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A) Recognitioncbycpeers
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C) Morecflexibilitycincseekingcemployment
D) Increasedcconfidencecincmakingcdecisions
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ncthecICU.cBothccandidateschavecaroundc10cyearscofcexperiencecworkingcincthecICU.cBothchavecexc
ellentcinterpersonalcskillscandchighlycpositivecreferences.cOne,chowever,chasccertificationcinccritica
lccarecnursing.cWhichcofcthecfollowingciscthecmostccompellingcandcaccuratecreasoncforcthechospitalct
ochirectheccandidatecwithccertification?
A) Theccertifiedcnursecwillchavecmorecknowledgecandcexpertise.
B) Theccertifiedcnursecwillcbehavecmorecethically.
C) Theccertifiedcnursecwillcbecmoreccaringctowardcpatients.
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othercnurses.
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CUcfollowingcacstroke.cShecassesseschisccognitivecfunctioncusingcacnewccognitivecassessmentctestcsh
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hecpatientcbecausecshecobservescthatchisclipscarecdry.cLater,cshechascthecpatientcsitcincacwheelchaircan
dctakeschimctochavecsomecbloodctestscperformed.cHecobjectscatcfirst,csayingcthatcheccancwalkconchisco
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evening,cshecrecognizescsignscofcancimminentcstrokecincthecpatientcandcimmediatelycpagescthecphysic
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B) Transferringcthecpatientcincacwheelchair
C) Usingctheccognitivecassessmentctest
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Acnursecisconcaccommitteecthatcisctryingctocreducecthecocc
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acquiredcinfectionscincthecICU.cHercrolecisctocconductcresearchctocfindcwhichcinterventionschave
beencshownctocbecmostceffectivecincreducingcthesecinfections.cShecconsultscmanycdifferentcsou
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B) Acmeta-
analysiscofcrandomizedccontrolledctrialscincthecAmericancJournalcofcNursing
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AcsystematiccreviewcofcqualitativecstudiescincthecJournalcofc
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affcofcthecICUciscconcernedcatctheclackcofcevidence-
basedcpracticecshecseescamongcthecstaff.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcwouldcbecthecbestcstepcforcherctocta
kectocpromotecincorporatingcevidencecintocclinicalcpractice?
A) Onlychirecnursesccertifiedcinccriticalccarecnursing.
B)
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