1: who pioneered the transformation of nursing into a recognized profession?
A:madame curie
B:Florence nightingale
C:cicely saunders
D:Sylvia lack
2: under the hill-burton act, federal grants were given on the basis of
A: bed to population ratios
B:poverty ranking for each state
C:number of hospital beds already in excistance
D:hospital size needed to adequately serve each community
3: which entity overseas the licensure of health care facilities?
A: the joint commission
B: federal government
C: state government
D: local county or city government
4:gate keeping emphasizes
A: denial of specialized services
B: closed panel utilization
C: preventive and primary care
D: secondary care
5: how are employers coping with the rising cost of health insurance premiums?
A: they are dropping health benefits in large numbers
B:the are enrolling a greater number of their employees into HMOs
C:they are shifting costs to their employees
D: they are switching to high- deductible health plans in large numbers
6: which type of longterm care service is predominantly used in the united states?
A: informal care
B:home health care
C:nursing home services
D: respite care
7: a long term care facility must be certified in order to
A: operate as a nursing home
B: comply with national fire and safety codes
C: obtain deemed status
D: admit medicare and Medicaid patients