A community health nurse is utilizing the health care system in the United Kingdom. Which of the following expectations should the nurse have?
a. An equal employer-citizen share in cost of health care
b. Ownership and operation of the system by the government
c. Nurse practitioners as the primary provid-ers of care in the system
d. Primary care provided in hospitals
ANS: B
The United Kingdom has a tax-supported health system that is owned and operated by the gov-ernment. Services are available to all without cost or for a small fee. Physicians are the primary providers in this system; nurses and allied health professionals are also recognized and used. Ser-vices are made available through hospitals, private physicians and allied health professional clin-ics, health outreach programs such as hospice, boroughs, and environmental health services.
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