A new nurse is participating in the unit's quality improvement program by serving on the unit committee. The unit has increased its RN staff. The nurse expects to note which improvement on the unit?
1. Increased cost of care.
2. Increased use of overtime.
3. Decreased client satisfaction.
4. Decreased infection rates.
4. Decreased infection rates.
Rationale:
Research has shown that an increase in RN staff decreases a unit's infection rate. Since infection is reduced, cost of care is also reduced. Overtime is not necessarily reduced by an increase in staff, depending on the number of nurses available at any given time. Studies show that client satisfaction increases with an increase of RN staff.
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