When Reviewing the Plan of Care for a Patient with Mental

question 27

Multiple Choice

When reviewing the plan of care for a patient with mental illness, the nurse notes that the patient is not meeting one of the established goals. What is the nurse's best action?

• A) Collaborate with the patient to reassess the plan of care.
• B) Collaborate with the health care provider to reassess the plan of care.
• C) Change the plan of care according to the patient's most recent assessment.
• D) Change the plan of care according to the newly defined nursing diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Mixed Cost

A cost that contains a combination of fixed and variable components and changes in total with the level of output or activity.

Step-Wise Cost

Costs that remain fixed for certain levels of production but can change to a different fixed rate when production levels increase or decrease.

Least-Squares Regression

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the differences between observed and predicted values.

Relevant Range

Pertains to the bounds within which assumptions about fixed and variable costs in relation to business activities are considered accurate.