A nurse is caring for clients on a surgical unit. Which nursing actions positively impact the goal of healthcare cost containment? Select all that apply
A) Completing a nursing assessment and setting up a breakfast tray in an isolation client's room
B) Teaching and encouraging the use of an incentive spirometer
C) Delegating the ambulation of a client three times daily in the hall
D) Completing client wound dressing change prior to physician rounds
E) Checking the completion of foley catheter care with the nursing assistant
F) Initiating a turning protocol for a bedbound client
A, B, C, E, F
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Cost-consciousness measures include prudent use of expensive supplies, careful monitoring of clients to reduce potential complications and lengths of stay, and reduction of waste of limited resources. Options A, B, C, E, and F are examples of these.
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