Which action by the nurse demonstrates fiscal responsibility to the employing organization? (Select all that apply.)
a. Only bringing needed supplies into a patient's room
b. Accurately documenting the patient's condition
c. Minimally documenting in the patient's chart
d. Taking breaks as scheduled
e. Remaining healthy and able to function on the job
Which action by the nurse shows fiscal responsibility to the employing organization? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash hands after each patient contact.
b. Turn patients every 2 hours.
c. Round on patients.
d. Toilet patients frequently to prevent falls.
e. Use resources of the institution wisely.
Which action by the nurse demonstrates fiscal responsibility to the patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Discharging a patient home with prescriptions and no health insurance to cover the cost
b. Assessing the patient's resources and determining their ability to pay for prescriptions
c. Setting the patient up for Meals on Wheels
d. Giving the patient information on free support groups
e. Calling local churches to see what services they can offer the patient
It is important for the nurse to understand strategies that promote a fiscally responsible clinical practice. From the following listing, select those strategies that would achieve a fiscally responsible clinical practice. (Select all that apply.)
a. Completes charge slips or scans bar code of nursing supplies used when changing a surgical dressing
b. Participates in the annual hospital fund-raising activity
c. Visits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to understand what services are provided during an inpatient visit
d. Immediately reports any development of a patient medical complication to the health care provider
e. Volunteers to participate in a hospital program initiative to reduce central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)
f. Completes a patient's discharge plan on the morning of discharge
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