The Nurse Manager Has Been Charged with Evaluating Whether the Current

The nurse manager has been charged with evaluating whether the current system of team nursing is efficient and cost-effective for the unit. Which statement supports the cost-effectiveness of team nursing on this unit?

A) Team nursing is cost-effective because it allows for the use of unlicensed assistive personnel to provide care delegated by the registered nurse.
B) Research concludes that team nursing is the most cost-effective care delivery system.
C) Managed care organizations provide financial incentives to institutions that use team nursing as a means to decrease the high cost of registered nurse salaries.
D) The Institute of Medicine's 2004 report Keeping Patients Safe identified team nursing as the most cost-effective care delivery system.