Author Question: The responsibility of developing the unit culture for evidence-based practice belongs to the: a. ... (Read 11 times)

HCHenry · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

The responsibility of developing the unit culture for evidence-based practice belongs to the:

a. staff nurses.
b. unit manager.
c. medical director.
d. chief executive officer.

Question 2

The Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) was created by:

a. President Barack Obama.
b. President George W. Bush.
c. Hillary Clinton.
d. President Bill Clinton.

AaaA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The strategies discussed in building an organizational infrastructure for evidence-based practice are effective in developing the culture, building the capacity, and sustaining the vision at both the organizational and unit level. The nurse manager is responsible, parallel to the nurse executive, for developing the unit culture.

Answer to Question 2

B
In 2004, President George W. Bush created the position of Office of National Coordinator for HIT within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The coordinator's role involved leadership to develop the standards and interoperability framework and establish the infrastruc-ture necessary to harness the use of information technology and exchange of health information nationwide to improve patient care and reduce health care costs.