Choose the option(s) that reflect(s) derived demand inputs for hospitals. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Equipment.
2. Patients.
3. Nurses.
4. Health care quality.
5. Good public relations.
1,3
Rationale 1: Input is the labor that produces a good output. Input in a hospital includes such groups as nurses, doctors, office staff, and such items as medical equipment and office equipment.
Rationale 2: Patients are necessary for a hospital to function, but are the output of the facility.
Rationale 3: Input is the labor, etc. that produces a good output. Input in a hospital includes such groups as nurses, doctors, office staff, and such items as medical equipment and office equipment.
Rationale 4: Quality health care is an output of a facility.
Rationale 5: Good public relations in not an input, but may be considered an output or result of quality care.
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