The hospital nursing group establishing standards of care for a newly organized patient care unit is looking for external sources for these standards. Where should these nurses look?
1. Hospital policy and procedures manuals
2. Professional journals and nursing textbooks
3. Individual nurse's experience and education
4. Individual nurse's job description
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Rationale: Professional journals and nursing textbooks are excellent external sources of determining standards of care. Hospital policy, job descriptions, and the nurse's experience and education are all examples of internal standards.
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