A highly respected staff registered nurse on the medical-surgical unit has been asked to champion the implementation of a new nursing protocol. What does champion mean in this situation? The staff nurse will be ____.
a. Accepting an award on behalf of her unit regarding this protocol
b. Displaying a winning attitude in support of the new protocol
c. Educating others in continuous quality improvement protocols
d. Leading the support for implementing the new protocol
Question 2A new cancer center is being built in the local hospital. A patient survey has revealed that patients are not certain which caregiver is the registered nurse during their hospital stay.
A group is formed to recommend methods to help patients identify which caregiver is their registered nurse for the new cancer center. Which of the following group best represents those that should be involved in forming recommendations? a. Chief medical officer, public relations vice-president, and human resources
b. Oncology clinical nurse specialist, nurse's aides, and registered nurses
c. Physicians, unit secretaries, and vice-president of finance
d. Vice-president of nursing, decentralized pharmacist, and licensed practical nurses
Question 3Objectives are ____.
a. Bylaws used to govern the organization
b. Financial minimums needed to operate
c. Performance-based criteria for accreditation
d. Targets that the organization wants to achieve
Question 4What is important in rsums' structure?
A) Emphasize strong and weak points equally
B) Be at least four to five pages in length
C) Reflect complex, scholarly language
D) Be concise and easy to read
Question 5The guiding framework that describes what the organization considers to be its business direction is the ____.
a. Futuristic guidelines
b. Organizational vision
c. Strategic plan
d. Tactical operand
Question 6What is career planning?
A) The organization's responsibility
B) Requires spontaneous assessment of goals
C) Made easier when a career map is used to develop a long-term plan
D) Should be episodic in nature