Cost-Effective Care Linking the exemplar of cost-effective care with the concept of health, wellness, and illness: Question 1 Explain how health...

Cost-Effective Care

Linking the exemplar of cost-effective care with the concept of health, wellness, and illness: 

Question 1

Explain how health promotion activities reduce the cost of care. If you can, please relate to situations you have witnessed/experienced in your clinical/work/personal experiences.

Question 2

You are caring for an adolescent client who admits to smoking "a couple" of cigarettes per week. What impact would helping this client quit smoking have on the lifetime cost of his health care?

Linking the exemplar of cost-effective care with the concept of infection:

Question 3

How does the cost of a healthcare-acquired infection impact the cost of a client's admission? If you can, please relate to situations you have witnessed/experienced in your clinical/work experiences.

Question 4

How does the cost of reducing the risk of healthcare-acquired infections compare to the cost of treating a client who contracts a healthcare-acquired infection