Patients’ days are used to calculate output. Calculate the nursing cost per patient day for each type of patient, assuming 8,000 patient days for normal patients and 6,400 patient days for intensive patients. Answers should be rounded to the nearest cent.
1. Compute the total nursing costs for each patient category.
Assigning Costs
Normal$____________
Intensive$__________
2. Patients’ days are used to calculate output. Calculate the nursing cost per patient day for each type of patient, assuming 8,000 patient days for normal patients and 6,400 patient days for intensive patients. Answers should be rounded to the nearest cent.
Typical patient day cost is $ .
$_________ per patient day for intensive care
3. Conceptual Link: The surgical ward supervisor has proposed that patient days be the only determinant of nursing costs for each patient type. Using this method, figure out the charge per patient day. Your answer should be rounded to the nearest cent.
$__________________________ per
