Why Is Professionalism Especially Important in Health Care

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why is professionalism especially important in health care?

• A) Patients have high expectations
• B) Health care is expensive
• C) Employers are more demanding than in other fields
• D) It is a service industry

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Definitions:

Behaviour

The actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Actuarial Approach

An approach to evaluating and interpreting the data on patients, making predictions, and coming to decisions that rely exclusively on statistical procedures, empirical methods, and formal rules. See also clinical approach.

Equations

Mathematical statements that assert the equality of two expressions, often containing one or more variables.

Algorithms

A defined set of step-by-step procedures or instructions designed to perform a specific task or solve a particular problem.