Which of the following demographic factors is expected to have the greatest influence on national health care spending?
a. The aging population
b. Use of diagnosis-related groups to determine reimbursement
c. Insurance reform
d. An increasing number of people without health insurance
Question 2
A nurse is trying to maximize the quality of life of her clients while reducing health care costs. Which of the following actions would most likely be completed by the nurse?
a. Assisting in cast application for a client who was injured in a skateboard incident
b. Irrigating the eyes of a client splashed with chemicals
c. Restoring a normal cardiac rhythm following cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a client with a heart condition
d. Teaching a high school boy about sexually transmitted infections and proper condom application
