Select the statement by a unit manager to the vice president for nursing during a budget meeting that would be most effective in decreasing the staffing ratio on her unit from one nurse to nine clients to one nurse to seven clients
a. "This proposed change will have a positive effect on the usage of institutional resources."
b. "This proposed change will better meet current national standards of practice."
c. "This proposed change will help with the recruitment of new nurses to the facility."
d. "This proposed change will improve the quality of care for the clients on the unit."
D
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