A Nurse Is Conducting Research on Methods to Reduce Alarm

question 25

Multiple Choice

A nurse is conducting research on methods to reduce alarm fatigue. Which of the following is one way technology can aid in this research?

• A) Feed alarm data into a reporting database for further analysis
• B) Collect qualitative data from surveys completed by nurses
• C) Review online standards and guidelines from nursing informatics organizations
• D) Analyze data on admissions and discharges in medical records

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Expenses that fluctuate directly with changes in production volume, such as raw materials and direct labor.

Capacity

The maximum level of output that a company can sustain to make a product or provide a service under normal conditions.

Absorption Costing

A financial recording technique that incorporates all costs associated with manufacturing (such as direct materials, direct labor, along with variable and fixed overhead expenses) into the product's cost.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable costs - costs that change with production levels - in product costs.