Upper-level managers are responsible for the management of the nursing organization of the in-stitution. What activity would the nurse expect to see only from an upper-level manager?
a. Supervising patient care delivery
b. Establishing strategic goals for nursing
c. Maintaining currency in profession
d. Being responsible for activities on the unit 24/7
ANS: B
Upper-level managers are responsible for forming strategic plans. The other activities are respon-sibilities shared by all levels.
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Which of the following is true about the validity of a measure?
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The nurse works to identify epidemiologic transitions in the community. Which exemplifies an epidemiologic transition?
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Critical thinking is: a. an essential component of professionalaccountability and quality nursing care
b. a process used to carefully examine one's thinking. c. a process used to carefully examine the thinkingof others. d. all of the above.