A nurse in an acute care setting is serving on a committee whose charge is to use the auditing process to client care. Which of the following aspects of client care is measured by an outcome audit?

Volunteers in a study are assigned randomly to groups. Some of the volunteers receive an herbal supplement that is reputed to control nausea, and some of the volunteers are assigned to a control group where a placebo is administered. This is an example of a(n):

During an annual performance evaluation, a manager provides truthful feedback about the nurse's performance. What ethical principle does this represent?

A floor manager discovers widespread dissatisfaction and a high turnover rate amongst LPN and certified nursing assistants (CNA). Which of the following strategies might motivate the staff and lead to enhanced job satisfaction?

The chief nursing officer at a local hospital seeking Magnet® status creates staff development classes concerning translation of research into practice (TRIP). What best describes TRIP?

A family is keeping vigil at a critically ill patient's bedside. The nurse speaks with the family members and asks if they would benefit from a chaplain visit or resources to aid with grief and coping. What role is the nurse assuming through this action?

A nurse is a member of a quality-improvement committee seeking to reduce the risk of adverse events in a health care facility. When reviewing recently submitted incident reports, which of the following incidents should the nurse identify as a sentinel event?

Feedback from staff suggests that the new scale is too difficult for patients who have limited language skills and who are already under duress to understand. The difficulty in implementing the new scale refers to testing:

As a nurse manager, you have to be effective in managing a culturally diverse staff. Which of the following nurse manager attributes would assist you in addressing the cultural needs of your staff? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse manager of a 20-bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess and adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of the older adult patient. Using complexity principles, what would be the best approach to take for implementation of this change?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client goals the priority?