A Navy war veteran is seeking advice about getting treatment for a chronic respiratory problem at the local veterans hospital. The nurse's initial response is to ask:
a. "Why aren't you considering the local general hospital for the care that you need?"
b. "Are you willing to travel to a veterans hospital that offers respiratory diag-nostic services?"
c. "Have you ever been treated at a veterans hospital before?"
d. "Is the problem related to something that occurred while you were in the Na-vy?"
ANS: D
Instead of coverage of any health problems, priorities were set for those problems that were in some way deemed "service connected"; in other words, the health care problem had to be linked to the time the person was on active duty. While the other questions are not inappro-priate, they do not address the issue of whether the client is illegible for care at a veteran's Hospital.
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