Qualified Nursing School Applicants Have Continued to Be Turned Away

question 20

Multiple Choice

Qualified nursing school applicants have continued to be turned away, limiting enrollment due to a shortage of faculty, which is attributed to several factors, including:

• A) nursing faculty are subject to high levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction.
• B) only the number of faculty in Associate Degree programs remain stable.
• C) the mean age of nursing faculty continues to decrease and older faculty mentors have left the profession.
• D) increasing job competition from higher paying clinical sites, even as the economy recovers.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated before a period begins, used to allocate overhead costs to products based on a certain basis such as labor hours or machine hours.

Job-Order Costing

A costing system used to accumulate costs of manufacturing a job or batch, where each job or batch has its distinct characteristics.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

This rate is calculated before a period begins and is used to apply overhead costs to products based on a selected activity base.

Job-Order Costing

A cost accounting system used to allocate costs to specific jobs or batches, useful for unique or custom orders.