Nursing costs bundled into one type charge for a patient is incorrect because:
a. it makes critical care units lose money
b. it makes it difficult to plan a budget
c. it assumes every patient needs the same type of care
d. it assumes all nurses make the same salary
C
Most organizations view nursing as a cost center that does not independently generate revenue. The cost of providing nursing care (wages, benefits, selected supplies and equipment, overhead) is commonly bundled in a catchall, room, or per diem, cost that assumes every patient consumes identical nursing resources each day. This view is incorrect because nursing care is not an identical product delivered in assembly line fashion. It varies in intensity, in depth, and in breadth across patients, consistent with their unique, individual dependency needs.
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