Question

The nurse manager assigned 5 visits per day to a home health nurse, but the weekly average of the home health nurse is 4.8 visits per day. What reason does the nurse manager expect is the cause for this discrepancy?

a) Inadequate time management by the home health nurse
b) High demand for home health services in the area
c) Insufficient patient referrals from physicians
d) Unforeseen emergencies and cancellations by patients

Answer 1

The nurse manager is likely expecting the cause for the discrepancy to be unforeseen emergencies and cancellations by patients.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse manager is likely expecting the cause for the discrepancy between the assigned visits and the home health nurse's average visits to be d) Unforeseen emergencies and cancellations by patients. Unforeseen emergencies and cancellations by patients can disrupt the nurse's schedule and prevent them from meeting the assigned number of visits.