A nurse is reading a journal article that describes the arguments for and against mandated minimum staffing. Which factor best describes a major argument by critics?
A) Patient safety is unrelated to the staffing ratios.
B) Workload of nurses is difficult to translate into numbers.
C) Standardized ratios do not provide consistency in approach.
D) Overall cost of care would increase exponentially.
D
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A) Comatose B) Somnolence C) Stupor D) Normal
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A. Elevated AST and LDH levels B. Elevated prothrombin time and INR C. Decreased serum albumin and serum globulin levels D. Decreased serum alkaline phosphatase and ALT levels
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a. Renal calculi c. Cardiac failure b. Acute tubular necrosis d. Acute glomerulonephritis
Which area is the major focus of Healthy People 2020 and the primary mechanism through which to improve the health of Americans in the second decade of the century?
a. Research funding b. Health information distribution c. Healthy lifestyle encouragement d. Health improvement program designs