Patient surveys reveal that patients do not know which caregiver is the registered nurse (RN). A task force consisting of nursing staff is formed to develop a plan to address this issue. Many ideas are discussed to reinforce the role of the professional nurse and to make it easy for patients to recognize the RN, such as changing the dress code. Decisions resulting from this task force will mostly reflect the:

One obstacle in the implementation of a shared governance model is that nurses have:

Which of the following responses from the nurse manager is consistent with a culture that promotes patient safety?

The specific tools used to make quality visible to stakeholders in health care are called:

A process used to achieve and internalize knowledge, skills, and behaviors of professional nursing in order to belong and participate is referred to as professional:

A nurse works in the critical care unit (CCU). She enjoys being on the unit charge nurse team, the recruitment and retention team, and the peer evaluation team. The recruitment and retention team is responsible for hiring new employees into the CCU. The five-member team, consisting of three registered nurses (RNs), a unit clerk, and a nurse’s aide, conduct the interviewing process with key questions that were developed by the team. This is an example of:

Nurses who must manage unplanned and regular responsibilities simultaneously may experience:

A process used to achieve and internalize knowledge, skills, and behaviors of professional nursing in order to belong and participate is referred to as professional:

A nurse works in the critical care unit (CCU). She enjoys being on the unit charge nurse team, the recruitment and retention team, and the peer evaluation team. The recruitment and retention team is responsible for hiring new employees into the CCU. The five-member team, consisting of three registered nurses (RNs), a unit clerk, and a nurse’s aide, conduct the interviewing process with key questions that were developed by the team. This is an example of:

Nurses and other health care professionals tend to gravitate toward hospitals that showcase the positive aspects of the hospital to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Some of the most enticing marketing plans include showcasing: