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asd123

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Several obstacles to effective decision making exist. Which of the following is least likely to be one of the obstacles?
 
  a. Past experiences c. Values
  b. Morals d. Preconceived ideas

Question 2

Which of the following patient care units would require the largest number of nurses if the scale used to measure acuity ranged from 1-5, with the highest acuity being 5?
 
  a. A unit with10 patients, all ranked acuity level 5
  b. A unit with 15 patients, 5 with acuity level 4 and 10 with acuity level 2
  c. A unit with 20 patients , 2 ranked acuity level 5, 2 ranked acuity level 3, and 17 rankedacuity level 1-2
 d. A unit with 25 patients, all ranked as acuity level 1-2


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gstein359

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Past experiences, values, and preconceived ideas are some obstacles or potential barriers to effective
decision making. Morals, while an important factor in certain decisions and circumstances, are not
necessarily barriers to this process unless they contain unhealthy or biased beliefs.

Answer to Question 2

A
The unit with 10 patients, all ranked acuity level 5 would require the most nurses. Because acuity level
5 patients would require a 1:1 or 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio, this unit would need from 5 to 10 nurses.
An example of this type of unit might be one of the Intensive Care Units.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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