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A 14-year-old patient, a practicing Jehovah's Witness, is admitted for anemia. The
physician determines that blood transfusions are necessary, but the patient's
parents refuse to consent. The patient states that they wish to be treated. The
nurse executive's action is to: correct answer request that the administration
contact the hospital attorney for legal counsel.
A committee in a large urban hospital is appointed to plan improvements in
patient care. The committee members include the: correct answer medical,
nursing, and ancillary staff personnel.
A disease management model of care focuses on: correct answer Comprehensive
monitoring of patient outcomes.
A family practice clinic decides to develop a new care coordinator position. When
evaluating the role, the nurse executive: correct answer determines the effect on
the clinic's financial productivity.
A healthcare organization is the focus of a union-organizing campaign. The nurse
executive responds by: correct answer Providing factual info about the union, if
an employee asks.
A high-volume, procedural-based unit experiences significant patient wait times.
Leading the team in a continuous quality improvement analysis, the nurse
executive begins by constructing a: correct answer fishbone diagram