A nurse manager is evaluating the performance of an organization. Which of the following ac-tions would most likely be taken?
a. Examine best practices for organizational evaluation
b. Analyze how the core functions of public health have been implemented
c. Develop a standardized nursing language to be used within the organization
d. Review the standards held by accrediting bodies and the guidelines for practice
ANS: D
To know whether an agency is performing as expected, nurses must be familiar with their profes-sional standards of care, the standards held by accrediting bodies, and guidelines for practice. Examining best practices for organizational evaluation does not assist with actual evaluation of the organization. The core functions of public health are not used for evaluation of organizations. The standardized nursing language within the organization would not assist with evaluation of the organization's performance.
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