_____ are vital to good leaders because they are able to take the vision of the leader and achieve the determined goals.

In the past, health care organizations viewed nursing services as primarily a(n):

A small geographic area within a larger hospital system, where nurses work interdependently to care for a group of patients, is known as the:

Once a new practice has been implemented on a unit, scaling up needs to be evaluated. What is scaling up?

_____ is an influence tactic where another person is given praise or sympathy in an effort to make the other person feel important.

The nurse has asked a nurse’s aide to greet a postoperative patient who has just arrived on the unit and to determine whether he is in stable condition. This act of delegation is an example of a nurse inappropriately delegating:

If an error occurs as a result of delegation, the nurse is accountable for supervision, follow-up, intervention, and:

A patient has a history of diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarctions, and hypertension. His HgbA1c level dropped from 7.8% to 6.2% 2 months after he began a walking exercise program. The nurse case manager had provided diabetic education and suggested ways to enhance his cardiac reserve. This is an example of:

Once a new practice has been implemented on a unit, scaling up needs to be evaluated. What is scaling up?

Which staff member should be assigned to a dying client who is experiencing symptoms of emotional distress?