurses must now monitor the procedures for gaining consent and implementing procedures to ensure that the client's living will or durable power of attorney, for health care is understood and documented. Issues such as the right to die, assisted suicide, and other ethical dilemmas are of daily concern to nurses in all practice settings. These added duties increased the scope and accountability of the nurse's role. The Patient Self-Determination Act does not encompass information on financial planning.



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