Which healthcare setting provides care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or who can no longer care for themselves?
A) specialty care hospital
B) health maintenance organization
C) nursing home
D) general hospital
C
Explanation: A nursing home provides care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or who can no longer care for themselves. A specialty care hospital provides care for a very specific disease. A health maintenance organization provides a wide range of services by a group of primary-care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system. A general hospital provides services to diagnose (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) and treat (surgery, medications, therapy) diseases for a short period of time; in addition, they usually provide emergency and obstetrical care.
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