The Nurse Is Reviewing a Patient's Database for Significant Changes

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is reviewing a patient's database for significant changes and discovers that the patient has not voided in over 8 hours. The patient's kidney function lab results are abnormal, and the patient's oral intake has significantly decreased since previous shifts. Which step of the nursing process should the nurse proceed to after this review?

• A) Diagnosis
• B) Planning
• C) Implementation
• D) Evaluation

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Definitions:

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted fixed overhead costs and the fixed overhead costs actually allocated to produced goods, based on standard activity levels.

Overapplied

In cost accounting, refers to a situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead is more than the actual overhead incurred.

Underapplied

A situation in which the allocated or applied costs in accounting are less than the actual costs incurred.

Standard Costing System

An accounting method that applies predetermined costs to measure the cost of goods sold and performance.