The nurse manager is determining nursing care hours (NCHs) by analyzing the client workload. The unit census is 30 and a total 220 of nursing care hours
What are the average nursing hours per client per day (NHPPD)? Formula: NCH/Census = Nursing hours per patient
7.33
Explanation: Nursing hours per patient per day (NHPPD) provides the average nursing care provided per patient
day. Client acuity is not incorporated in this formula.
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The healthcare provider suggests that an older patient take daily vitamin supplements to enhance immunity. On which supplements should the nurse instruct the patient? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Zinc 2. Iodine 3. Vitamin D 4. Vitamin C 5. Magnesium
Which finding indicates to the nurse that lactulose (Cephulac) is effective for a 72-year-old man who has advanced cirrhosis?
a. The patient is alert and oriented. b. The patient denies nausea or anorexia. c. The patient's bilirubin level decreases. d. The patient has at least one stool daily.
The most common infection in children is:
A) respiratory. B) gastrointestinal. C) neurologic. D) urinary.