In planning the budget for next year, the nurse manager in a special care unit includes line items for a toaster, flowering plants, and a birdfeeder. How should the manager justify these costs to administration?
A) Personal items for patients
B) Items for residents' sensory stimulation
C) Suggested requirements to meet labor contract
D) Important tools for maintaining staff satisfaction
B
Feedback:
These are elements of a program for sensory stimulation. The program allows patients to smell bread toasting and the sweet aroma of flowers, as well as the sound of birds singing. These are not personal items for patients or tools to maintain staff satisfaction. These are not requirements to meet labor contracts.
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