A nursing administrator who is considering the feasibility of an all-RN staff reviews the report, Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses (2003) and determines that RNs: (select all that apply)
A) are more costly and less efficient than LPNs.
B) have little or no effect by being proactive but instead are reactive to patient care errors.
C) have a positive effect on patient outcomes when managing patient care.
D) are effective overseers of patients' overall health condition.
E) lack the training to be effective delegators.

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RNs are effective at coordinating care that results in improved patient outcomes. RNs are valuable monitors of a patient's health status-a practice that results in improved patient outcomes.

A Nursing Administrator Who Is Considering the Feasibility of an All-RN