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What was the result of the well-known piece of federal legislation called the prospective payment system legislation?
 
  A. A change from patients being hospitalized until well to assuming family care during recuperation
  B. Higher payments to the hospitals and physicians that fulfilled the new rules
  C. Increased nursing staffing to meet the needs of the more acutely ill patients
  D. The need to have an extremely accurate and complete diagnosis before the patient was admitted

Question 2

According to both the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Public Health Association (APHA), what is the primary responsibility of the community/public health nurse?
 
  A. Community as a whole
  B. Employer who is paying the nurse's salary
  C. Individual for whom the nurse is caring
  D. Governmental unit who is responsible for its citizens



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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