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erika · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The primary reason for calculating productive hours paid instead of simply calculating work paid per year is that productive hours enable the manager to:

a. Anticipate total costs for patient care.
b. Know how much time staff will likely be unavailable because of illness.
c. Determine when orientation needs to occur for new staff.
d. Determine the number of hours available for patient care.

Question 2

A nurse manager is planning to request three new infusion pumps at a cost of approximately 1500 each. This item would typically be included in which budget?

a. Operating
b. Strategic
c. Unit of service
d. Capital

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Total hours are critical for determining the total number of hours that need to be paid for the year. Productive hours are needed to determine what hours are actually available for patient care. The number of FTEs required is determined by dividing the total patient care hours required by the number of productive hours.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Items that have a useful life of longer than a year, which is likely with the pumps, and that have a cost that usually exceeds 300 to 1000 (specific amount is set by the organization) are considered capital items. Operating budget items include what is used on a day-to-day basis, such as staffing.