A PHN became involved in health care reform. Which of the ...

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A PHN became involved in health care reform. Which of the following best describes the pur-pose of this action?
 
  a. Promote the nursing profession
  b. Increase funding for public health nursing
  c. Address the concerns of nurses
  d. Improve health care access and reduce health care costs

Question 2

In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on:
 
  a. prescription drugs.
  b. hospital care.
  c. physician services.
  d. public health services (PHSs).

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
PHNs have been involved in health care reform for several years. An emphasis of reform is that health promotion and disease prevention appear to yield reduction in costs and illness/injury in-cidence while increasing years of healthy life. The focus of health care reform is not on nursing, but rather the population as a whole.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The largest share of health care expenditures goes to pay for hospital care, with physician services the next largest item. The money spent for PHSs is significantly lower than the other categories of expenditures. Other significant drivers of the increasingly high cost of health care include pre-scription drugs, technology, and chronic and degenerative disease.