What is the Minimum Data Set (MDS)?

a. It is a data collection instrument used mainly for clinical research.
b. It facilitates the determination of case-mix groups in rehabilitation hospitals.
c. It is a patient assessment instrument for skilled nursing facilities.
d. It facilitates the determination of ambulatory payment classifications in outpatient centers.

c

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6. Patients who require physical or occupational therapy, recreational therapy,

hydrotherapy, and other therapies such as speech or hearing therapy for loss of function in mobility or the activities of daily living receive care in what type of health care facility? A. Convalescent B. Rehabilitation C. Industrial D. Hospice E. None of the above

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Patients taking which type of drug should be cautioned about the use of salt substitutes?

A) potassium-sparing diuretics B) urinary antiseptics C) urinary tract antibacterials D) All of these answers are correct.

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