The Nursing Manager of a Surgical Unit Has Been Asked

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nursing manager of a surgical unit has been asked by administration to evaluate client outcomes post cardiac catheterization.Using data about client outcomes post cardiac catheterization for the past 6 months in order to modify practice is an example of:

• A) information.
• B) cost-effective care.
• C) meeting standards.
• D) evidence-based practice.

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, often due to a diffusion of responsibility.

Mere Exposure Effect

A mental effect where individuals grow fond of something simply due to their familiarity with it.

Social Traps

Situations where a group or individual acts in a way that seems beneficial in the short term but leads to negative outcomes in the long term for everyone involved.

Just-world Phenomenon

The cognitive bias that a person's actions are inherently inclined to bring morally fair and fitting consequences to that person, to the end of all noble actions being rewarded and all evil actions punished.