Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) Practice Exam

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What term describes the services provided in any healthcare setting?

Patient care
Care plan
Client
Health service

The correct answer is: Health service

The term "health service" encompasses a broad range of services provided in various healthcare settings, such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, and home health care. Health services include everything from preventive care and diagnostic testing to treatment and rehabilitation. This term is inclusive of all the different types of care delivered to individuals to maintain or improve their health. In contrast, "patient care" specifically refers to the services provided to an individual patient, which may not encompass all settings or types of services available in healthcare. A "care plan" is a specific strategy outlining the treatment and care of a patient but does not represent the entirety of services across the healthcare spectrum. The term "client" typically refers to an individual receiving services but does not describe the range of services themselves. Thus, "health service" is the most accurate term for broadly describing the services available in any healthcare setting.