1: who pioneered the transformation of nursing into a recognized profession?

A:madame curie

B:Florence nightingale

C:cicely saunders

D:Sylvia lack

2: under the hill-burton act, federal grants were given on the basis of

A: bed to population ratios

B:poverty ranking for each state

C:number of hospital beds already in excistance

D:hospital size needed to adequately serve each community

3: which entity overseas the licensure of health care facilities?

A: the joint commission

B: federal government

C: state government

D: local county or city government

4:gate keeping emphasizes

A: denial of specialized services

B: closed panel utilization

C: preventive and primary care

D: secondary care

5: how are employers coping with the rising cost of health insurance premiums?

A: they are dropping health benefits in large numbers

B:the are enrolling a greater number of their employees into HMOs

C:they are shifting costs to their employees

D: they are switching to high- deductible health plans in large numbers

6: which type of longterm care service is predominantly used in the united states?

A: informal care

B:home health care

C:nursing home services

D: respite care

7: a long term care facility must  be certified in order to

A: operate as a nursing home

B: comply with national fire and safety codes

C: obtain deemed status

D: admit medicare and Medicaid patients