A Group of Health-Care Professionals in a Community All Run

question 23

Multiple Choice

A group of health-care professionals in a community all run their own private clinics,and would like to see the government sell the local hospital to them;they claim they can run it more efficiently and make a profit.If they are successful,which term would best describe this scenario?

• A) profitization
• B) medicalization
• C) privatization
• D) entrepreneurship

Distinguish between different types of legal offenses (torts, felonies, misdemeanors) related to nursing practice.

Define the roles and responsibilities of nurses in obtaining informed consent for medical procedures.

Know the legal protections provided to nurses under Good Samaritan laws.

Understand the role and authority of nursing and health care organizations in disciplining nurses.

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Definitions:

Country

A distinct territorial body or political entity recognized as an independent nation.

Stockholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, granting them certain rights such as voting on corporate matters.

Financing Source

Any mechanism or method through which an entity obtains funds to finance its operations, projects, or investments.