The nurse manager is reviewing the previous month?s budget. The nurse manger notes a favorable variance of the full-time equivalents (FTEs). This is a result of:
1. Greater client acuity.
2. Extravagant use of resources.
3. Understaffing of the unit.
4. Low client acuity.
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Explanation: 1. An unfavorable efficiency may be due to greater client acuity than allowed for the budget or
the use of less-experienced novice nurses. Low client acuity would lead to a favorable
efficiency because fewer staff would be needed to meet the patients? needs. Nonsalary
expenditure variances occur when more expensive resources are used. Understaffing of the
unit means that fewer nursing care hours are paid.
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