A nurse executive has requested that additional budgetary funds be allocated to support staff seeking a baccalaureate degree in nursing or specialty certification. Which information should this executive provide during discussions of this funding?
A) "Research shows no correlation between an increased number of BSN prepared nurses and increased nursing salaries."
B) "Nurse specialty certification has been shown to lower patient mortality."
C) "If our nursing staff is educated at a higher level and are certified we will see fewer lawsuits for negligence and malpractice."
D) Higher failure-to-rescue rates
E) "Education at the BSN level, when coupled with specialty certification, has been shown to reduce adverse patient outcomes."

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Rationale 1: Typically nurses do receive salary increases as educational level increases.
Rationale 2: Kendall-Gallagher and colleagues (2011) concluded that hospitals' nurse specialty certification lowers patient mortality.
Rationale 3: There is no evidence that this is the case.
Rationale 4: Higher rates of nurse specialty certification have been correlated with reduction of failure-to-rescue rates in hospital settings.
Rationale 5: Researchers have noted a reduction of adverse patient outcomes when specialty certification exists along with education at the BSN level.

A Nurse Executive Has Requested That Additional Budgetary Funds Be