A hospital nursing excellence center for education developed standards for nursing advancement that would reflect high-level achievement of professional performance. They developed a clinical advancement ladder based on the leading skill and knowledge acquisition model and established worthy criteria for each level. Select the response that might best describe the highest level of achievement for a perioperative staff nurse.

A hospital nursing excellence center for education developed standards for nursing advancement that would reflect high-level achievement of professional performance. They developed a clinical advancement ladder based on the leading skill and knowledge acquisition model and established worthy criteria for each level. Select the response that might best describe the highest level of achievement for a perioperative staff nurse.

Informed consent is both a requirement and a patient right. The perioperative nurse's responsibility in terms of informed consent is to:

Which nonprofit organization improves patient care through applied research into effectiveness and safety of devices, drugs, procedures, and processes?

A desired anesthesia experience for a child is an anesthetic agent that offers a rapid and smooth induction with good relaxation, followed by rapid emergence. Which of the listed inhalational agents is the best choice for pediatric anesthesia?

As a member of the surgical team, the perioperative nurse advocates for the surgical patient during the surgical experience. Which nursing activity would positively influence patient safety and desired patient outcomes?