The management team of a large hospital is attempting to identify the specific cost of providing nursing services. This process is known as:
a. costing out services.
b. fee-for-service care provision.
c. priority nursing management.
d. quality versus cost balance.
A
Costing out nursing services was defined as the determination of the costs of services provided by nurses (Eckhart, 1993).
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