Patient Focus

2. An event that results in unintended harm to the patient and is related to the care and services provided to the patient rather than to the patient's underlying condition
3. Happens when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, careers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care
4. What is the focus of nurse practice
8. An authoritative statement that sets out the legal and professional basis of nursing practice
9. Potential outcome of an adverse event
10. Who are nurses accountable to?
11. Statement of a set values that help guide nurses in ethical practice
12. An unintended outcome of care that may be prevented with evidence-informed practices which is identified and treated in the same hospital stay

1. Phrase used to describe patient outcomes that are sensitive to nursing practice or interventions
5. An approach in which the patient is viewed as a whole person, it is not just about delivering services and involves advocacy, empowerment, and respecting the patient's autonomy, voice, self-determination, and participation in decision making
6. Nursing _____ are responsible for establishing, monitoring, and enforcing the professional standards that govern the practice of nursing
7. The absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care