The nurse manager formed a task force of orthopedic staff nurses to develop cost-saving standard practices for the care of clients undergoing total hip replacement
The staff nurses used which type of decision-making model to reduce costs for clients undergoing total hip replacement?
a.
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
b.
Gantt chart
c.
Decision trees
d.
Critical path method (CPM)
ANS: D
In CPM a single time estimate, the longest possible time, is calculated for each activity. Critical paths have been used to indicate standard practices for care.
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