The Nursing Supervision knows that the disadvantage to the institution in using external agency nurses is which of the following?

The most common impact on the nurse of The Joint Commission standards is through the management of the pain standard. Which action by the nurse is necessary to comply with the standard?

The nurse leader is creating a performance improvement plan to decrease patient falls in their department. What statement by the nurse indicates they understand the key focus of performance improvement?

The  nurse decides to use the ethical principle of utilitarianism to make clinical decisions. This principle is based on the greatest good for the greatest number. Which situation would most likely cause an ethical dilemma for this nurse?

When an experienced nurse has a desire to become a preceptor to help influence novice nurses, that nurse should possess which following attributes? (Select all that apply)

A nurse leader working in obstetrics is working on improving outcomes for patients with gestational diabetes. The nurse knows that the correct formulation of a research question will make the research process more efficient. Which framework will the nurse use to formulate her research question?

A client turns the call light on and states, “I’m having trouble breathing.” Which team member should be delegated to respond to this call light?

Nursing shared governance models have always focused on which premise?

In addition to staff interviews, The Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors measure an institution’s compliance by which action? (Select all that apply.)

Patients may experience unplanned outcomes during their course of hospitalization. The nurse knows that certain unexpected outcomes may signal the need for investigation and response.  These are known as sentinel events.  Which incident would be considered a sentinel event and require further investigation?