In an effort to control costs and maximize revenues,the Rehabilitation Unit at Cross Hospital reduced the number of its managers and increased the number of units for which each manager was responsible.Within a year,the number of adverse events on the units had doubled.This may be attributable to:
A)The overload of staff nurses.
B)Resistance to change by staff.
C)A change in reporting systems.
D)Fewer clinical leaders to remove barriers to care.

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Eliminating barriers to the implementation of best practices is the role of managers and leaders.When there are insufficient resources for leadership to encourage a culture in which evidence-based practice is embraced,frontline nurses recognize this as a stumbling block for delivering quality care.

In an Effort to Control Costs and Maximize Revenues,the Rehabilitation