Question 2 (a) A neighbourhood medical clinic is offering services for the COVID-19 swab test. The clinic finds that the test impacts its clinic operations due to a shortage of nurses. The regular patient throughput time has increased. The clinic does not have the budget for additional staff for now.

 

What short-term options can you suggest to maximize patient throughput and therefore revenue, and yet not compromise the quality of medical care? Recommend four (4) solutions and give reasons to support your answer.