Nurses identifying outcomes and related nursing interventions must refer to the standards and agency policies for setting priorities, identifying and recording expected client outcomes,
selecting evidence-based nursing interventions, and recording the plan of care. Which of the following are recognized standards? Select all that apply.
A) Professional physicians' organizations
B) State Nurse Practice Acts
C) The Joint Commission
D) The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
E) The Patient Health Partnership
Ans: B, C, D
To plan health care correctly, the nurse must be familiar with standards and agency policies for setting priorities, identifying and recording expected client outcomes, selecting evidence-based nursing interventions, and recording the plan of care. These standards include the law, national practice standards, specialty professional nursing organizations, The Joint Commission, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, and employers.
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