What Has Been Found About the Outcomes of Patients Cared

question 8

Multiple Choice

What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared nurses?

• A) Patient outcomes are more dependent on nurse-patient ratios.
• B) Outcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
• C) Outcomes were similar in both types of hospitals.
• D) Medical patients had better outcomes, but surgical patients fared the same.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of the sensitivity of quantity demanded or quantity supplied to changes in price, indicating how the quantity responds to price changes.

Total Revenue

The total amount of money received by a company for goods sold or services provided during a certain period.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price, over a specified period of time.

Midpoint Formula

A method used to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, assessing the percentage change in quantity demanded or supplied relative to the percentage change in price.