The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Chronic

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with a chronic disease process. The client tells the nurse he recently read an article about funding for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) . He then asks the nurse why the U.S. Congress would fund such an organization. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A) "The government is looking to the NINR for information about promoting health."
B) "Funding the NINR is one cause of health cost increases in the country."
C) "The government is interested in preventing chronic disease."
D) "Nursing research is focused on prevention and health promotion, which will decrease healthcare costs."