A nurse enrolls in a microeconomics course at a local college. ...

[Kthamas]

A nurse enrolls in a microeconomics course at a local college. Which of the following best de-scribes the rationale for taking this course?
 
  a. Nurses are often the ones to allocate re-sources to solve a problem.
  b. Nurses are often involved in federal policy making.
  c. Health care policy can be influenced using these principles.
  d. Health care supplies can be very costly and nurses must use them wisely.

Question 2

A nurse is promoting efficiency within the public health department. Which of the following de-scribes the action the nurse would be taking?
 
  a. Evaluating how well a program of service achieves what was intended
  b. Trying new products provided by sales representatives
  c. Using time wisely by delegating non-nursing tasks to unlicensed care pro-viders
  d. Setting up a clinic to look aesthetically pleasing to clients

[kkenney]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Nurses often allocate resources, design, plan, coordinate, and evaluate community-based health services. Policy making addresses a macroeconomics issue. It is true that nurses need to know about microeconomics in order to use resources appropriately, but the scope of quality of care and use of health care supplies is larger than the scope of only microeconomics.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Efficiency relates to producing maximal output given a set of resources. Using time wisely through delegation is the best example of using efficiency. Program evaluation, trying new prod-ucts, and setting up a clinic are not examples of producing maximal output given a set of re-sources.