The process of identifying the specific costs related to the delivery of nursing care to each client so that nurses have data to identify the actual amount of services received is:
a. personnel budget development.
b. evaluating budget expenditures.
c. costing out nursing services.
d. strategic financial planning.
C
Costing out nursing services is defined as the determination of the costs of the services provided by nurses. By identifying the specific costs related to the delivery of nursing care to each client, nurses have data to identify the actual amount of services received.
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