Author Question: Nurses need to be confident and competent to practice successfully. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) ... (Read 23 times)

Chelseaamend · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Nurses need to be confident and competent to practice successfully. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identifies which of the following areas as one of nursing's utmost priority?

A. Providing safe, quality patient care
B. Identifying lowest risk patients to receive the most care
C. Providing best practice first to older adults
D. Alleviating suffering by enforcing do not resuscitate (DNR) status to patients with more than three comorbidities

Question 2

Which of the following best describes quantum theory with regard to leadership?

A. A rationale for the movement of molecules in a vertical and horizontal way
B. An explanation of gravity
C. Interfacing among all group members
D. A scientific way of thinking

Galvarado142 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct because the IOM's focus is safety and quality patient care.
B Incorrect because the IOM's first priority is safety so it would focus more on high-risk patients.
C Incorrect because the IOM is not just fo-cused on the care of older adults.
D Incorrect because the IOM is not specifi-cally focused on palliative care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because with quantum theory, molecules move in all types of ways and not just vertically and horizontally.
B Incorrect because quantum theory allows for the growth of organisms in all ways and even ways we do not comprehend currently. Gravity is only one force that influences movement.
C Correct because quantum theory represents the framework that the impor-tance of all members of a group must be recognized for their talents and contribu-tions to a team.
D Incorrect because quantum theory is a reflection of the New Science of Leader-ship thought, not the old Scientific framework.