What is the major ethical argument related to allocation of ...

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What is the major ethical argument related to allocation of health resources?
 
  1. The question of whether health care is a right or a privilege.
  2. How to provide low-cost prescription medication to low-income persons.
  3. Whether physician or nurse practitioners provide the most cost-effective care.
  4. Whether medication therapy is superior to diet therapy in the control of chronic illness.

Question 2

The nurse has received a financial aid package that has a forgiveness clause. What can the nurse expect as a result of this clause being part of this package?
 
  1. If the student decides to change majors, the financial aid will be transferred to the new degree.
  2. The student will not have to pay back some portion of the financial aid package if the student works in a specific location for a period of time after graduation.
  3. Because the student is going to be a nurse, the amount of the financial aid package will be forgiven if the nurse continues to pursue advanced degrees in nursing.
  4. The student won't have to pay any money back unless the student's grades fall below satisfactory.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1

All of these options are ethical dilemmas faced by healthcare providers, but the major argument is whether health care is a right or a privilege. The other options reflect this basic argument.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2

Although financial aid packages can be written in many ways, the most common meaning of forgiveness is that the recipient will not have to pay a portion (or sometimes all) of the money back if the recipient works in a specific location or specialty for a period of time after graduation. In most cases, financial aid packages change (and may be invalid or have to be repaid) when majors change or when grades are not satisfactory. In either case, the money owed is not forgiven. Although the student may continue to receive aid of some sort while seeking advanced degrees, there is a limit to federal aid that cannot be exceeded; and simply seeking advanced degrees does not mean that money owed does not have to be repaid.