Author Question: A proactive budget should incorporate which situation? a. Patient acuity changes b. ... (Read 24 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A proactive budget should incorporate which situation?

a. Patient acuity changes
b. Patient/nurse ratio changes
c. Projection of sick time
d. Equipment maintenance

Question 2

A nurse consistently remains past her shift for report or charting. The amount of overtime accumulated is equivalent to a full-time nurse's salary for 1 month.

The nurse manager counsels the nurse and emphasizes that one of the responsibilities to the institution is: a. Quality patient care.
b. Fiscal accountability.
c. Accurate documentation.
d. Accurate medication administration.

lkanara2 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A This is not an example of a proactive budget that anticipates changes based on past years and includes them into the budget.
B This is not an example of a proactive budget that anticipates changes based on past years and includes them into the budget.
C Projection of increased sick time during the flu season into the budget is a proactive example.
D This is not an example of a proactive budget that anticipates changes based on past years and includes them into the budget.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A This is an important responsibility, but the question is not about the nurse's care that is provided but about the organization of her time.
B This particular nurse appears to have no sense of fiscal accountability to the in-stitution. Fiscal responsibility is as vital to the success of the institution as is quality patient care.
C This is an important responsibility, but the question is not about the nurse's care that is provided but about the organization of her time.
D This is an important responsibility, but the question is not about the nurse's care that is provided but about the organization of her time.