The nurse manager is evaluating a staff nurse's knowledge, skills, and attitudes when addressing safety issues with client care. What observations indicate the nurse is skilled when addressing safety concerns?
Select all that apply.
A) Documents care immediately after providing it
B) Devises methods that enhance teamwork
C) Participates in conflict resolution
D) Recognizes deficiencies between current and best practice
E) Participates in root cause analysis when appropriate
Answer: A, E
Skills associated with safety include establishing ways to decrease dependence on memory such as documenting care immediately after providing it and undertaking root cause analysis instead of assigning blame. Devising methods that enhance teamwork and participating in conflict resolution are skills associated with teamwork and collaboration. Recognizing deficiencies between current and best practice is a skill associated with quality improvement.
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