Following the Admission Interview, a Spouse of a Patient Asks

question 26

Multiple Choice

Following the admission interview, a spouse of a patient asks the nurse, "Why did you ask my partner all those questions? Some of them had nothing to do with the current problems." The nurse's best response is based on what assessment focus of the mental status examination (MSE) ?

• A) The patient's current status
• B) The complete family history
• C) The patient's past experiences
• D) What the patient's prognosis will be

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Definitions:

Standard Costing

A cost accounting method that assigns expected costs to each unit of production to help managers identify variances between expected and actual costs.

Labour Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours expected to produce a certain level of output, multiplied by the standard hourly rate.

Labour Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the expected (or standard) cost, based on the hours worked.

Direct Material Units

Refers to the physical units of raw materials that are directly traceable and integral to the finished product.