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

A clearly recognizable process of providing care that has an evidence base demonstrating that it reduces the likelihood of harm is:

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

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

The decision support department has been asked to create balanced scorecards for each nursing unit. Nurse managers work with decision support on the data elements which will be useful in assessing financial, quality, and other measures in order to improve what?

When a nurse leader is able to fully embrace the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ (AACN’s) Healthy Work Environment and engage others in its achievement, what is the leader demonstrating?

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:

A group of tenured nursing faculty at a major university votes on whether a faculty member should receive tenured status. This type of decision making is referred to as:

An organization has encountered a serious patient safety event that was reported to the state, The Joint Commission, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). An extensive plan of correction was received, and the organization had to make some immediate changes in practice. Additionally the organization anticipates a costly lawsuit. What is the best method of educating staff about the practice changes that were issued?

The responsibility of developing the unit culture for evidence-based practice belongs to the: