Each healthcare facility establishes individual standards of quality to guide the nursing staff in providing care. Based on the fact that individual standards of quality are present in an organization, what is meant by standards of performance?
A) Procedures used in the delivery of care, the hospital policy book, textbooks, and other references
B) Focus on the caregiver, the nurse, and on the nursing process
C) Activities determined by client expectations or by personal standards of care
D) How well the nurse performs, as compared with a job description
D
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Standards of performance: How well the nurse performs, as compared with a job description. Standards of nursing practice: Procedures used in the delivery of care, the hospital policy book, textbooks, and other references. Standards of nursing practice focus on the caregiver, the nurse, and on the nursing process. Standards of client/patient care: Activities determined by client expectations or by personal standards of care.
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