The manager of a maternal-child health unit announces that the unit will be redesigned to help meet the Institute of Medicine healthcare competencies. What scenario is one that the staff of this unit might expect?
1. Nursery, labor and delivery, and postpartum nurses will be cross-trained to work in each of these areas.
2. The nurses will be expected to participate in telehealth throughout a three state region.
3. There will be a reduction in staff numbers.
4. The unit will be closed for remodeling.
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Explanation: 1. Cross-training is an example of redesign or re-engineering of healthcare.
2. This would require re-regulating professional practice.
3. This is an example of rightsizing.
4. This is not what is meant by redesign in this case.
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