Choose a patient you currently care for. Make a list of all the therapies, medications, diagnostic tests, and surgeries or procedures that this patient has received. Research the cost of these...

Choose a patient you currently care for. Make a list of all the therapies, medications, diagnostic tests, and surgeries or procedures that this patient has received. Research the cost of these therapies and the daily rate for hospital care in your area for 1 day. Research the DRG reimbursement for that diagnostic group. Compare the reimbursement with the costs being incurred for this individual patient. Identify ways that nurses could reduce the costs involved in this patient’s care.