Which Is an Example of a "Wild Card" That Would

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a "wild card" that would greatly affect staffing in an acute care institution?

• A)Three ill staff members assigned to the same shift who call in sick
• B)A patient who is diagnosed with Ebola virus
• C)Absence of the nurse manager and assigned charge nurse on the same shift
• D)A community disaster that sends 78 patients to the hospital for burns and other trauma injuries

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Definitions:

Base Case

In recursion, the base case is a condition that stops the recursion by not making a call to itself, thus avoiding an infinite loop.

Recursive Algorithm

An algorithm that solves a problem by dividing it into smaller problems of the same type, calling itself with these smaller problems.

Recursive Algorithms

Procedures or methods where the solution to a problem depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem.

While Loops

A statement in programming that enables the repeated execution of code as long as a specified Boolean condition remains true.