The nurse manager is calculating minutes of nursing care in order ...

[Mollykgkg]

The nurse manager is calculating minutes of nursing care in order to determine the nurse-patient staffing ratio needed for the next shift.
 
  The table to be used for this calculation is as follows:
  Patient Classification Rating Number of Nursing Hours
  1 2
  2 2.5
  3 3
  4 3.5
  5 4
  6 4.5
  The number of patients according to the identified table is as follows:
  Patient Classification Rating Number of Patients
  1 5
  2 8
  3 3
  4 2
  5 1
  6 1
  How many nurses will be needed to staff the care area for the next 8-hour shift? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

Question 2

A nurse has accepted a position as a telenurse. Which statement best describes this position?
 
  1. The use of telemetry to monitor patients' heart rates.
  2. Schedules office visits when patients need follow-up care.
  3. The use of communication technology to deliver nursing care.
  4. Not approved by most boards of nursing.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 7

The manager should multiply the number of patients by the number of nursing hours to determine the number of nurses needed for the next 8-hour shift. For this situation, the calculation would be as follows:
Patient Classification Rating Number of Patients Number of Nursing Hours Total Nursing Hours Needed
1 5 2 10
2 8 2.5 20
3 3 3 9
4 2 3.5 7
5 1 4 4
6 1 4.5 4.5
The total number of nursing hours is 54.5. Next divide this number by 8 (or 54.5/8) = 6.8125. The nurse manager needs to have seven nurses scheduled for the next shift.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2

The use of communication technology to deliver nursing care is called telenursing. It is often done with videoconferencing or by telephone and allows the delivery of information and care to people at a distance. This use of communication technology does not involve monitoring patients' heart rates and scheduling office visits. The text does not cover approval by nursing boards.