Kotter and Cohen's Model of Change has been implemented successfully, resulting in an evidence-based change in pressure ulcer assessment and prevention on a unit. What is the final step in this change process?
A) Disseminating the results of the change in practice
B) Sending out mentors to stimulate similar change on other units and in other hospitals
C) Nourishing the change to ensure the new practice is sustained
D) Monitoring nurses' compliance with the new practice
Question 2
The nursing leadership of a large, urban hospital are dissatisfied with the results of the hospital's most recent nursing quality audit
when the results were examined through the lens of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). Which of the following results of the hospital's review would fall with the scope of the NDNQI's structure indicators?
A) The incidence of pressure ulcers among inpatients was unacceptably high during the past year.
B) Eleven percent fewer nurses expressed satisfaction with the way their work schedules are organized than the previous year.
C) The number of nurses who possessed baccalaureate degrees increased by 0.9 over the previous year.
D) The average length of stay on the hospital's post-surgical units decreased from 2.1 days to 1.95 days.
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