The nurse manager meets with upper management to share strategic goals agreed upon by her staff for their individual nursing unit as the first step to begin budget negotiations. One strategic goal is that staff will have access to technology that will allow them to incorporate point-of-care devices for all RNs. The second goal is to improve RNs' ability to recognize critical indicators that a patient's health status is deteriorating through advanced health assessment skills. During the meeting the manager discusses the strategy options and selecting the one that works for the unit. Which type of budget development is used?
A) Iterative
B) Top-down
C) Participatory
D) Zero-based

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In the participatory approach, the people responsible for achieving the budget goals are included in goal setting.

The Nurse Manager Meets with Upper Management to Share Strategic