An outside accreditation team is evaluating the organization's ...

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An outside accreditation team is evaluating the organization's mission statement. Which action, taken by the organization, is the most important in regard to this statement?
 
  1. The organization must provide a current copy of the mission statement.
  2. The organization must be certain that the mission statement is prominently displayed in public access areas.
  3. The organization must provide the team with a written plan about how the mission statement will be followed.
  4. The organization must provide evidence of how the mission statement is being followed.

Question 2

Which activity illustrates the nurse manager's effective supervision of an assignment?
 
  1. The manager communicates the assignment to the staff.
  2. The nurse understands the UAP's scope of practice.
  3. The nurse manager visits the patients on the team.
  4. The nurse is told to care for a team of patients.

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Answer to Question 1

4
Explanation: 1. This is important, but not as important as evidence that the organization is actually following the mission.
2. This is important, but not as important as evidence that the organization is actually following the mission.
3. This is important, but not as important as evidence that the organization is actually following the mission.
4. The fact that the mission statement is indeed being followed is the most important evidence that the organization can provide.

Answer to Question 2

3
Explanation: 1. This is the initial assignment, not evaluation.
2. The nurse must understand this scope of practice before assigning tasks, not as a part of evaluation.
3. By visiting with the patients on the team, the nurse manager can evaluate and follow up for completion of assigned tasks.
4. Telling a nurse to care for a team of patients is assignment, not evaluation.