An ICU has recently won the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. Which element of excellence most contributed to the ICU being recognized with this award?
A) Values
B) Vision
C) Mastery
D) Action
D
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The nurse is providing care to a child with pancreatitis. When reviewing the child's laboratory test results, which of the following would the nurse expect to find? Select all answers that apply
A) Leukocytosis B) Decreased C-reactive protein C) Elevated serum amylase levels D) Positive stool culture E) Decreased serum lipase levels
Which type of research uses a unique method of reporting data?
a. Ethnographic b. Grounded theory c. Historical d. Phenomenological
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1. notify the physician. 2. insert a catheter. 3. have the patient sit on the side of the bed and try to void. 4. prepare the patient to return to surgery.