A Patient from Hong Kong Is Admitted to the Hospital

question 2

Multiple Choice

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.

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Definitions:

Impatience

A disposition toward being quickly irritated or provoked by delays or obstacles.

Perfectionism

A personality trait characterized by striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations.

Illusory Promise

A statement that appears to be a promise but does not actually bind the party to any commitment or obligation.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from going back on a promise, even if the promise was not formally agreed upon, if the other party has relied on that promise to their detriment.