Which Activity Is Currently One of the Most Challenging Opportunities

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which activity is currently one of the most challenging opportunities for nurses in acute care institutions to become involved with to produce change?

• A)Participating in patient management just prior to discharge
• B)Developing creative staffing mixes to provide optimum care
• C)Using standardized critical paths without any individual variation
• D)Training of unlicensed assistive personnel to do patient assessment

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Deferral Method

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