The chapter makes the argument for increased automation for such things as managing supplies, because studies have shown that ______________________________.
A. only 70% of a nurse’s day is actually spent at patients’ bedsides
B. nurses waste “an hour a shift” finding equipment
C. over $14 million in nurses’ wages nationwide were spent in 2011 on tasks like hunting for equipment
D. patients report being comforted by the presence of robotic technology in their rooms
Ans: B. nurses waste “an hour a shift” finding equipment
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