The level of practice a reasonably prudent nurse provides is called:
a. The standard of care
b. Risk management
c. A sentinel event
d. Failure to rescue
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A Guidelines for standards of care are published by various professional nursing
organizations. The standard of care for neonatal nurses is set by the Association
of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). The Society
of Pediatric Nurses is the primary specialty organization that sets standards for
the pediatric nurse.
B Risk management identifies risks and establishes preventive practices, but it does
not define the standard of care.
C Sentinel events are unexpected negative occurrences. They do not establish the
standard of care.
D Failure to rescue is an evaluative process for nursing, but it does not define the
standard of care.
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