The Nurse Is Evaluating the Plan of Care and Notes

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating the plan of care and notes that none of the goals have been met for the client with impaired gas exchange. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A) Report the lack of achievement of the goals to the healthcare provider.
• B) Review the data and modify the plan.
• C) Reformulate the nursing diagnosis to a more realistic one.
• D) Request a consult for the client to be seen by a pulmonologist.

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Definitions:

Labor Efficiency Variance

The variance between the real hours spent producing a good or service and the anticipated standard hours, times the standard wage rate.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead costs incurred and the standard variable overhead expected for the actual production achieved.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

A measure used in cost accounting to evaluate the efficiency of variable production costs, comparing the actual hours worked to the standard hours expected.

Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of materials and the expected (standard) cost.