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Starlight · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

While shifts in the population profile are occurring, what is an important consideration to address in health care?

1. Healthcare providers need to be younger to care for an aging population.
2. Healthcare needs to be streamlined for consistent care delivery.
3. More physicians need to be trained to deliver healthcare.
4. Cultural health needs of varying groups must be considered.

Question 2

A patient whose ancestry is European, but was born in Puerto Rico, is deciding how to classify race and Hispanic origin while completing demographics prior to having a medical procedure. How would the patient complete this classification? Select all that apply:

1. White
2. Hispanic
3. Asian
4. Black
5. Other

samiel-sayed · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. While the needs of an aging population will require additional healthcare providers, age is not a requisite to providing appropriate health care to population groups.
2. Consistent care delivery is a goal for all healthcare, but streamlining for one size fits all will not meet the healthcare needs of different population groups.
3. Additional physicians alone are not the answer to providing culturally sensitive healthcare.
4. In order to provide appropriate care to different groups, healthcare workers must show sensitivity to, and understanding of, various cultural differences and needs as population shifts occur.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. A person is categorized as being White if they have origins among any of the original people of Europe.
2. A person who was born in Puerto Rico would be categorized as Hispanic.
3. An Asian is a person who has origins among any of the original people of the Far East.
4. A person who has roots among any of the original black racial groups of Africa would be categorized as Black.
5. The patient can be categorized as being White and Hispanic. The category of other would not apply for this patient.