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sam.t96 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Proprietary hospitals differ from the earlier form of hospitals in the United States in that proprietary hospitals ________.

a. are most likely to be run by religious or charitable organizations
b. are more profit oriented and their decisions are based largely on profit margins
c. are more accountable to their patients and the communities they serve
d. give more power to the people in their community to decide their policies and decisions

Question 2

Which of the following measures has been taken by hospitals to cut back on their costs and increase their profits?

a. reducing the number of patients per hospital
b. reducing the number of nursing assistants and technicians
c. cutting back on services to patients and placing heavy workloads on nurses
d. hiring more registered nurses and placing more patients under their direct supervision