A nursing quality improvement supervisor is proposing to enhance the current quality improve-ment program. One of the most important themes that a nursing quality improvement supervisor should consider is ____
a. Budgetary considerations
b. Collaboration between health care teams
c. Regular staff training programs
d. Suggestions from patients
B
A technical report published by the Institute of Medicine researchers identified key characteris-tics to enhance the services provided to individuals and communities continuously (Donaldson & Mohr, 2000). The eight common themes identified were "integration of information, measure-ment, interdependence of care teams, supportiveness of the larger system, constancy of purpose, connection to community, investment in improvement, and alignment of role and training."
You might also like to view...
During a pediatric nursing orientation session to a new unit, the child-life specialist is introduced as an important member of the heath-care team. What is an important role of the child-life specialist?
A. Accompany children on their way to procedures B. Assist with family counseling regarding hospitalization C. Describe normal growth and development to families D. Provide opportunities for therapeutic play
A nurse manager has been working with a disgruntled employee for several weeks. Today the employee comes to the manager's office with yet another complaint about a new hospital policy. The manager says, "I am sick of your complaining
Leave me alone so I can get some work done." What should the manager do now? 1. Firmly shut the office door. 2. Tell the employee to go to human resources with complaints about the policy change. 3. Apologize to the employee for being unprofessional and ask what the issue with the policy is. 4. Tell the employee to go back to work.
The nurse is preparing to instruct a client on nonpharmacologic interventions that target the body for pain control. What should the nurse include in these instructions?
1. Massage 2. Acupressure 3. Self-hypnosis 4. Exercise 5. Nutritional supplements
What segment represents a conduction delay "time period" between ventricular depolarization and ventricular repolarization??
A) ST segment B) PR segment C) TP segment D) PRI interval