As a nurse who has just assumed a position as director of nursing for a county health department, you are now confronted with the department budget. You have been in management for some time in healthcare organizations. What is the major difference in the county budget?

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1. Revenues are smaller as dependent on Medicaid, Medicare, and often no reimbursement either because the patient has no reimbursement or the service does receive reimbursement such as an education program on diabetes.
2. This major is the major difference.
3. Expenses would most likely be less as do not have the major expenses such as equipment, highly skilled physicians such as surgeons, supplies, and so on.
4. There were be more physicians in a hospital.

As a Nurse Who Has Just Assumed a Position as Director