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1-2018SP-Reoder-OL (Jan to Mavl: Link to Cergage v2. eBook Nursing staff budget

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Question

1-2018SP-Reoder-OL (Jan to Mavl: Link to Cergage v2. eBook Nursing staff budget Mercy Hospital staffs its medical/surgical floors with nurses depending on the number of patents assigned to the foar and the severty ot their candtion. The indes unet ts captore nurse effvr a vital signs for a single patient may be equal to one RVU. Rw's are then summed to estimate the total Ruregurenetstor t"fo·ho this, neuros t total RVU requirements for the foor Prom this, the suing s budges s determned 25 patients for each day of the coming seven-day week. Some patients wlli necuire more nursing effort thes ethers, depending on he sevevity of ther cnetore a ter te e the expected RVU requirements for the patients: Number of RVUs per Day Patients 20 25 30 40 10 A nurse earns $180 per day and is able to perform 40 RVUs per day a. Determine the total number of RVUs expected per day for the coming week Total number of Rus expected per day . b. Determine the total weekly nurse budget for the coming week Totad weekly nurse budget 3,622.50 Check My Work Incorrect

Explanation / Answer

Determination of total number of RVUs expected per day for coming week. =20+25+30+40 = 115 per day Determination of total weekly nurse budget for the coming week RVUs required = 115 per day Total Nurse required per day 2.875 (115/40 per nurse) Approximately 3 Nurse required per day Weekly Nurse Budget =3*180*7 = 3780