What Is the Most Significant Change Today in Healthcare Providers

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the most significant change today in healthcare providers that impacts all types of healthcare settings?

• A) Use of hospitalist
• B) Increased emphasis on interprofessional teams
• C) Development of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
• D) Use of unlicensed assistive personnel

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Definitions:

Tunica Media

Middle, usually muscular, coat of an artery or another tubular structure.

Capillary Beds

Networks of capillaries, the smallest blood vessels, that facilitate the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.

Precapillary Sphincters

Circular muscular valves located at the entrance of capillary beds, controlling blood flow into those beds.

Thoroughfare Channels

In traditional Chinese medicine, energy pathways that allow Qi and blood to circulate throughout the body, connecting different organs and bodily functions.