Indirect costs in a nurse manager's budget would include a. ...

[Marty]

Indirect costs in a nurse manager's budget would include
 
  a. benefits.
  b. expected raises.
  c. shift differential.
  d. travel.

Question 2

The nurse manager understands that when there is a negative variance of the budget report, it is necessary to establish the cause. Which of the following might best explain a negative variance?
 
  a. Decreased patient acuity
  b. Increase in staff sick days
  c. Increased benefits
  d. Decreased census

[14vl19]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Travel is determined as an indirect cost to the budget because there is no direct connection to pa-tient care. The other options have a direct connection to patient care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
An increased use of sick time requires additional nurse hours to staff the unit and so the manager is essentially paying twice for the same hours, which would lead to a negative variance. The other options would not affect the budget negatively.

[Marty]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bitingbit]

Excellent