Measuring the productivity of nurses is complex because the ____
a. Care outcomes should never be associated with cost
b. Disease processes and nursing outcomes are not well understood
c. Most efficient combination of resources for performing care processes is not known
d. Use of diagnosis-related groups is not widespread
C
Productivity measurement is complex for the following reasons: (1) measuring nursing care out-comes is difficult and controversial; (2) the relationships between care processes and nursing outcomes are not well understood; and (3) the most efficient combination of resources for per-forming care processes is not known (Edwardson, 1989).
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