Hospitals use hours per patient-day as an indicator to measure productivity. Productivity is reported as outputs divided by inputs. Outputs may be measured by:
a. Clinical outcomes
b. Nurse-sensitive indicators
c. Average daily census
d. Number of staff members working
ANS: C
Outputs are often measured through the patient classification system. Average daily census, number of patient-days per month, number of patients treated, and number of procedures performed are productivity measures.
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