Which of the following is required to satisfy accreditation requirements for continuous improvement?

• A. Implementation of a shared governance model
• B. Patient satisfaction surveys
• C. In-service education programs
• D. Weekly staff meetings

Increases in medical technology present which ethical decision for nurses?

• A. Cost-effectiveness.
• B. Ability to serve greater numbers.
• C. Prolonging the life of patients.
• D. Efficiency of treatments.

What is the difference in the net income and the gross income?

• A. The net income is the income that remains when expenses have been subtracted from total revenue and the gross income is the total income received before expenses are deducted.
• B. The gross income is the income that remains when expenses have been subtracted from total revenue and the net income is the total income received before expenses are deducted.
• C. The net income is the income that remains when expenses have been subtracted from total revenue and the gross income is the loss sustained when expenses exceed total revenue.
• D. The net income is the loss sustained when expenses exceed total revenue and the gross income is the total income received before expenses are deducted.

Clinical management plans that specify major patient care activities and interprofessional interventions and desired outcomes within a specified time period for a particular diagnosis or health condition are known as which of the following terms?

• A. practice protocols
• B. clinical pathways
• C. all of the above
• D. critical paths

Team leaders must be good signpost readers. Their ability to anticipate what actions will be needed is a key to being a good leader. This is living in the potential. All of the following are factors involved in living in the potential as opposed to living in the actual EXCEPT:

• A. inclusion of coming events
• B. focusing on good outcomes
• C. emphasis on current activity
• D. seeing the work as a journey