_____ Increases Challenges to Provide Quality Care

question 2

Multiple Choice

_____ increases challenges to provide quality care.

• A) inflation.
• B) escalation of costs.
• C) decrease in regulation.
• D) a and b

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Definitions:

Aseptic Technique

A set of practices in healthcare and laboratory environments aimed at preventing contamination by pathogens, to minimize the risk of infection.

Sterility

The state of being free from living microorganisms; in a medical context, it refers to materials or environments that have been made sterile to prevent infection.

Surgical Procedure

A medical intervention involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage, arrest disease, or improve body function.

Forceps

A medical instrument used to grasp, manipulate, or extract tissue or objects during surgical procedures.