According to the Authors, in Addition to the Patient-Based Conditions

question 1

Multiple Choice

According to the authors, in addition to the patient-based conditions that enhance risks of hospital-acquired infections, treatment=related conditions also increase vulnerability to hospital-acquired infections. Thus, hospitals with lower ratings may want to analyze their files to determine whether the patients in the higher risk category also:

• A) Spent time in high risk care units
• B) Were tested for wounds that made them more vulnerable to hospital-acquired infections
• C) Were tested with certain antibiotics that are associated with greater vulnerability to hospital acquired infections
• D) Had longer lengths of stays since this increases vulnerability to hospital-acquired infections
• E) a and b
• F) b and c
• G) c and d
• H) a, b, c, and d
• I) None of the above

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Demand Increased

A situation where the desire or need for a product or service rises, leading to potentially higher prices and/or increased production.

Quantity Demanded

The overall volume of a good or service that individuals are prepared and capable of buying at a given price.

Demand Decreased

A situation where the desire or need for a particular product or service declines.

Demand Increased

A situation where the desire to purchase goods and services at a given price level rises, leading to higher quantity demanded.