The chief nursing officer (CNO) of a hospital system works with senior leadership for approval to initiate an electronic health system
He recruits a nursing informaticist and a chief medical in-formatics officer to begin the process of planning the education and roll-out of the new electronic system. The CNO could be viewed as the: a. resistor.
b. innovator.
c. change agent.
d. strategist.
C
The change agent is a person or thing that produces a particular effect or change. The change agent can be a person who functions as a change facilitator.
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A. Genetic variation occurred via a mutation. B. Information about the family is incorrect. C. The patient is not biologically related to the family. D. The patient's diagnosis must be incorrect.
ANS: D One obstacle to applying research to practice is the difficulty in bedside access to information by nurses. Nurses often lack the time to participate in research-related activities. By reading research articles, the nurse may notice discrepancies i
xa. it is usually easy to access information at the bedside. b. research articles are clear in defining nursing practice. c. bedside care is not directly related to research. d. nursing research should be used to improve care.
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A) Describe the appearance of the dressing in the electronic health record. B) Photograph the patient's abdomen for later comparison using a smartphone. C) Trace the outline of the drainage on the dressing for future comparison. D) Remove and weigh the dressing, reapply it, and then repeat in 8 hours.
A patient is admitted with severe facial injuries from a motor vehicle crash. For what should the nurse first assess this patient?
1. signs of stridor, cough, or respiratory distress 2. blood pressure 3. need for suctioning 4. loose teeth or obvious problems with the mouth