Saunders NCLEX Pyramid Terms from Chapter 8

a moral concept that involves acceptance by the professional nurse of the consequences of a decision or action

legitimate power or official right to act

an interdisciplinary health care delivery system designed to promote appropriate use of hospital personnel and material resources to maximize the health care agency's revenues while providing for optimal outcome of care

a dynamic process that leads to an alteration in behavior

an effective clinical management system for monitoring care and for reducing or controlling the length of hospital stay

the process of transferring a selected nursing task in a situation to an individual who is competent to perform that specific task

an interpersonal process of enabling others to do for themselves

an interpersonal process that involves motivating and guiding others to achieve goals

the accomplishment of tasks by one's self or by directing others

the ability to do or act that results in the achievement of desired results

deciding which needs or problems require immediate action and which ones could tolerate a delay in response until a later time because they aren't urgent

the duty to act

actual deviances or detours from the critical path