Author Question: A community health nurse working at the local level is attending an in-service program about health ... (Read 496 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A community health nurse working at the local level is attending an in-service program about health care economics. The nurse asks the presenter, Why do I need to know this information? My focus is my clients.

Which response by the presenter would be most appropriate?

A) You are required to know this information because your agency receives government funding.
B) You might be in management one day and have to deal with cost control and reimbursement.
C) Although it seems foreign to you, it's an important topic that you might have to deal with someday.
D) This knowledge is important to the success of your practice and the agency's survival.

Question 2

When describing managed competition as a potential solution to resolve the health care crisis, which of the following would be included?

A) Promotion of quality of care while keeping costs down
B) Elimination of burdensome government regulations
C) Reduction in state and federal control over health care delivery
D) Keeping insurance companies out of the health care crisis issue