The nurses in the emergency department and intensive care unit report that the pharmacy has run out of all normal saline intravenous solutions and the blood bank is down to 10 units of type O+ blood

The ________ department is responsible for procuring more needed supplies. 1. Logistics
2. Planning
3. Finance
4. Operations


Logistics

Rationale: Logistics provides the hospital with materials to meet all ongoing needs, such as food, medication, shelter, and other supplies. The planning section is responsible for providing a situation status report to hospital workers every 4 to 6 hours and interacts with operations to establish plans for medical staff rotation. Finance provides the funding for the operation and assists with recovery of costs. Operations covers the work of medical care.

Nursing

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. Hematocrit of 30% b. Platelets of 95,000/µL c. Hemoglobin of 10 g/L d. White blood cell (WBC) count of 2700/µL

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