Author Question: Striving for excellence in our professional lives as nurses not only affects our own reputation but ... (Read 43 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Striving for excellence in our professional lives as nurses not only affects our own reputation but also:

A. Affects our ability to empower our col-leagues to be excellent
B. The ability of the overall organization in which we work to attract less ill patients
C. Influences the ability of our consum-er-patients to receive cures for cancer, end-stage AIDS, and end-stage renal dis-ease
D. Negates the ability of our organization to achieve Magnet status

Question 2

It has been said that excellence can be attained if you:

A. Hold back when speaking up because it could get you in trouble.
B. Criticize more than others want to hear.
C. Expect more than others think is possible.
D. Wait to take action until all possible ques-tions are answered.

sarajane1989 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct because excellence generates ex-cellence in many situations.
B Incorrect because patients who are se-riously ill have little choice in most situa-tions than to go to the hospital.
C Incorrect because excellence will not allow for cures for illnesses that we have no cures for at this time.
D Incorrect because excellence would assist in achieving Magnet status.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because one should never hold back if striving for excellence.
B Incorrect because criticizing people will not achieve excellence.
C Correct because excellence is always ex-pecting more than others think is possible.
D Incorrect because waiting to take action until all possible questions are answered would not assist in achieving excellence.