Which of the Following Best Describes What Is Being Discussed

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what is being discussed in relation to concerns over patients' safety and nurse fatigue?

• A) All hospitals are now required to report errors made that are a result of low nurse staffing.
• B) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring the incidence of medical errors caused by nurse understaffing.
• C) The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act was passed by Congress in 2013.
• D) Legislation has been suggested that staffing systems require the input of direct care registered nurses.

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Definitions:

Transform Boundaries

Places where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

Mid-ocean Ridges

Undersea mountain chains formed by the upwelling of magma between diverging tectonic plates, a key site of seafloor spreading.

Continental Margins

The zones of transition between the landmasses of continents and the deep-sea floors, including the continental shelf, slope, and rise.

Island Arcs

Curved chains of volcanic islands that form along the convergent boundaries of tectonic plates, typically over a subducting plate.