An Acute Care Nursing Unit Has Determined That an Acuity

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Short Answer

An acute care nursing unit has determined that an acuity level III client requires 6 hours of nursing care per shift while a level IV client requires 8 hours. Today the unit has seven level III clients and nine level IV clients. The manager should staff for ________ hours of nursing care for the next shift.

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Definitions:

Variance

In law, a variance is a granted deviation from the set rules of zoning or building regulations; in statistics, it measures the spread of a set of numbers.

Zoning Ordinance

A law that defines how property in specific geographic zones can be used, regulating building types, sizes, and uses.

Slander

The verbal communication of false statements harmful to a person's reputation.

Untruthful Statements

Declarations or claims that are not accurate, misleading, or false.