A nurse manager is educating the staff regarding the unit?s expenses and those incurred by their clients. The manager?s intent is to impress the staff that they need to become more efficient to affect the unit?s costs

Question

An example of this type of efficiency is: 1. Increasing the number of CNAs (certified nursing assistants) working to provide direct nursing care.
2. Limiting dressing supplies on the nursing unit.
3. Labeling the cost of each item in the clean supply closet.
4. Increasing the amount of supplies available so staff are not frequently replacing supplies.

Answer 1

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Explanation: 1. By labeling costs of each item, staff is more aware of costs and will use them wisely. Increasing
the number of staff will not affect efficiency. Limiting the amount of supplies will cause
decrease efficiency because of the time factor involved in obtaining needed supplies.
Increasing supplies will not encourage staff to become more efficient.