A new nursing graduate is working on a large medical-surgical unit. The nurse makes the decision to help control costs of care by:
1. Making sure the client's room is stocked with all needed supplies.
2. Storing equipment in the appropriate room.
3. Placing a cart with supplies outside the room of a client with MRSA.
4. Wiping down equipment at the end of the shift.
3. Placing a cart with supplies outside the room of a client with MRSA.
Rationale:
When a client with MRSA is discharged, everything in the room is either discarded or terminally cleaned. By keeping needed supplies outside the room, the nurse is containing costs as the supplies will not have to be discarded on discharge. Stocking the room with supplies that may not be needed may increase costs of health care. Storing equipment in the appropriate room will not necessarily reduce costs. Wiping down the equipment at the end of the shift has no effect on cost.
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