An Example of an Effective Patient Outcome Statement Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

An example of an effective patient outcome statement is:

• A) "Eighty percent of all patients admitted to the emergency department will be seen by a nurse practitioner within 3 hours of presentation in the emergency department."
• B) "Patients with cardiac diagnoses will be referred to cardiac rehabilitation programs."
• C) "The hospital will reduce costs by 3% through the annual budget process."
• D) "Quality is a desired element in patient transactions."

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