Repeated Studies Have Shown That Which Health Care Professionals Can

question 11

Multiple Choice

Repeated studies have shown that which health care professionals can safely provide 80 percent of the care typically provided by family practice physicians without any decrease in quality or health outcomes and with an increase in client satisfaction?

• A) Registered nurses
• B) Physician assistants
• C) Nurse practitioners
• D) Certified nurse midwives

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Definitions:

Peak Efficiency

The state of operation in which a system or process achieves its maximum output with the lowest input, often ideal in terms of productivity.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A company that operates in a market where there are many sellers and buyers, the product is homogeneous, and there is free entry and exit from the market.

MR (Marginal Revenue)

The surplus income obtained by selling an extra unit of a product or service.

MC (Marginal Cost)

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a good or service, critical in determining the optimal level of production.