Nursing has been identified as being invisible in health care. What is the most urgent issue in establishing a standardized nursing language in relation to value and necessity?
a. Health policy decisions
b. Contracts and service specifications
c. Patient safety and professionals' accountability
d. Creating a visible definition of professional practice
C
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A The value and necessity in health policy decisions has been an invisible aspect of nursing.
B The value and necessity in contracts and service specifications has been an invisible aspect of nursing.
C The value and necessity for patient safety and professionals' accountability, along with accurate data for system and clinical evaluation, make up the most urgent issue in establishing a standardized nursing language.
D More recently the argument has shifted from the issue of visibility to the value and necessity for patient safety and professionals' accountability.
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