The process of obtaining and analyzing data, which will be used to refine strategic or operational plans, is known as market:

A small critical care unit forms a team of nurses to implement bedside rounds at shift change. The nurses have researched the efficacy of bedside rounds and have determined that this evidence-based practice will lead to improved communication of patient status. Which type of change does this demonstrate?

The hospital’s regulatory department is experiencing The Joint Commission survey. The surveyors want to review hospital policies for infection control before they leave for the evening. The regulatory team leader states that she can stay past her regular hours to wait for them and acknowledges that there will be a need for a policy change before the surveyors return the following day. All of the department managers stay to assist the regulatory team leader with the required documentation. This is an example of a:

A small critical care unit forms a team of nurses to implement bedside rounds at shift change. The nurses have researched the efficacy of bedside rounds and have determined that this evidence-based practice will lead to improved communication of patient status. Which type of change does this demonstrate?

Outcome indicators such as nurse burnout, turnover, and job satisfaction are examples of which type of indicator?

Which of the following nursing care models are hospital based? (Select all that apply.)

The data analysts within a health care organization pull core measure data from patient records on a quarterly basis. This data is then analyzed and collated into a report that is uploaded to TJC for analysis of adherence to core measure requirements. This is an example of:

An action plan:

A nursing manager is leading a recruitment and retention committee. She manages in a laissez-faire style. Her co-leader is a staff nurse who is very detail oriented. The nurse manager usually leads the meetings. During the meeting, the staff nurse frequently needs to interject information that has not been presented. She also creates the agenda and communicates information with other team members. This scenario depicts which type of conflict?

The most prevalent source of violence against nurses is from: