The nurse manager wants to use evidence-based recommendations to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. After developing a spirit of inquiry and identifying a problem, what is the next step to effectively gather evidence for guiding practice (i.e., evidence-based inquiry)?

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

After several months of heavy patient loads in the Emergency Department and inability to secure sufficient and experienced staff, the department is especially taxed by a train accident that brings in many seriously injured individuals. You observe that Rama ignores the requests of several of the injured, even when time is available to care for them and is rude to two older adult patients. You are concerned that Rama is evidencing which state?

A nurse manager has recently become aware of a conflict between the pharmacy and the staff nurses regarding sending and receiving medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first to resolve the conflict?

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 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 charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make to resolve this conflict?

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:

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?

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):

When planning delegation of tasks to assistive personnel (AP), a nurse considers the five rights of delegation. Which of the following does NOT correspond with the five rights of delegation?