A newly graduated nurse in the hospital states that, since she is so new, she cannot participate in quality improvement (QI) projects. What response by the precepting nurse is best?
a. All staff nurses are required to participate in quality improvement here.
b. Even being new, you can implement activities designed to improve care.
c. It's easy to identify what indicators should be used to measure quality.
d. You should ask to be assigned to the research and quality committee.
Question 2
A nurse working on a cardiac unit delegated taking vital signs to an experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Four hours later, the nurse notes the client's blood pressure is much higher than previous readings, and the client's mental status has
changed. What action by the nurse would most likely have prevented this negative outcome?
a.
Determining if the UAP knew how to take blood pressure
b.
Double-checking the UAP by taking another blood pressure
c.
Providing more appropriate supervision of the UAP
d.
Taking the blood pressure instead of delegating the task
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