The nurse has instituted a process improvement project to reduce the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in the intensive care unit. During the first month after instituting the process change, the incidence of CLABSIs dropped from 8 the previous month to 2 for the month. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is documenting assessment findings of a 37-year-old male with abdominal pain. Which is the most appropriate manner of documenting patient’s symptoms?

Following a motor vehicle accident, the patient is unable to make his wishes known and is close to death without immediate and extensive treatment. The patient’s girlfriend, who he has been living with for the last five years, wants the medical team to do everything possible to save him. The patient’s wife, who he left when he moved in with his girlfriend, states she would not like any lifesaving measures and will sign the Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) paperwork. The medical team looks to which entity for decision-making?