The purpose of a root cause analysis (RCA) is to:

The nursing education department is revising its orientation curriculum for nurse externs. The curriculum includes a module on clinical reasoning skills. What is the expected time frame for mastery of clinical reasoning?

Testing the all-hazards preparedness plan requires drilling to identify and work through problems. Which of the following are examples of internal drills that can be used to test specific departments and/or hospital responses? (Select all that apply.)

An employee satisfaction survey is conducted annually and shows that nurses in a particular unit are committed to their jobs and feel that they make positive contributions. These nurses are:

A forecasted workload and a recommended care standard determine the:

The risk manager wants to illustrate the causes that have been leading to an increase in patient misidentification. The most appropriate tool to use is a:

The structure of authority in an organization is known as the:

The collection of data to measure performance is required by:

A communication system developed originally to address communication patterns in critical situations is:

Nursing leaders and managers participate in marketing by promoting the value nursing brings to the organization. This level of market planning is: