The Nurse Educator Is Discussing Healthy People 2020 with a Group

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is discussing Healthy People 2020 with a group of nursing students. One of the students questions the instructor how this work will impact hospitalization. Which response by the educator is the most appropriate?

• A) "Healthy People 2020 is a tool for the healthcare providers to offer information to their clients."
• B) "Healthy People 2020 seeks to improve health and prevent illness, disability, and premature death."
• C) "The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to reduce health care costs for hospitalized clients."
• D) "Healthy People 2020 is seen as a tool by hospitals to reduce length of stay."

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Definitions:

Role Ambiguities

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Resource Scarcities

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Task Interdependencies

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