The chief nursing officer notes that the nursing department has exceeded budget in salary expenses for the last 3 months and asks the hospital nurse managers why this occurred. Which would be a cause for increased salaries?
1. Low client acuity for the past year
2. The increase in the amount of tuition reimbursement
3. A high turnover rate in nursing staff
4. The cost-of-living raise given
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Rationale 1: Low client acuity does not cause salary cost to increase.
Rationale 2: Tuition reimbursement is a benefit, not salary.
Rationale 3: High turnover rate would increase salaries because of overtime wages to cover when nurses leave and additional staff hours for orienting newly hired nurses, as well as the cost of agency nurses.
Rationale 4: A cost-of-living raise would have been figured into the budget.
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a. tissue necrosis and the nurse should monitor the site b. pyrogenic reaction and the nurse should stop the infusion immediately. c. thrombophlebitis and the nurse should stop the infusion immediately. d. fluid overload and the nurse should decrease the flow rate and notify the health care provider.
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A) True B) False