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sam.t96

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The autonomic nervous system helps regulate the internal organs through the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The patient is a 69-year-old woman who has a history of diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and myocardial infarctions.
 
  She was admitted to the hospital with a stroke and is being transferred to a subacute facility and then to a rehabilitation facility. At every admission, she must review her entire history, provide telephone numbers of family members, list all 30 of her medications, and list all home care and medical supply companies. Also, at each facility, a phy-sician or nurse practitioner completes a total history and physical about her and orders the same laboratory tests to be done. This is an example of ____. a. Continuum of care
  b. Fragmented service delivery
  c. Optimal health care economics
  d. Seamless care provision



lcapri7

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

B
Fragmented service delivery occurs with transferring of the patient's health care from one pro-vider to the next with much duplication from site to site. This is a costly provision of care, which unfortunately occurs frequently.



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