What Is the Primary Purpose of Nursing Standards

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is the primary purpose of nursing standards?

• A) To inform performance appraisals at the unit level.
• B) To identify the desired level of performance.
• C) To inform the courts in relation to negligence and malpractice cases.
• D) To educate other health care professionals about the role of the nurse.

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Definitions:

Indicated Pairs

Pairs of elements or numbers specified or denoted in a particular context or problem, often used in relation to graphs or sets.

Perpendicular

Describes lines or planes that intersect at a right angle (90 degrees).

Points

Positions or locations on a plane or space, represented by a set of numbers in a coordinate system.

Slope-Intercept Form

A linear equation's representation in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.