Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 67%
Practice
As a nurse manager, you introduce a program that encourages staff to report equipment malfunctions immediately and suggest improvements. Your rationale is that this program:
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Reporting malfunctions and suggesting fixes like a faulty pump boosts equipment reliability, cutting care disruptions. It doesn't cut accountability, harm safety, or hike control staff input grows. In your unit, this ensures tools work, aligning with safety where reliable gear supports outcomes, as in error trends, enhancing care via proactive nurse action.