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A nurse manager wants to decrease the number of medication errors that occur in her department.  The manager arranges a meeting with the staff to discuss the issue. Which solution proposed by the manager demonstrates a “best practice” model of performance improvement?

Which order should be considered to have the highest priority when delivering care to a client?

Which nursing action would be of highest priority when suctioning a client with a tracheostomy?

A nurse is planning care for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF).  What should the nurse prioritize in the plan of care? 

A client in respiratory failure has been intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. The client becomes very agitated and breathing asynchronously with the ventilation.  What is the priority action for the nurse?

The nurse is assessing a client’s respiratory status. Which information is of highest priority for the nurse to obtain?

The nurse is assessing a client with cardiogenic shock for evidence of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.  Which new finding is the priority concern?

As a new nurse what would be a major reason for joining a professional nursing association?

A nurse is assessing the understanding of a mother of a pediatric client with Tetralogy of Fallot.  Which statement by the mother of the pediatric client indicates correct understanding? 

When following up with a thank-you letter to the nurse manager after an interview, the new nurse should include what?