Keeping Patients Safe and The Future of Nursing reports both address important nursing issues related to leadership and management. What aspect of healthcare delivery do they both emphasize in relationship to nurses?
1. Nursing image is an important aspect of the profession and its success.
2. Nurses should be leaders in quality improvement, but are not fully prepared for this leadership.
3. Nursing leadership is focused on formal management positions in healthcare organizations.
4. Nursing scope of practice is important and needs to be broadened.
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Explanation: 1. Nursing image is not a strong focus in both reports.
2. Both reports recognize need for nurses to be leaders in quality improvement, but there is need for more preparation in quality improvement and leadership.
3. Nurses are leaders in many positions, not only in management, and this is not addressed in both reports.
4. The Future of Nursing report comments on scope of practice, but not Keeping Patients Safe.
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