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A patient from Hong Kong is admitted to the hospital for gastric surgery.During the assessment the patient repeatedly asks how billing for the hospitalization will occur.What should the nurse realize about this patient's concerns?

A) Illness can cause financial ruin.
B) All health care is financed through taxes.
C) Health care is funded by governmental agencies.
D) Health care is financed by the patient's employer.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Question 2

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The nurse is identifying strategies to assist a group of community members with a similar health challenge.Which biological determinants of health should the nurse identify that will affect the members' health going forward? (Select all that apply. )

A) Age
B) Stress
C) Income
D) Genetics
E) Ethnicity

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The nurse is working in an environment that follows a primary care approach.Which nursing action supports the use of appropriate technology?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking an outbreak of smallpox in a small community in Oklahoma.Which organizations should the community health nurse contact for assistance to help during this outbreak? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is newly inducted in Sigma Theta Tau International for outstanding academic achievement while attending a program to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing.Which global health initiatives should the nurse investigate as a new member to this international organization? (Select all that apply. )

The international nurse is reviewing disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) statistics.Which category of health problem should the nurse identify as the reason for the majority of years lost to disability globally?

The nurse is interested in learning more about global health issues.Which areas of nursing should the nurse focus when studying these issues? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse wants to volunteer in West Africa to assist with the Ebola outbreak.What should the nurse consider before agreeing to relocate to West Africa for 6 months? (Select all that apply. )

The public health nurse notes that certain diseases and health problems are becoming more prevalent in countries that previously had few issues.What should the nurse consider as reasons for this change? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is preparing a seminar for staff nurses on the issues surrounding global health.What information should the nurse include as important for nurses to know about this topic? (Select all that apply. )

International diplomats report several thousand wounded in an Iraqi region and the Iraqi government is asking for assistance.Which organization should be prepared to enter the country to help the wounded during the conflict?

An individual trained as a nurse in South Africa has set a personal goal to practicing nursing in the United States.What issue should this person be prepared to address to meet this personal goal?

A local high school is planning a fundraising event to help with global health issues and asks the nurse for the names of organizations in which the funds can be sent.Which organizations should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is planning a trip with a missionary group to an underdeveloped country in Africa.To help combat this country's issues with infectious diseases,what should the nurse recommend as approaches to reduce the ongoing risk of spreading disease? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is reviewing a position paper that addresses the issues of global health.What information should the nurse recognize as an approach to achieve the goal of health for all?

A middle-aged homeless male experiencing severe abdominal pain comes into the emergency department of the community hospital.What should the nurse do for this individual?

The nurse is attending a meeting sponsored by state political leaders,to discuss the possible passing of national health insurance in the United States.Which models of health care should the nurse discuss as a model for this type of insurance? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is concerned that a proposed health program lacks sufficient support for global health.What should be included in this program? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is researching information on disease prevalence in Brazil and Canada.Which organization should the nurse contact for specific information about these countries?

A group of community members are diagnosed with a chronic illness affecting the same body system.What should the nurse consider as social determinants of health that contributed to the development of the disease process in these individuals? (Select all that apply. )