As a nurse manager, you have been offered a position at a Veterans Administration hospital. In accepting the position, it is important for you to understand that veterans hospitals provide:
a. Primary care and are privately funded.
b. A range of services and are responsible to government and taxpayers.
c. Secondary care only and are publicly ad-ministered and funded.
d. Services to veterans under an HMO.
B
Veterans Administration hospitals provide a range of services to veterans and are responsible to government and thus to taxpayers, who support the hospitals.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false