Nurse staffing is considered the "barometer for health care" because it affects ____
a. Delegation and supervision
b. Nurse satisfaction and retention
c. Organizational budgets and client outcomes
d. Professional development and quality control
C
Because personnel are the single greatest cost in health care, nurses are a human resource that may be deployed sparsely, despite their being fundamental to achieving client outcomes. Because of this, nurse staffing has been described as a barometer for health care (Beyers, 2000).
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