With the current health care industry focus on managed care, nurses must be more cost -conscious. An example of a nurse being cost-conscious is:
1. Daily review of the itemized client?s bill.
2. The nurse?s decision to use fewer supplies when changing in dressing.
3. The nurse manager reviewing client costs on a daily basis.
4. The nurse manager requesting the materials management director obtain quotes for less expensive items.
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Explanation: 1. The nurse and the nurse manager do not have time nor is it their responsibility to review a
client?s hospital bill. The nurse is to utilize resources wisely to decrease costs to the client and
the hospital. The materials management director does look for inexpensive materials to
provide client care supplies and hospital supplies, which indirectly affects the client.
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