By offering enteral, parenteral, intravenous, and blood transfusion therapies, what can home care services prevent?
a. Morbidity
b. Hospitalization
c. Hospice care
d. Mortality
ANS: B
Home care services can prevent hospitalization by offering enteral, parenteral, intravenous, and blood transfusion therapies. Morbidity, mortality, and hospice care cannot be prevented.
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