What Does the Nurse Need to Understand About Assessing a Patient's

question 12

Multiple Choice

What does the nurse need to understand about assessing a patient's quality of life (QOL) ?  

• A)It is an objective measure of comfort and factors that make life worth living. 
• B)It is considered good only if the patient feels fulfilled and can be independent. 
• C)It generally means the same thing to most patients, families, and nurses. 
• D)It includes subjective ideas about conditions of life and functional ability.

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Definitions:

Cost-Volume-Profit Chart

A graphical tool used in managerial accounting to analyze how changes in cost and volume affect a company's profit.

Contribution Margin

The gap between a product's sales revenue and its variable expenses, which serves to offset fixed costs and produce earnings.

Variable Cost

Expenses that adjust in direct correlation with changes in production or sales levels.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales activities within a certain range, such as rent, salary, insurance, and loan payments.