The nurse identifies errors and hazards in a care environment and implements basic safety to reduce the likelihood of an adverse event. Which of the following core competencies is this nurse implementing?
1. Provide patient-centered care
2. Apply quality improvement
3. Employ evidence-based practice
4. Utilize informatics
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Of the five Core Competencies for Health Professions, the competency that focuses on the identification of errors and hazards with implementation of basic safety is apply quality improvement. Provide patient-centered care focuses on direct care activities. Employ evidence-based practice focuses on the integration of research with clinical expertise. Utilize informatics to focus on communication and the use of information technology to support decision making.
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a. are informative only for fatal diseases. b. provide information about existing disease in the population. c. are calculated using a population estimate at year-end. d. reveal the risk of getting a particular dis-ease.
The nurse is identifying approaches to reduce the risk of infection in a patient with leukemia. Why is it important for the nurse to institute infection control measures for this patient?
a. Infection can precipitate hemorrhage in the patient with leukemia. b. The drugs needed to fight infection have life-threatening side effects. c. Infection in the patient with leukemia can lead to permanent neurological damage. d. Leukemia seriously impairs the leukocytes and the body's ability to fight infection.