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The nursing staff does not like the new system for medication administration. You have been chosen to represent your unit on a committee to evaluate the system.
 
  Which statement would be the most effective method to communicate your units disapproval? 1. Over 75 of the nurses on unit 3M want to return to the previous process for passing meds.
  2. The physicians have complained and the nurses on 3M have voted to return to the old medication
  passing routine.
  3. The nurses on 3M do not like the new system. Do other units agree?
  4. There has been a 40 increase in medication errors on 3M since the new system began. We believe there
  is a problem.

Question 2

Which factor best represents a driving force in the process of change?
 
  1. An ineffective nurse manager
  2. An administration composed of long-term employees
  3. A staff composed of long-term employees
  4. A financial deficit of millions of dollars


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miss.ashley

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

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Explanation: 1. When taking action within an organization, it is more powerful to be prepared with data. The
statements regarding 75 of the nurses wanting to return to the previous process, physicians
complaining, and the nurses not liking the system state the nurses dislikes. The correct
statement focuses on why there is a need for action to address a problem.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: An ineffective nurse manager is a restraining force that impedes change by discouraging participants from making specified changes.
Rationale 2: An administration of long-term employees can be a restraining force that impedes change by discouraging participants from making specified changes.
Rationale 3: A staff of long-term employees can be a restraining force that impedes change by discouraging participants from making specified changes.
Rationale 4: A budget in the red necessitates change and pushes participants in the desired direction.
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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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