Fewer professional nurses on each unit will have which effect in the health care system of the future?
1. Increased quality of client care
2. Cost savings passed on to the client
3. Decreased mortality rates
4. Negative outcomes with surgical clients
Answer: 4
Rationale: Recent research has shown a direct relationship between fewer nurses and negative outcomes with surgical clients with increased mortality rates. There are higher client costs related to surgical complications and longer hospital stays. There is decreased quality of client care with fewer nurses.
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