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A nursing unit has discovered a series of medication errors with regards to a particular compute-rized physician order set and the calculation within the order.
 
  The unit manager has a theory on changes that should be made within the order to decrease the confusion for nursing staff. How-ever, the nurse manager realizes that changes would need to be made with pharmacy input as well as other nursing units within the facility and the multi-hospital system. Which of the fol-lowing management theories is exemplified when the nurse manager considers the impact of change on the organization as a whole? a. Contingency theory
  b. Systems theory
  c. Complexity theory
  d. Chaos theory

Question 2

Control of health behaviors, compliance with medical regimes, and commitment to wellness are major themes that serve to unify concepts related to health promotion.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Systems theory helps managers recognize their work as being embedded within a system. Man-agers use this theory to learn that changing one part of a system inevitably affects the whole sys-tem.

Answer to Question 2

F


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