Each healthcare facility establishes individual standards of ...

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Each healthcare facility establishes individual standards of quality to guide the nursing staff in providing care. Based on the fact that individual standards of quality are present in an organization, what is meant by standards of performance?
 
  A) Procedures used in the delivery of care, the hospital policy book, textbooks, and other references
  B) Focus on the caregiver, the nurse, and on the nursing process
  C) Activities determined by client expectations or by personal standards of care
  D) How well the nurse performs, as compared with a job description

Question 2

A newly diagnosed diabetic is discussing the disease with the nurse. The client asks about the hormones that might affect diabetes. Which is considered client teaching information about somatostatin?
 
  A) It releases cortisol to help with stress.
  B) It stimulates the release of a hormone.
  C) It inhibits the release of insulin.
  D) It stimulates the breakdown of fats and proteins.

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Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Standards of performance: How well the nurse performs, as compared with a job description. Standards of nursing practice: Procedures used in the delivery of care, the hospital policy book, textbooks, and other references. Standards of nursing practice focus on the caregiver, the nurse, and on the nursing process. Standards of client/patient care: Activities determined by client expectations or by personal standards of care.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Somatostatin inhibits the release of insulin and glucagon. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) from the hypothalamus causes the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone, not somatostatin, from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a hormone produced in the atrium of the heart, stimulates aldosterone release, not somatostatin. Glucagon stimulates the breakdown of fats and proteins, not somatostatin.