A nurse manager is completing a critical incident form regarding a nurse who has missed two 12-hour shifts, three 8-hour shifts, was 2 and 1/2 hours late to one shift, and left 3 hours early from another shift
The manager should document the total time lost as ______ hours. Standard Text: Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
53 1/2
Rationale : Total time lost is figured by adding up the amount of hours the nurse did not come to work. In this case 12 + 12 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 2 ½ + 3 = 53½.
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