Implied Authority Is the Extension of Express Authority by Custom

question 117

True/False

Implied authority is the extension of express authority by custom.

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Definitions:

Cultural Skills

Communication, cultural assessment, and culturally competent care.

Teach-Back Technique

An educational strategy in which healthcare providers ask patients to repeat information in their own words to ensure understanding and retention.

Changing the Dressing

The process of removing old wound dressings, cleaning the wound, and applying new dressings, crucial for preventing infection and promoting healing.

Transcultural Nursing

Distinct discipline developed by Leininger that focuses on the comparative study of cultures to understand similarities and differences among groups of people.