A nurse realizes that a health care concern related to globalization was:
a. the emergence of epidemic hepatitis A.
b. the pandemic of H1N1 "swine flu."
c. reemergence of polio.
d. an increase in chronic illnesses.
ANS: B
Correct: In 2009, there was a pandemic of H1N1 on every continent and a reemergence of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Incorrect:
a. Hepatitis A is not related to globalization; rather the most common cause is lack of simple hand washing.
c. Polio has been almost nonexistent in the United States since the 1960s.
d. Globalization does not affect chronic illness.
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