The nurse understands that the term Failure to Rescue refers to which of the following?
a. An organization's inability to avoid bankruptcy due to lack of funds
b. The physician's inability to provide adequate support to nurses experiencing burnout
c. The clinician's inability to save a patient's life when the patient experiencescomplications
d. The nurse's inability to provide overtime services when the ward is short-staffed
C
Failure to Rescue describes the clinician's inability to save a patient's life when the patient experiences
complications. Rapid-response teams have been developed to rescue the patient by mobilizing hospital
resources quickly, including bringing nursing and medical practitioners and nurses to the bedside when
a patient's condition deteriorates.
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The most effective method to communicate with other personnel concerning nursing interventions would be to
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