A nurse manager wishing to positively affect the budget could employ which of the following strategies?
a. Increase patient charge items c. Maintain productivity
b. Maintain patient length of stay d. Evaluate staff downtime
D
Some strategies that staff can use to positively affect the budget are to evaluate staff downtime, enter
charges in a timely manner, reduce the patient length of stay, enhance productivity, analyze the cause
of delays, and explore new products.
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A) Hematuria B) Glucosuria C) Ketonuria D) Albuminuria
The nurse prepares to administer a plain tablet through a client's small-bore nasogastric tube. Which does the nurse implement to maintain tube patency?
1. Ask pharmacy to deliver the agent as an elixir. 2. Crush tablet to fine powder and mix with water. 3. Assist the client to upright to swallow the tablet. 4. Confirm drug is suitable to crush with pharmacy.
If blood phosphorus levels are elevated, patients may develop
a. anemia. b. renal calculi. c. osteoporosis. d. osteodystrophy.
A nurse is preparing a client's room to accommodate a visit from a spiritual counselor. Which of the following is a recommended practice?
A) Dim or turn off the lights. B) Place a candle on the bedside table. C) Remove any unnecessary equipment. D) Place a cross on the bedside table.