What action can nurses take to be fiscally responsible?
a. Give patients their discharge instructions and let them determine if the cost of their medications fit into their budget.
b. Allow nurses to work on the unit when the census drops.
c. Use proper hand hygiene.
d. Document minimally on each patient.
C
Nurses can be fiscally responsible in many different ways. This includes fiscal responsibility to the patient, such as assessing the patient's resources for purchasing medication. The nurse is also expected to have fiscal responsibility for the organization. This includes sending nurses home or to another unit when the census drops and using proper hand hygiene to prevent infections, which would result in increased health care spending to treat. The nurse should also consider fiscal responsibility to the payer of care and practice documenting thoroughly to show the patients need for the care given.
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