A nurse in the Canadian healthcare system is concerned because a client has been denied a surgical procedure that the nurse believes is essential to the client's recovery
Who should the nurse expect will have the most power to reverse this decision?
A) Nurse practitioner
B) Physicians
C) Private insurance company
D) Health administrator
Ans: D
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The most powerful individuals in the Canadian healthcare system are not physicians but health administrators, who put an emphasis on cost efficiency and social responsibility. Private insurance exists to cover services not covered under Medicare, such as vision needs, dental services, and pharmaceuticals for nonelderly people. This type of private insurance is acquired through employment contributions and represents a small portion of total health expenditures (15%). Nurses and nurse practitioners are important to the care of individuals and communities but play a lesser role in the administration of public healthcare.
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