Documents that provide instructions about the patient's wishes for treatment-in the event the patient is unable to communicate his wishes-are
A. ethical practices.
B. advance directives.
C. the bill of rights.
D. grievances.
Answer: B
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A) Increased intracranial pressure B) An increase in the blood glucose level C) A decrease in liver enzymes D) Protein in the urine
Implementing the action plan on a pilot basis and installing an ongoing measuring/monitoring system to ensure success represents which step in the focus-analyze-develop-execute (FADE) model for quality improvement?
A. Focus B. Analyze C. Develop D. Execute
Dependability of qualitative data is to the stability/reliability of a quantitative measure what confirmability (qualitative) is to equivalence/reliability (quantitative)
A) True B) False