A Nurse Executive Has Requested That Additional Budgetary Funds Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse executive has requested that additional budgetary funds be allocated to support staff seeking a baccalaureate degree in nursing or specialty certification. Which information should this executive provide during discussions of this funding?

• A) "Research shows no correlation between an increased number of BSN prepared nurses and increased nursing salaries."
• B) "Nurse specialty certification has been shown to lower patient mortality."
• C) "If our nursing staff is educated at a higher level and are certified we will see fewer lawsuits for negligence and malpractice."
• D) Higher failure-to-rescue rates
• E) "Education at the BSN level, when coupled with specialty certification, has been shown to reduce adverse patient outcomes."

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