There is also a very real financial cost associated with hais. the cdc has estimated that annual direct costs of hais to u. s. hospitals range from $28.4 to $33.8 billion. there are also costs to the patient such as lost wages, diminished productivity, as well as intangible costs. these can include pain and suffering, psychological costs like anxiety and grief, or changes in social functioning

Which statement best illustrates that problem solving can create new medical devices? robert hooke was in charge of verifying the information that was sent to the royal academy. william harvey did experiments with apes to learn about the circulatory system. the stethoscope was invented because the physician did not want to put his head on women's chests to listen to their heart and lungs. anton van leeuwenhoek was a very curious man and looked at just about everything under this microscope.

True or false. repeated drug use may lead to drug tolerance which occurs when a user requires larger amounts of the drug to achieve the desired effect.

What link in the chain of transmission is described in the paragraph? sarah has been eating and sleeping poorly. she was just diagnosed with pneumonia. tests showed the illness was caused by streptococcus pneumoniae. in the chain of transmission, sarah is the (blank) , and streptococcus pneumonia is the (blank).