The nurse manager formed a task force of orthopedic staff nurses ...

[jman1234]

The nurse manager formed a task force of orthopedic staff nurses to develop cost-saving standard practices for the care of clients undergoing total hip replacement.
 
  The staff nurses used which type of decision-making model to reduce costs for clients undergoing total hip replacement?
  a.
  Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
  b.
  Gantt chart
  c.
  Decision trees
  d.
  Critical path method (CPM)

Question 2

Computers facilitate complex decision making. When nurses use computers to track clients who were discharged based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), they are using which type of computer system?
 
  a. Clinical system
  b. Dietary system
  c. Management information system
  d. Educational system

[Bigfoot1984]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
In CPM a single time estimate, the longest possible time, is calculated for each activity. Critical paths have been used to indicate standard practices for care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Management information systems can be used for client acuity tracking, calculation of client care requirements, client classification, inventory control, supplies and material management, staff scheduling, documentation of policy and procedure changes and announcements, determination of client charges, generation of budget information and budget management, record location and tracking, maintenance of personnel records, and generation and storage of statistical reports, administrative reports, and memos.