A client is admitted to the hospital with a major illness that could have been prevented. A major reason clients in the United States are sicker when they are admitted to the hospital is that:
a. they lack the education to understand when they are ill.
b. they are unable to gain access to preventative services so their illness progresses to an acute stage before they seek help.
c. more people live in a rural area where it is a difficult to get transportation to a physician.
d. their insurance coverage frequently does not pay for preventative services such as immunizations.
ANS: B
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