The nurse is contributing to a staff education program about chronic illness. What should the nurse include as reasons for the increasing incidence of chronic illness? (Select all that apply.)
a. People are living longer.
b. The birth rate is increasing rapidly.
c. More people have an active lifestyle.
d. Fewer people are dying from acute illnesses.
e. There is an increase in the number of hospitals.
f. Medical advances reduced mortality from chronic illnesses.
ANS: A, C, D, F
Chronic illness is rising because people are living longer, due in part to more active lifestyles. Fewer people are dying from acute diseases. Medical advances have resulted in reduced mortality from some chronic illnesses. B. Birth rate has been relatively stable over the past few years and lower than it was in the 1930s; birth rate does not directly affect the incidence of chronic illnesses that primarily occur in older individuals. E. The number of hospitals does not affect the number of people with chronic illnesses.
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