Which action would a nurse manager most likely take when evaluating the performance of an organization?
a. Examine best practices for organizational evaluation.
b. Analyze how the core functions of public health have been implemented.
c. Develop a standardized nursing language to be used within the organization.
d. Review the standards held by accrediting bodies and the guidelines for practice.
D
To know whether an agency is performing as expected, nurses must be familiar with their pro-fessional standards of care, the standards held by accrediting bodies, and guidelines for practice.
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As part of a teaching plan, the nurse explains that the term "depolarized" means that the cardiac cell membrane is what? A) In transition B) Electrically neutral C) Negatively charged D) Positively charged
What assists the nurse in the identification of nursing diagnoses?
a. Objective data b. Subjective data c. Data clustering d. Validated data
The nurse explains that pruritus in the patient with hepatitis is related to:
1. decreased fat intake. 2. poor appetite and therefore poor protein intake. 3. accumulation of bile salts under the skin. 4. altered urinary output of bile.
A lawsuit is brought against a nurse in a rural hospital. The nurse replies that the standard of care for rural nurses is different from that for nurses working in large urban facilities. Is this a defensible position?
1. Yes, the rural nurse does not have access to the same quality of inservice education as the urban nurse. 2. Yes, it is well known that rural health care is substandard as compared to urban health care. 3. No, nurses in rural settings must meet the same standards as those practicing in large urban areas. 4. No, rural nurses work in a slower paced environment, so they have more time to provide quality personal care.