A Client Recovering from an Emergency Appendectomy Is a Citizen

question 12

Multiple Choice

A client recovering from an emergency appendectomy is a citizen of a foreign country. The client asks the nurse to explain why the United States has chosen such a different healthcare reimbursement system from other Western countries. Which American value could the nurse mention to explain the system in this country?

• A)Acceptance of the role of government
• B)Individual freedom
• C)Skepticism about markets and competition
• D)Universality

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Definitions:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape, or other violent personal assault.

Women Vulnerability

Refers to the heightened risk or susceptibility women face to certain dangers or adversities due to societal, biological, or economic factors.

Psychodynamic Model

A psychological theory that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Displacement

Redirecting feelings from a threatening target to a less threatening one.