Nurses derive much of their core power from being: a. ...

[penguins]

Nurses derive much of their core power from being:
 
  a. authority figures in emergent situations.
  b. highly respected and trusted by the public.
  c. organized through public associations.
  d. the care coordinator of the health care team.

Question 2

Responding to a code called in the psychiatric unit where she works, a staff nurse finds that a patient has attempted suicide. The staff nurse correctly identifies this as a ____.
 
  a. Benchmark incident
  b. Quality improvement issue
  c. Performance breach
  d. Sentinel event

[joechoochoy]

Answer to Question 1

B
Nurses derive their core power from being the health care providers that are trusted most by the public.

Answer to Question 2

D
A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof.