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11 Cards in this Set
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How does greater financial support provided through public and private health insurance programs affect nursing demands?
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it increases the demand for nursing care, since those who could not afford care in the past are using it now
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How does the health care industry shifting attention from inpatient to outpatient care affect nurses?
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more nurses are being employed in community-based health settings
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Consumer knowledge and the positive public concept of health care have had what affect on nursing as a whole?
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an increase in the demand for nursing services, including well-care
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What are some examples of changes in family structures that are influencing the need for and provision of nursing services?
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- different families (single parents, both parents working, etc.)
- grown children living great distances from parents - Adolescent mothers |
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Advances in science and technology have had what effect in the field of nursing.
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- drug therapies are extending life
- nurses need to continue education - nurses may need to be highly specialized |
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What act requires that every competent adult be informed in writing on admission to a health care institution about his or her rights to accept or refuse medical care and use advance directives?
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Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
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The proportion of elderly people has increased in the US, along with general population increases. How does this affect nursing?
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The need for nursing services increase
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The population in the US is shifting from rural to urban settings. How does this affect nursing specifically?
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- there is an increased need for nursing related to problems caused by pollutions and by the the effects on the environment
- more nurses needed in urban settings |
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What are 6 factors affecting the nursing shortage?
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- aging nurse workforce
- aging of nursing faculty - reduced entry of younger people into nursing - aging population - increases demand for nurses - workplace issues (see box 1-5 pg 20 for details) |
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A nurse joins a labor organization to voice concerns over the issue of client safety. What is this an example of?
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collective bargaining
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What is the importance of nursing leaders obtaining positions of authority in government and the formation of groups such as ANA-PAC (American Nurses Association - Political Action Committee)?
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To exert ongoing political influence
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