A hospital has recently converted to an "80% BSN staff" policy." In service of this goal, all newly hired nurses are expected to hold at least a bachelor's degree in nursing
Within the area of outcomes research, the variable "educational preparation of nurses" is what kind of a variable?
a. Practice profile
b. Structure of care
c. Process of care
d. Outcome of care
ANS: B
Structures of care are the elements of organization and administration, as well as provider and patient characteristics, which guide the processes of care. The first step in evaluating structure is to identify and describe the elements of the structure. Various administration and management theories could be used to identify the elements of structure. These elements might be leadership, tolerance of innovativeness, organizational hierarchy, decision-making processes, distribution of power, financial management, and administrative decision-making processes.
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