Which action best demonstrates a nurse displaying accountability?
a. Volunteering to serve on a hospital committee
b. Notifying the nurse manager when a medication error occurs
c. Planning patient care strategies for a newly admitted adult patient
d. Coordinating a patient-centered conference for the health care team
B
Accountability is best demonstrated by taking responsibility for one's own actions.
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Which of the following impacts health by altering health determinants and ultimately changing the health of the affected population or individual?
a. Health policies c. Rules b. Laws d. Operational decisions
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1. Creatinine. 2. Albumin. 3. Potassium. 4. Sclera.
Which of the following actions is consistent with a manager? (Select all that apply.)
a. Planning the agenda for a staff meeting b. Directing nurse assistants in how to divide up patient care assignments c. Organizing a group of nurses to present a topic at a staff meeting d. Giving blood at the local hospital blood drive e. Assume control of the guidelines for how hourly rounding will work on the unit