The manager of a subacute geriatric unit has referenced the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Healthcare Quality Report during the annual review of the unit's operations. The report will provide the manager with
A) incidence and prevalence statistics for major infectious diseases.
B) measurements of national trends in the effectiveness of patient care.
C) evidence-based practice guidelines.
D) systematic reviews of the 15 most common areas of nursing intervention.
B
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a. Success of interventions to address a client's health problem b. Turning and repositioning a client c. Assist the client to a sitting position d. Providing medications as prescribed
Many basic principles of epidemiologic studies can be applied to the field of environmental health for environmental epidemiology to help determine whether the environment is affecting people's health
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MC Charting is one of the nurse's most important functions. Which of the following is the most important purpose of charting?
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