A nurse collects data about productivity of staff members in order to evaluate a program. Which type of study is the nurse completing?
a. Cost-accounting study
b. Cost-benefit study
c. Cost-effectiveness study
d. Cost-efficiency study
ANS: D
A cost-efficiency study is designed to examine the actual cost of performing program services and to focus on productivity versus cost. A study designed to measure the quality of a program as it relates to cost is a cost-effectiveness study. A study used to assess the desirability of a pro-gram by examining costs and benefits is a cost-benefit study. Cost-accounting studies are per-formed to find the actual cost of a program.
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