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US Health Care Systems Chapter 7, 8, 9 Exam 2025 Questions and Answers Health Care workers make up _____ of the total U.S workforce - ....ANSWER ...-- 11.4% The licensure, certification, registration, and other credentialing systems designed to protect the public - ....ANSWER ...--from incompetent or unethical practitioners What ways are health care occupations regulated - ....ANSWER ...--by state licensure, state or national certification, or state or national registration State Licensure - ....ANSWER ...--state defines the scope of practice to be regulated and the educational and testing requirements that must be met in order to engage in practice -the most restrictive of the three types of regulations -most boards are composed of practitioners whose concern is for setting standards and assessing competence for initial entrance into the field -do very little in ensuring continuing education -have the power to censure, warn members, and revoke licenses State or National Certification - ....ANSWER ...--regulating process under which a state or voluntary professional organization attest to education achievements and performance abilities of person in a health care field of practice …FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1