A Patient Who Is Not Allowed to Have Food or Water

question 56

Multiple Choice

A patient who is not allowed to have food or water for a specified time is classified as:

• A) fasting.
• B) NPO.
• C) preprandial.
• D) basal.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used as a measure for allocating labor costs to products or services.

Variable Overhead

Costs of indirect manufacturing that change with the level of production output, such as utilities for the manufacturing plant.

Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual amount of input (time, materials, etc.) used in production and the standard amount expected to be used.

Direct Labor-Hours

The sum of the hours spent by workers directly manufacturing a product.