Across
- 2. a type of research that emphasizes measurement, testing of hypotheses, and statistical analysis of data
- 7. practice model, a diagram that depicts how nurse practice, collaborate, communicate and develop in an organization and how that aligns with the mission, vision, and values
- 8. governance, a collaborative decision-making model that empowers nurses to actively participate in shaping their professional practice and the policies that affect their patient care
- 11. leadership, those who stimulate and inspire followers to botch achieve extraordinary outcomes and, in the process, develop their own leadership capacity
- 12. based practice, a method which uses evidence to solve a clinical problem/practice
- 13. plan, a document used to communicate organizational goals and the actions necessary to achieve these goals
- 15. the process by which people learn the requirements of their surrounding culture and acquire values and behavior appropriate or necessary in that culture
- 16. new method, idea, or product
- 18. a type of research that is more a method of inquiry that emphasizes verbal descriptions and the meaning of the experience for the individual
- 19. evidence, the data or scientific findings that are the basis for “facts”, as opposed to personal beliefs
Down
- 1. the act of spreading something, especially information and knowledge, widely
- 3. Brull, the CNO (Chief Nursing Officer) or highest-level nurse with ultimate responsibility of all nursing practice within the organization
- 4. team members from all disciplines working together to improve the patients' outcomes over any team members individual efforts
- 5. a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed for the purpose of goal setting and performance measurement
- 6. can be quantitative or qualitative, these are the overall results of the structures and processes in place at an organization
- 9. authority and freedom of nurses to make nursing care decisions (within the full scope of their practice) in the clinical care of patients
- 10. nurse, an RN who spends the majority of their time providing direct patient care
- 14. working with staff with different professional training to come together and discuss or deliver care
- 17. sensitive indicators, measures and indicators that reflect the impact of nursing actions on outcomes (ex: NDNQI-CAUTIs, CLABSIs, HAPIs, Falls)
