The Nurse Is Orienting a Group of New Nurses and Explaining

question 28

Multiple Choice

The nurse is orienting a group of new nurses and explaining the concept of sentinel events and their causes.What should the nurse explain as a common root cause of all sentinel event?

• A) Medication errors
• B) Falls
• C) Communication failures
• D) High patient-to-nurse ratios

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between actual and budgeted variable overhead costs, attributable to differences in productive efficiency.

Favorable

A term used in finance and accounting to describe a situation or variance that is better than expected or budgeted, often indicating profits or gains.

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual labor hours used to produce a good or service and the standard labor hours expected to be used, measuring labor efficiency.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected (or standard) variable overhead based on activity levels.