A Nursing Instructor Asked a Group of Nursing Students to Discuss

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor asked a group of nursing students to discuss experiences with charting assessment data.Which comment by the student indicates the need for further teaching?

• A) "I find it difficult to avoid using phrases like,'The patient tolerated the procedure well.'"
• B) "It's confusing to have to remember which abbreviations this hospital allows."
• C) "I need to work on documenting assessments and interventions right after they are done."
• D) "My patient was really quiet and didn't say much,so I documented that he acted depressed."

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Definitions:

Mixed Costs

Costs with both variable and fixed characteristics, sometimes called semivariable or semi-fixed costs.

Variable Components

Parts of a cost or expense that change in proportion with changes in the level of business activity or production volume.

Fixed Components

The elements of a business's costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales activity.

Contribution Margin

The amount by which sales income exceeds variable expenses, which is utilized to pay off fixed expenses and create profit.