Author Question: Sick time, vacation time, and holiday time are not considered to be which of the following? Select ... (Read 136 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Sick time, vacation time, and holiday time are not considered to be which of the following? Select all that apply.

a. productive time c. direct expenses
b. unproductive time d. variable costs

Question 2

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

pami445 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, C, D
Unproductive time is when staff are not working, such as during sick time, vacation time, and holiday time. Productive time is when staff are engaged in patient care. Direct expenses are those expenses that can be directly associated with the patient. Variable costs fluctuate depending on the census or volume of care required.

Answer to Question 2

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.