The Nurse Working on an Oncology Unit Wants to Know

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse working on an oncology unit wants to know if it is best practice to clean a central line in a circular motion or a back-and-forth motion. What action should the nurse take first?

• A)Ask the physicians what they think is best.
• B)Ask the patient what their preference is.
• C)Develop a research question to guide a literature search.
• D)Continue performing the procedure per hospital policy.

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Definitions:

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The difference between the revenue received from the sale of an output and the opportunity cost of the inputs used.

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Costs that do not change with the level of output produced by a firm, such as rent and salaries.

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Expenses that change in proportion to the production output or sales volume of a company.

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Average Variable Cost, calculated by dividing the total variable costs by the quantity of output produced.