The Board of Directors for a Major Healthcare Organization Asks

question 26

Multiple Choice

The Board of Directors for a major healthcare organization asks the Department of Patient Care Services to implement evidence-based practice. What reasons did the board most likely use to make this recommendation?

• A) Rising cost for healthcare
• B) Requests by the nursing staff
• C) Expectation to do the right thing
• D) Reduced numbers of hospital inpatients
• E) Desire to engage in quality improvement

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Definitions:

Sex of Child

Refers to the biological designation of a child as male or female, often determined at birth based on physical anatomy.

Cesarean

A surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus.

Breech Position

A fetal position where the baby's buttocks or legs are positioned to come out first during birth, rather than the head.

Umbilical

Relating to or affecting the umbilicus or the umbilical cord, the conduit between the developing embryo or fetus and the placenta.