The Nurse Is Preparing for a Class on Risk Factors

question 32

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing for a class on risk factors for heart disease and identifies the population with the highest prevalence of heart disease as people of:

• A)African descent
• B)European descent
• C)Indigenous descent
• D)South Asian descent

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Definitions:

Private Goods

Goods that are both rivalrous and excludable, meaning consumption by one person reduces availability for others and access can be restricted.

Tragedy of the Commons

A situation in which individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, deplete or spoil shared resources, even though it is contrary to the group's long-term interests.

Private Good

A product or service that is individually consumed and can be easily excluded from non-payers, making it rivalrous in consumption.

Subsidize

Financial support given by the government or another organization to reduce the cost of goods, services, or activities, often to encourage development or consumption.