What is medical incompetence? Is it a significant cause of death?
What will be an ideal response?
Medical incompetence refers to mistakes made in hospitals that kill or injure patients.The more innocuous term, "adverse events," is officially used.If deaths from medical errors were an official classification, they would be the third leading cause of death in the United States.
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Which of the following is an example of Anglo-Conformity?
A) In the early 19th century, many U.S. citizens wanted to emphasize their English origins and influences. B) The curtailing of non-Anglo-Saxon immigrants. C) Using schools to socialize all children into Anglo-Saxon culture. D) Promoting the United States as a multicultural society.
The extension of federal recognition to a tribal nation is the:
A. process by which it is assigned a panethnic label. B. formal process by which members of the tribal nation are employed by the federal government. C. process that makes the tribal nation lose its exempt status from state tax laws. D. formal acknowledgement of the tribe's legal sovereign status.
Which theory argues that population growth is directly related to levels of affluence and adoption of new technology?
A. demographic transition theory B. neoliberalism C. Malthusian theory D. demographic divide theory
In a recent study on modern racism, respondents who attributed continuing racial inequality to either the lack of ability or the lack of motivation of African Americans also ______.
A. opposed government intervention B. approved of government intervention C. were more likely to vote for Black politicians D. were less likely to vote for Black politicians E. were sympathetic to the history of discrimination against Blacks