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."

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A)The U.S. government's goal in funding organizations like the NINR is to help contain healthcare costs while also increasing the quality of care. Nursing research frequently focuses on prevention and health promotion, which means it directly supports these two goals. Funding the NINR does not increase healthcare costs but rather seeks to reduce costs. The government does know how to promote healthcare; the purpose of partnering with the NINR is to further that goal from a nursing perspective. Chronic disease cannot always be prevented, but research can help improve care and reduce costs.
B)The U.S. government's goal in funding organizations like the NINR is to help contain healthcare costs while also increasing the quality of care. Nursing research frequently focuses on prevention and health promotion, which means it directly supports these two goals. Funding the NINR does not increase healthcare costs but rather seeks to reduce costs. The government does know how to promote healthcare; the purpose of partnering with the NINR is to further that goal from a nursing perspective. Chronic disease cannot always be prevented, but research can help improve care and reduce costs.
C)The U.S. government's goal in funding organizations like the NINR is to help contain healthcare costs while also increasing the quality of care. Nursing research frequently focuses on prevention and health promotion, which means it directly supports these two goals. Funding the NINR does not increase healthcare costs but rather seeks to reduce costs. The government does know how to promote healthcare; the purpose of partnering with the NINR is to further that goal from a nursing perspective. Chronic disease cannot always be prevented, but research can help improve care and reduce costs.
D)The U.S. government's goal in funding organizations like the NINR is to help contain healthcare costs while also increasing the quality of care. Nursing research frequently focuses on prevention and health promotion, which means it directly supports these two goals. Funding the NINR does not increase healthcare costs but rather seeks to reduce costs. The government does know how to promote healthcare; the purpose of partnering with the NINR is to further that goal from a nursing perspective. Chronic disease cannot always be prevented, but research can help improve care and reduce costs.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Chronic