What is the nurse's fiscal responsibility to the patient?
a. To provide the best health care that the patient can afford
b. To provide the best health care that the insurance company will allow
c. To use the most cost-efficient resources to provide maximum health care to the patient
d. To use the most efficient method of providing nursing care to patients whose resources are limited
C
The fiscal responsibility of nursing is to maximize the health benefits within the most cost-efficient combination of resources. In clinical practice, fiscal responsibility does not relate to insurance or how the patient is paying for service. The fiscal responsibility of nursing is to maximize the health benefits within the most cost-efficient combination of resources. Providing the best health care is about quality improvement.
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