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Which of the following actions demonstrate active listening?

During the interview, the new graduate asks the nurse manager how to stay current as the years pass. What resources should the manager give?

In addition to staff interviews, The Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors measure an institution’s compliance by which action? (Select all that apply.)

Universal strategies to use in the presence of escalation of a potential violent situation include what?

In assigning tasks for the day, the charge nurse follows which principles of delegation? (Select all that apply)

The Institute of Healthcare Improvement defined a triple aim for healthcare improvement. What are the three drivers of quality according to the IHI’s Triple Aim?

A family physician is providing care for a 61 year-old obese male who has a history of diabetes and hypertension. Blood work has indicated that the man has a GFR of 51 mL/min with elevated serum creatinine levels. Which of the following statements will the physician most likely provide to the client in light of these results?

A client is believed to be in cardiac arrest and defibrillation is being performed. What is an aspect of the rationale and physiology of defibrillation treatment?

A 51-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse and liver disease has low serum levels of albumin, and presents with ascites (excess fluid in his peritoneal space) and jaundice. A health care professional would recognize that which of the following processes is most likely underlying his health problems?

During a myocardial infarction (MI), a client with a 97% occlusion of their left descending artery develops ventricular arrhythmias due to the amount of ischemia occurring in the myocardium. While providing education about MI’s, which statement is most accurate to share with this client?