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rlane42

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A nurse manager of a medical unit and a nurse manager of a critical care unit are discussing their personnel budgets. The medical unit budget is higher than the critical care unit budget.
 
  What are plausible reasons for this difference? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. There is a higher turnover rate of nursing staff on the medical unit.
  2. Costs were incurred during a recent remodeling of the medical unit.
  3. The client acuity on the critical care unit is higher.
  4. The critical care manager is a better manager than the medical unit manager.
  5. More staff on the medical unit received premium pay this year.

Question 2

A nurse practitioner collaborating with physicians and as a general business partner to provide needed services is an example of which diversification method?
 
  1. Joint venture
  2. Conglomerate diversification
  3. Concentric diversification
  4. Capitation



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Answer to Question 1

1,4,5
Rationale 1: A higher turnover rate will increase personnel costs because of the need for more personnel to train new employees.
Rationale 2: The costs of remodeling are not included in the personnel budget.
Rationale 3: Increased client acuity generally makes personnel costs rise.
Rationale 4: Better management tends to mean a more stable staff, which decreases expenditures.
Rationale 5: Premium pay increases personnel costs.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. A joint venture is a partnership in which each partner contributes different areas of expertise or
resources to create a product or service. Conglomerate diversification is the expansion into
areas that differ from the original service. Concentric diversification is expansion of services
into new markets. Capitation is a fixed fee paid per enrollee for services in an HMO.



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