The nurse is interested in educating patients to become active participants in their own healthcare. Which information should the nurse review to develop a program for the hospital?

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1. The Joint Commission initiated a program that the American Nurses Association supports. "Speak Up: Help Prevent Errors in Your Care" urges patients to ask questions, pay attention to the care that is being received, become knowledgeable about their diagnosis, ask a trusted person to be their advocate, know their medications, and use organizations that are accredited.
2. Crossing the Quality Chasm is a report focused on the quality of care.
3. To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System is a report that focuses on quality of care.
4. Envisioning the National Healthcare Quality is a report focused on quality of care.

The Nurse Is Interested in Educating Patients to Become Active