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theo

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Which is characteristic of the German healthcare system?
 
  A) Health insurance payments based on risk, not income
  B) Ambulatory care provided by centralized nonprofit hospitals
  C) An average hospital stay of 9 days
  D) Nurse practitioners operating independently

Question 2

A nurse in the Canadian healthcare system is concerned because a client has been denied a surgical procedure that the nurse believes is essential to the client's recovery.
 
  Who should the nurse expect will have the most power to reverse this decision?
  A) Nurse practitioner
  B) Physicians
  C) Private insurance company
  D) Health administrator



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
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The average length of hospital stay in Germany has decreased in recent years from 14 to 9 days, still considerably longer than the 5- to 6-day average in the United States. Health insurance coverage is maintained by all citizens sharing in the effort to have an insurance pool, and payment is based on income, not risk. Currently, physicians in private practice provide ambulatory care, and centralized nonprofit hospitals offer the majority of inpatient care. Nurses in the German healthcare system, called sisters, are mostly diploma-educated individuals working with a physician.

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Ans: D
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The most powerful individuals in the Canadian healthcare system are not physicians but health administrators, who put an emphasis on cost efficiency and social responsibility. Private insurance exists to cover services not covered under Medicare, such as vision needs, dental services, and pharmaceuticals for nonelderly people. This type of private insurance is acquired through employment contributions and represents a small portion of total health expenditures (15). Nurses and nurse practitioners are important to the care of individuals and communities but play a lesser role in the administration of public healthcare.




theo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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