Visiting nurses associations (VNAs) were developed by wealthy women who wanted to assist the poor by supporting home care. Who gives the most home care today?
A. Hospital-based home care agencies
B. Local and county health departments
C. Privately owned, but nonprofit, entrepreneurial home care agencies
D. Proprietary for-profit incorporated home health agencies
ANS: D
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__________ is death of bone tissue due to diminished or absent blood supply
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