The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care is called:
a. Economics
b. Health economics
c. Economic evaluation of health care
d. Microeconomic theory
B
Health economics is the allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care.
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a. Imaginary line that divides the true and false pelvis b. Basin-shaped structure at the lower end of the spine c. Collection of three pairs of muscles d. Division of the fallopian tube
Urinary creatinine values may be used to estimate:
1. Muscle protein reserves 2. Number of functioning nephrons 3. Metabolic waste products of respiration 4. The client's current phase of the stress response
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1. Butalbital and aspirin (Fiorinal) 2. Meperidine IM (Demerol) 3. Oxygen 100% for 15 to 30 minutes 4. Indomethacin (Indocin)
A client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is experiencing pneumonia. The nurse applies oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula. When the nurse leaves the room, a family member increases the oxygen to 5 L
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