Striving for excellence in our professional lives as nurses not only affects our own reputation but also:
A. Affects our ability to empower our col-leagues to be excellent
B. The ability of the overall organization in which we work to attract less ill patients
C. Influences the ability of our consum-er-patients to receive cures for cancer, end-stage AIDS, and end-stage renal dis-ease
D. Negates the ability of our organization to achieve Magnet status
ANS: A
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A Correct because excellence generates ex-cellence in many situations.
B Incorrect because patients who are se-riously ill have little choice in most situa-tions than to go to the hospital.
C Incorrect because excellence will not allow for cures for illnesses that we have no cures for at this time.
D Incorrect because excellence would assist in achieving Magnet status.
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