Actions Designed to Ensure the Coordination and Continuity of Health

question 23

Multiple Choice

Actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care within the same location are known as:

• A) transition of care.
• B) continuum of care.
• C) rounds.
• D) disease management strategies.

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Definitions:

Cold Viruses

Viruses responsible for the common cold, primarily rhinoviruses, which infect the respiratory tract and trigger symptoms like coughing and sneezing.

Thymus Gland

An endocrine gland that functions as part of the lymphatic system; processes T cells; important in cell-mediated immunity.

T Cytotoxic Cells

A type of T cell (a form of white blood cell) that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected (particularly with viruses), or cells that are damaged in other ways.

T Helper Cells

A type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role in the immune system by signaling other cells to perform their functions.