Public health economics:
1. Is concerned with the use of resources
2. Focuses on producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services related to public health
3. Is concerned with how scarce resources affect the health care industry
4. Is a growing field of science and practice that involves the management and use of monies to improve the health of populations
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Public health economics focuses on producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services related to public health.
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Some strategies that leaders can use to avoid groupthink behaviors are listed below. Which is not correct?
a. preventing this from happening by removing anyone who begins to encourage these behaviors b. allowing the group time to gather additional data c. encouraging independent thinking d. encouraging members to verbalize their ideas
A client is diagnosed with an arrhythmia that involves irregular and rapid atrial contraction and an irregular and inefficient ventricular contraction. The nurse interprets this arrhythmia as which of the following?
A) Atrial flutter B) Atrial fibrillation C) Ventricular tachycardia D) Ventricular fibrillation
Which action by hospitals in the 1940s began the journey to collective bargaining for nurses? (Select all that apply.)
a. Allowed nurses to work 40-hour work weeks b. Compensated nurses for overtime c. Scheduled nurses to work 50- to 60-hour work weeks d. Subjected nurse to arbitrary schedules e. Did not offer sick or personal time