A nurse manager participates in a quality-improvement committee seeking to reduce the risk of sentinel events in a healthcare facility. When reviewing recently submitted incident reports, which of the following incidents should the nurse identify as a sentinel event?

Planning is intended to attain objectives in ever-changing, competitive settings. As a new manager, what is the most appropriate initial step in creating a strategic plan of action for a fall prevention program?

A nurse is serving on a continuous quality improvement (CQI) committee that has been assigned to develop a program to reduce the number of medication administration errors following a sentinel event at the facility. Which of the following strategies should the committee plan to initiate first?

According to the Nursing Intellectual Capital (NIC) Theory, which factor increases overall organizational improvement?

In a busy Emergency Department, a recent nursing graduate triages a patient with a severe foot wound. She uses a computerized patient classification system and receives an alert about the patient's tetanus immunization status. What kind of technology produces this alert?