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A healthcare organization is striving to improve the quality of patient care; however, the medical director is opposed to making changes. What action could a nurse manager take to help improve quality on one patient care area?
1. Implement multidisciplinary meetings.
2. Encourage nursing staff to follow policies.
3. Remind care givers to thoroughly document.
4. Identify physician issues that are problematic.
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Rationale 1: When regular multidisciplinary meetings are held, patient safety improves. (See Page 31 Theoretical Perspectives in Safety and Quality)
Rationale 2: Encouraging nursing staff to follow policies will not improve the quality of patient care. (See Page 31 Theoretical Perspectives in Safety and Quality)
Rationale 3: Reminding care givers to thoroughly document will not improve the quality of patient care. (See Page 31 Theoretical Perspectives in Safety and Quality)
Rationale 4: Identifying physician issues that are problematic will not improve the quality of patient care. (See Page 31 Theoretical Perspectives in Safety and Quality)

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