A Nurse Manager Discovers That the Actual Number of Visits

question 23

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager discovers that the actual number of visits per patient in a home health service is 3.8 visits per day when the standard is 5 visits per day.Based on this information,the nurse manager:

• A)Concludes that the complexity of care in each visit has arisen.
• B)Concludes that patient volume has been decreased.
• C)Decides that more information is needed before a conclusion can be reached.
• D)Initiates a training session regarding the importance of ensuring that visits are made.

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Definitions:

Downsloping

Characteristic of a curve or line on a graph that shows a decrease in value as it moves from left to right, commonly used in economics to describe demand curves.

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